SFU strikes business partnership with Chinese firm

An international partnership took SFU President Andrew Petter and VP Research Joy Johnson to Beijing earlier this month. During the visit, a Memorandum of...

SFU biologist discovers dangerous mosquito close to home

Getting a mosquito bite in the Metro Vancouver area just got more risky. Aedes japonicus, an invasive mosquito that can transmit several viral diseases,...

Students’ peer education program pays off

Two SFU students are being recognized for their contribution to international education. Mubanga Ngosa and Danish Soomro, former Fraser International College (FIC) students, who...

University Briefs

Harris Institute for Arts criticizes political correctness in academics — This Spring, students and staff of the Harris Institute in Toronto will not only...

Satellite Signals

Woodward's Noted academic and activist Jonathan Katz will be presenting a lecture on “How AIDS Changed American Art” at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts...

Board Shorts

Health Plan to cover student repatriation costs The SFSS Board of Directors moved to allocate $2,014.85 from the Health Plan Reserve Fund to cover the...

Course Diggers shows grade distribution of SFU courses

Looking for an easy elective? Try HSCI 181. Course Diggers, a website designed by SFU students, says that 24.5 per cent of the grades...

University Briefs

UBC seeks out more female engineering students The Faculty of Applied Sciences at UBC is working on increasing enrolment rates of women in engineering programs...

“Undoing Stigma” at the Gay Men’s Health Summit

The 11th Gay Men’s Health Summit welcomed guests to learn about how sexual minorities cope with stigma. The theme of the event, which washosted...

SFU prof studies ghost hunters

“I’m interested in the sincerity and the intensity that people who have encountered paranormal phenomena,” said Paul Kingsbury, a geography professor at SFU. Kingsbury...