Graham Cook
Environment important in prevention of childhood disabilities: study
May 14, 2012By Graham Cook Award-winning SFU researcher looks into the importance of the environment when considering children’s health Bruce Lanphear, a professor and researcher in the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU, has co-authored a paper in the Future of Children journal which asserts that the elimination of risk factors in a child’s environment should take priority over the development of medicines. Lanphear co-authored the work with Stephen Rauch, a data analyst at the Child & Family Research Institute in Vancouver. The paper, “Prevention of Disability in Children: Elevating the Role of Environment,” was published in May 2012 and compares trends…
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SFU researches water quality testing
May 7, 2012By Graham Cook The new science of metagenomics is being used to test water before it reaches the tap Scientists from Simon Fraser University have been working on a project to better the testing of water quality. The aim of…
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SFU business students turn umbrellas into backpacks
May 7, 2012By Graham Cook Opportunity Fest winners receive $1,000 Second Chance, a project started by fourth year business students Cindy Cheng, Celeste Jhala, and Melissa Maat, has taken a step forward following a win in the sustainable category of SFU Surrey’s…
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MBA grads win NASA contract
April 9, 2012By Graham Cook Water treatment technology for decalcification to be used on the International Space Station A company founded by SFU MBA graduates Joshua Zoshi and Ben Sparrow won a contract to provide water treatment technology to NASA. Saltworks, which was…
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Driver hosts consultations
April 2, 2012By Graham Cook Kyle Acierno also proposes to the VP his plan for a student affairs officer Last week SFU VP-Academic Jon Driver presented his draft for the next academic plan, titled “Engaging Students, Research, and Community 2013—2016” at a…
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Rez sends out false acceptance messages
March 26, 2012By Graham Cook Emails insinuated that the people had been accepted into SFU, and suggested on-campus housing A number of prospective SFU students were accidentally sent emails that led them to believe that they had been accepted into the university…
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LipDub hits SFU
March 19, 2012By Graham Cook Project films main shoot after two years of thought and $25,000 worth of fundraising efforts SFU’s version of the popular LipDub video trend was filmed last Wednesday and drew the participation of up to 700 students. The video,…
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CFS funds to be directed to DSUs
March 12, 2012By Graham Cook The SFSS has announced a proposal for the next fiscal year’s budget. It involves reallocating money from the society development fund, which had money set aside for the legal dispute with the Canadian Federation of Students. There…
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Arts rep pitches student affairs officer position
March 5, 2012By Graham Cook Kyle Acierno, SFSS arts rep and SASS president, has drafted a proposal for the creation of a student affairs officer. The proposal describes the position as being “responsible for developing programming, advising student organizations and student leaders,…
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Burnaby mountain weather causes bus incident
February 27, 2012By Graham Cook Following heavy snowfall at SFU’s Burnaby campus, a TransLink bus ended up jackknifed by the West Mall bus loop. It apparently occurred because the bus could not get sufficient traction. The accident was fairly minor and…
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