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SFU community members awarded for their media presence in 2023
March 6, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer The Simon Fraser University 2023 Newsmaker Award recipients were announced earlier this month to distinguish researchers for their work in media and news communication. The four award recipients have contributed significantly to their communities by engaging in different conversations including the invasion of Ukraine, the occupation of Palestine, food waste management, and policing data. James Horncastle, a global humanities professor at SFU, received the Newsmaker award for his detailed commentary on global conflicts. News outlets, including the New York Times, Manager Daily in Thailand, and NDTV Network in India, have recognized Horncastle. Tammara Soma has pioneered…
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Two SFU professors receive $300,000 grants from Innovate BC
July 15, 2020Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor Two SFU professors have been awarded $300,000 each in grant money through Innovate BC’s Ignite Program, out of four total winners. Dr. Martin Ester, a computing science professor, won the award for his collaboration…
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SFU and UBC honour the lifework of the Aga Khan
October 15, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor In a first-of-its-kind event, SFU and UBC are each conferring an honorary doctorate of laws degree to His Highness Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini Aga Khan in a joint ceremony. The Aga…
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SFU PhD student awarded Wendy McDonald “Women to Watch” Diversity Award
June 21, 2018By: Kitty Cheung, SFU Student The Wendy McDonald Diversity Awards, hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's Women's Leadership Circle, celebrates gender and diversity in leadership. This year, an SFU engineering PhD student has won in the "Women…
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13 SFU students and alumni awarded Top 25 Under 25
May 17, 201813 of this year’s Top 25 Under 25 awards were presented to SFU students and alumni by the Surrey Board of Trade. The annual awards recognize youth for their business and community involvements. This year’s award ceremony was held at…
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SFU professor wins $100,000 for innovative mathematics program
May 17, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh SFU professor Peter Liljedahl was awarded the $100,000 Cmolik Prize last month by the faculty of education for a revolutionary new approach to mathematics education. The Cmolik Prize for the Enhancement of Public Education in BC is awarded…
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Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar, and the Internet went wild
March 7, 2016When I was younger, I recognized actors by their faces, not their names. Why would I really need to know that Harry Potter was actually called Daniel Radcliffe? Or that Spiderman was really called Peter Parker — I mean, Tobey…
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Community engagement pays off for scholastic duo
September 22, 2014Two first-year SFU students have each been awarded sizeable scholarships for volunteering their time to programs and clubs at their high schools and in the wider community. Together, Raaj Chatterjee and Nancy Lum received $140,000 in Schulich Leader Scholarships. The…
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SFU named “Campus of the Year” by Fair Trade Canada
September 15, 2014At an awards ceremony last Thursday, September 11, in Ottawa, SFU was named “Campus of the Year” by Fair Trade Canada. The university beat out Canada’s other fair trade campuses — UBC, McGill, Ottawa, Trent, Guelph, Brock, and Selkirk —…
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