GSS annual general meeting held last week

By Alison Roach Photo by Alison Roach Last Tuesday, the SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS) held their annual general meeting (AGM), hosted in the GSS offices...

Canada’s new Office of Religious Freedom raises concerns

By Leah Bjornson The Conservatives’ newly revealed vision for an Office of Religious Freedom in Canada has caused many to question the intention behind the...

University Briefs – March 4, 2013

By Amara Janssens UBC student found dead in LA hotel’s water tank Los Angeles police have confirmed that the body of missing UBC student Elisa Lam...

Protection of shark species under scrutiny

As global shark populations continue to decline and commercial fishing grows in popularity, Lindsay Davidson remains determined to improve shark fisheries management through analyzing...

Residential School Awareness Week at SFU

By Rachel Braeuer and Ljudmila Petrovic Photo by Rachel Braeuer Feb. 27 marked the end of Residential School Education Week at SFU, which consisted of a...

SFU professor receives Influential Women in Business Award

By Munatsi Mavhima Photos by Mark Burnham Dr. Blaize Horner Reich, a Simon Fraser University professor, has won the Influential Women in Business Award for 2013...

New wedding dress visually reveals bride’s emotions

By Leah Bjornson Photo by Leah Bjornson SFU SIAT students Emily Ip and Wynnie Chung are pushing the limits of wearable technology with their innovative wedding...

Reducing salt could save lives: study

By Christina Charania Photo by Vaikunthe Banerjee A study organized by researchers at Simon Fraser University, Harvard Medical School, and the University of California San Francisco...

TED comes to Vancouver

The celebrated talk conference to be held here in 2014 By Kelli Gustafson Photos courtesy of Kris Krug An announcement earlier this month revealed that the TED...

Green phones could assist Canada's aging population

An SFU computer science team is working to redesign smartphones to support more advanced applications By Amara Janssens Photos by Mark Burham Alexandra Fedorova, an associate professor...