Genetic study investigates how mosquitoes transmit malaria

By determining the genetic sequence of 16 types of mosquitoes (Anopheles genus), an international research team, including researchers from SFU, has contributed knowledge on...

Upcoming English Learning Centre to assist international students

The SFU Faculty of Education is in the process of launching a new initiative to address the needs of English as an Additional Language...

Protesting professors launch course on civil disobedience

Two SFU professors are bringing their experiences from the front lines of the Kinder Morgan pipeline protests to the frontiers of the classroom in...

Guard.me arbitration results in no settlement

Negotiations between the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) and the university regarding the Guard.me insurance plan will continue in 2015 after both parties failed...

Bed bug traps may mean end to persistent pests

After enduring 180,000 bed bug bites over eight years of study, an SFU research team has developed the world’s first tangible bed bug bait...

University Briefs

110 million-year-old crab fossil discovered by University of Alberta researcher The fossil of a 110 million-year-old crab was found in the Colombian tropics by University...

SFU administration responds to SFSS concerning international student fees

The SFU administration has officially responded to a letter sent to them by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) on October 24 regarding the...

2014 Fall Kickoff concert by the numbers

The numbers from the 2014 Fall Kickoff concert have been released, showing that the largest concert in Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) history also...

Stores fight for early shoppers this holiday season

If you’re frustrated about Christmas decorations appearing in the middle of November, an SFU professor has bad news for you — the retailers don’t...

Student groups investigate mould issues in Louis Riel

Concerns have been brought to the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Advocacy Committee over the fact that students in residence are living with mould;...