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School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students lead the way for a sustainable future
September 6, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer In the fall of 2019, the SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) established its first cohort of students. In June 2023, the program celebrated its first group of graduates who walked across the stage. The SEE program is the first in Western Canada, and is offered at SFU’s Surrey campus. SEE mainly focuses on researching sustainable engineering practices that are ecologically, socially, and economically responsible. The school prioritizes vital issues, including gender equity within research, teaching, and community for a cleaner and greener future. The Peak connected with newly graduated SEE students, Emma Hannaford…
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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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Robotic Soccer is probably the coolest sport on campus
September 21, 2019By: Marco Ovies, Staff Writer I don’t know anything about robots, and I definitely don’t know anything about soccer, so, naturally, I am the best person to tell you about SFU’s Robotic Soccer Club. The club is a year old…
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Students demand that “SFU Freeze Tuition Now!” as the university plans fee hikes
November 5, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor SFU is proposing an increase in tuition fees, but students are not happy. On October 23, SFU administration emailed students to invite them to a consultation session on their proposed tuition hikes,…
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SFU partners with Fraser Health to open world-class medical imaging facility
October 8, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU and the Fraser Health Authority have partnered to open a brand-new medical imaging facility at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. The facility, named ImageTech, went public on September 18, and is hailed by a SFU…
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Seven-Minute Majors: Find out what SFU students like about their majors (part one)
September 17, 2018By: Tessa Earnshaw, Michelle Gomez (Staff Writer), Amneet Mann (News Editor), Gabrielle McLaren (Features Editor) and Nathaniel Tok Engineering This major is going to help you become the nerd you always knew you could be. If you’re anything like me, you…
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AI summer camp aims to encourage high school girls to get involved in STEM
August 3, 2018By: Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writer The SFU Faculty of Applied Sciences held Invent the Future, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) summer camp, to encourage girls to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. During the two…
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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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SFU to begin new Sustainable Energy Engineering program in fall 2019
June 20, 2018By Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On June 5, SFU’s new Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) program was approved by the B.C ministry to be hosted in a new building being constructed at SFU's Surrey campus. The provincial ministry has…
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Engineering students create anxiety-management app
June 6, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate A team of SFU engineering science graduate students called the Viu Health Team have created a wearable device and a mobile app to help those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) live more fulfilling lives.…
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