Digital Divides: Youth and Digital Skills explores technological barriers

Written by: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate  SFU Public Square hosted their latest instalment of the 2021 Community Summit series: Towards Equity. This was in partnership...

Council Meeting — June 30, 2021

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: mentions of the residential school system, colonialism, and genocide.  #CancelCanadaDay President Gabe Liosis presented a motion asking Council to...

SFU launches COVID-19 rapid screening pilot project

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On June 8, 2021, SFU launched a COVID-19 rapid screening pilot project to operate on Tuesdays and Fridays for...

BC heat wave can be explained by climate change, says SFU expert

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer BC broke the record for the hottest temperature recorded in Canada on June 30, 2021, peaking at 49.6 C....

COVID-19 vaccines may be used interchangeably, according to BC health officials

Editors' note: This is a developing story. Find most recent coverage here. Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On June 1, 2021, the Public Health Agency...

Three cars extinguished at SFU Burnaby

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  On Wednesday morning, July 7, 2021, Burnaby Fire Department arrived at SFU’s Burnaby campus for a car fire in...

Improving Indigenous sovereignty could improve ocean health and conservation

Written by: Karissa Ketter, Staff Writer SFU associate professor Anne Salomon’s research reveals differences of Indigenous small-scale fisheries compared to industrial commercial fisheries. In an...

SFU students develop automated irrigation system to preserve water consumption

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer An automated irrigation monitoring (AIM) system to reshape the agriculture sector’s water management was made by School of Sustainable...

United Way’s Period Promise Campaign reveals the extent of period poverty in BC

Written by: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate  Period poverty is “the lack of access to menstrual products and facilities to use them safely.” It is a “symptom...

Academics explore challenges faced by Black scholars and students

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  SFU School for Contemporary Arts held an interdisciplinary webinar hosted by Dr. Henry Daniel to highlight Black academics’ work...