Graham Cook
SFU students work on children’s book application
October 1, 2012Four SIAT students with Kibooco Interactive help create a creative computer application By Graham Cook A team at the Vancouver-based company Kibooco Interactive, which includes a number of current students and recent grads of Simon Fraser University, has used the power of thinking like a child to create a computer application. The Kibooco Workshop allows children to create and customize their own book using redesigned tools most commonly found on more advanced designing software. The portion of the team with connections to SFU includes: the technical lead Nathan Sorenson, who graduated with a Master’s of Science in Interactive Art and…
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Labour update
October 1, 2012By Graham Cook Local 3338 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees represents around 1,200 workers, the majority of which are at SFU campuses. It is comprised of seven bargaining units including employees of SFU, CUPW Vancouver, Highland Pub, Higher…
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Environmental Economist one of Canada’s Clean50
October 1, 2012Mark Jaccard receives award for his work in sustainability By Graham Cook When it comes to environmental sustainability, SFU is still represented by members of its community such as Mark Jaccard, a professor for environmental economics who is being recognized…
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Carrying on ‘Irregardless’ launches at Bill Reid Gallery
September 24, 2012Exhibit features 60 pieces of humourous indigenous artwork By Graham Cook Photos by William Neville A new art exhibit, Carrying on “Irregardless”: Humour in Contemporary Northwest Coast Art, opened at the Bill Reid Gallery in Downtown Vancouver…
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Terry’s CAUSE on campus seeks to recruit universities
September 24, 2012Colleges and Universities for Student Engagement aims to spread awareness of cancer prevention By Graham Cook Photos by Mark Burnham Terry’s CAUSE (Colleges and Universities for Student Engagement), a group promoting awareness about cancer prevention at both…
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University Briefs
September 24, 2012By Graham Cook Suspected bomb at Kwantlen Last Monday the Surrey campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University was evacuated by RCMP. The order came after a staff member found a small metal object closed at both ends. Police sent…
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Study planned to examine heart health of children
September 24, 2012SFU professor compares South Asian population to non-South Asian population By Graham Cook Scott Lear, an SFU professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, is planning a new study to better understand the heart health of children. It will compare…
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MOU terms reached by SFSS and SFU
September 17, 2012By Graham Cook Document lays out how Build SFU project will move forward The Simon Fraser Student Society and Simon Fraser University have released a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the construction of a Student Union Building (SUB) and stadium,…
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Wanted: McFogg the Dog
July 30, 2012By Graham Cook SFU could soon have a new face behind the mascot McFogg the Dog. The athletics department, which recently took over the handling of mascot duties from Student Services, put out a call for applications with a deadline…
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Boxing event a knockout
July 30, 2012By Graham Cook Photos by Graham Cook Money raised at Woodwards for Downtown Eastside boxing gym Punches were thrown for a good cause Wednesday night in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. …
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