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SFU should bring back the food science and nutrition program
July 11, 2020By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate You know what is the most important thing to students? No, I’m not thinking of grades, or even how full the 145 is during rush hour. I am thinking of food. You know, the thing which enables people to live? Which gives us energy and enables students to study? Which keeps society functioning? Did you know the department of biomedical physiology and kinesiology (BPK) in the Faculty of Science used to offer the Applied Human Nutrition Certificate Program? Now the only certificate program in BPK is the Occupational Ergonomics certificate. While that program is important for…
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SFU Senators discuss admission cut-offs, finances
September 20, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On September 10, SFU Senate met for the first session of the fall semester this year. As the academic governance of SFU rests with its senate, the session focussed on issues that…
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Keeping it slow and stable in the animal world
September 16, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor and Agnetha de Sa, Peak Associate Animals are slow to catch on SFU researchers have published a study investigating and comparing the delays of animal reflexes between small and large animals. The study, published in…
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SFU researchers shed light on smart charging and the cause of SIDS
May 10, 2018By: Agnetha de Sa, Peak Associate Smart charging isn’t as transformative as predicted In a new study published by Dr. Jonn Axsen, Associate Professor from SFU’s School of Resource and Environmental Management, Axsen and other researchers look at the way…
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