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SFSS staff member resigns
May 14, 2012By David Dyck After 32 years, Hattie Aitken leaves the society After over 30 years of working with the Simon Fraser Student Society, policy and university relations coordinator Hattie Aitken has resigned from her position. “I have worked for the society for 32 years, and made the decision in the last few weeks that I would be leaving work. My last day of work is actually tomorrow,” said Aitken at…
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McCann leaves controversial year behind
May 14, 2012By David Dyck Outgoing SFSS president speaks with The Peak about the lockout, the CFS settlement, and more At the beginning of this month, after completing his term as president of the Simon Fraser Student Society in one of the…
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Environment important in prevention of childhood disabilities: study
May 14, 2012By Graham Cook Award-winning SFU researcher looks into the importance of the environment when considering children’s health Bruce Lanphear, a professor and researcher in the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU, has co-authored a paper in the Future of Children…
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Optometry retailers have students seeing red
May 7, 2012By Sheila Bissonnette Students looking for cheap eyewear may find it more difficult and less safe than expected to fill their prescriptions online When second-year SFU student Tony called Clearly Contacts to order prescription glasses online, he was told his…
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SFU researches water quality testing
May 7, 2012By Graham Cook The new science of metagenomics is being used to test water before it reaches the tap Scientists from Simon Fraser University have been working on a project to better the testing of water quality. The aim of…
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SFU business students turn umbrellas into backpacks
May 7, 2012By Graham Cook Opportunity Fest winners receive $1,000 Second Chance, a project started by fourth year business students Cindy Cheng, Celeste Jhala, and Melissa Maat, has taken a step forward following a win in the sustainable category of SFU Surrey’s…
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University Briefs
May 7, 2012By Ariane Madden Concordia permits use of transgender chosen names Transgendered students at Concordia University in Montreal will now be permitted to use their chosen names — rather than birth names — on school identification cards and other university documents.…
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20-year aging study begins
May 7, 2012By Alison Roach SFU Surrey-based project will evaluate the effects of age Beginning in April, the SFU Surrey campus has become home to an extensive study focused on the process of aging. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), the…
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Halo webseries filmed on Burnaby campus?
May 7, 2012By David Dyck
First Nations studies granted departmental status
May 7, 2012By Graham Cook Upgrade means greater financial autonomy and increased enrolment for First Nations studies Following a recent SFU senate decision, the First Nations studies program has been given department status effective April 1, 2012, to be placed within the…
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