Food security

This photo is of a small body of running water. The land surrounding the river is covered in trees.
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SFU hosts a lecture with hydrologist Dr. John Cherry

Pranjali J Mann October 18, 2022

SFU department of earth sciences hosted a guest lecture with distinguished professor and 2020 Stockholm Water Prize recipient Dr. John Cherry. The lecture explored the importance of groundwater and its need for a sustainable earth.  Cherry opened the lecture by explaining mere reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is not enough for a sustainable future. He noted the unprecedented population growth in the last half a century and stated, “So this isn’t my concept of collapse, but the number of affluent people will shrink. While the rest of humanity expands. The remaining affluent people are in a thin line, surrounded by…

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More affordable food options need to be provided to students

Nicole Magas September 7, 2019

The student life isn’t an easy one. Many of us have been in the situation at one time or another where we’re forced to cleverly move money around, just to make sure that all of our bills get paid on…

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Board Shorts

Peak Web June 8, 2018

Board approves $1,860 to send four members to the student union conference held by UBC AMS At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting on June 8, the Board carried the motion to send four Board members…

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SFU alumna, Bhavina Patel, connects the community dots across the globe

Peak Web February 27, 2017

[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ust a month after graduating with a BA in geography, SFU alumna Bhavina Patel packed her bags and travelled to South Africa to pursue an internship in the economic development sector of the city of Durban. She found herself in…

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