Henry Tran
SFU engineers and physicists acquire $15.8 million in federal funding
October 31, 2017Simon Fraser University is one of six institutions in British Columbia that received grants from the 2017 Innovation Fund, sponsored by the federal government. Canada’s Foundation for Innovation (CFI), recently awarded five SFU researchers with more than $15.8 million in funding for their research projects. This amount grows to $21.3 million when combined with three other collaboration projects with which SFU is affiliated. The SFU researchers who received the CFI funds are Drs. Carlo Menon, Jeff Sonier, Michael Thewalt, Rodney Vaughan, and Michel Vetterli. From a provincial perspective, BC has acquired $98.4 million in funding from CFI for the 2017…
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Board Shorts
October 30, 2017Board plans event for club executives The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) approved an upcoming event for student club executives at the SFSS Board of Directors meeting on October 27. The event will be held in the Maggie Benston Centre…
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SFU develops biomass plant to decrease greenhouse gas emissions
October 23, 2017Simon Fraser University is set to start construction on a new biomass plant that will power the university and adjacent urban community while drastically reducing emissions. SFU, along with SFU Community Trust, which oversees the development of UniverCity, has partnered…
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Embark reinvents their vision for campus sustainability
October 19, 2017Embark has decided to move away from mobility programs such as Bike to Work Week to focus on social sustainability with its latest strategic plan. The organization intends to utilize the majority of their additional funding from a recent increase…
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Board Shorts
October 16, 2017Board approves budget for Halloween pub night The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) approved an upcoming Halloween pub night at the Highland Pub at the latest SFSS Board of Directors meeting. This is going to be the first pub night…
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SFU Surrey campus growth outpacing capacity
October 10, 2017By: Cecile Favron and Henry Tran SFU Surrey has been billed the “top priority” for the university as it marks 15 years since it first opened and the swelling number of students, faculty, and programs based at the campus has…
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Board Shorts
September 29, 2017Board raises concern over design of new stadium Simon Fraser University brought its proposed construction plan for a new stadium to the SFSS Board of Directors meeting on September 29. “This is a legacy project,” Theresa Hanson, director of athletics…
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SFU research confirms most ancient earthquakes off BC’s south coast were massive
September 27, 2017We are all warned of the “Big One,” a magnitude 9 mega quake forecast to hit Metro Vancouver at some point in the future. The history of these massive earthquakes off the southern BC coast has prompted researchers to investigate…
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The Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office welcomes their first-ever director
September 25, 2017Six months after the Sexual Violence and Misconduct Prevention, Education and Support policy was passed by the Board of Governors, Simon Fraser University welcomes Dr. CJ Rowe as the inaugural director of SFU’s Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVO).…
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SFSS fall kickoff concert forecasts smaller loss
September 20, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) will host its largest event of the year, the fall kickoff concert, this month. The event is currently on track to run a smaller loss than previous years because the society has garnered substantial…
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