Increasing demand for solar power stirs up environmental concerns

As global demand for solar panels and other green technology grows, so will pressure on Canada’s mining sector to produce the minerals and metals...

Graduate Student Society marks 10-year anniversary

The SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS) is marking 10 years since it became independent from the Simon Fraser Student Society and began to offer...

SFU opens up international mechatronics certification to local engineers

An internationally recognized mechatronics program from a high-tech company will be opened up to local students and professionals in the province when SFU launches...

SFU career services develops job-seeking guide for transgender students

The creation of a guide to assist transgender students in their search for employment is underway at SFU career services. It is intended to address...

SFU hockey players bound for the pros in China

By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh A pair of Simon Fraser University hockey players are poised for the first puck drop of their professional hockey careers with the Kunlun...

Graduate students find LGBTQ+ newcomers in Surrey lack support services

A team of graduate students at Simon Fraser University uncovered a major gap in support services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+)...

Professor’s work on housing crisis brings big recognition

SFU professor and director of the City Program Andy Yan was recently honoured by the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) for a decade...

SFU student company racks up first place prizes for health-care solutions

It is only half way through the year, but a company founded by SFU students has already claimed the top place in a number...

SFU athletes clinch best season yet in collegiate sports

By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh Simon Fraser University athletes are setting the bar high for themselves next season, having just come off their most successful year ever...

SFU engineer tests technology for youth mental health, addiction recovery

A Simon Fraser University neural engineer is getting noticed for her research combining engineering and psychiatry to improve youth mental health. Faranak Farzan is...