Sustainable SFU rebrands as “Embark”

SFU’s largest student society — formerly Sustainable SFU — has recently rebranded, changing its name to “Embark.” All undergraduate and graduate students are members of...

Satellite Signals

Woodward’s Lawrence Hill, author of the acclaimed novel The Book of Negroes, will join up with CBC Hot Air radio host Margaret Gallagher to discuss...

SFU PhD candidate starts work on a new heart diagnostic app

SFU Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology PhD candidate Alexandre Laurin has spent his summer in France at the École Polytechnique developing a 3D interactive computer...

World Sexual Health Day enlightens SFU students

SFU held a commemoration of the fourth annual Sexual Health Day at the SFU Segal Building in downtown Vancouver. The event, which occurred on...

Campus kickoff celebrates 50 years of SFU

SFU celebrated 50 years of “engaging the world” with a day packed with merrymaking, bagpipes, and an almost comical overuse of the word ‘engage,’...

New masters program trains “ecosystem physicians”

Simon Fraser University has partnered with BCIT to offer a Masters in Science (M.Sc.) in Ecological Restoration. The two-year program begins this fall. It...

University Briefs

U of T archaeologist traces history of wine   — University of Toronto archaeologist Stephen Batiuk has discovered that wine may have been invented over...

Board Shorts

Satellite Space Expansion The board discussed a motion regarding the renovation, expansion, and improvement of student space on all of SFU’s campuses. The SFSS Space...

Compass Cards for all

TransLink’s Compass Card, which was released to students through the U-Pass BC program in May, will soon be available to all transit users. The Compass...

Reflecting on 50 years of SFU

The Peak: I’m going to start with a tough one, if you don’t mind. President Petter: Whatever you want to throw at me. P: Egg or...