Karissa Ketter
SFU professor to lead national infectious disease modelling network
June 10, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Caroline Colijn has been selected to lead a multidisciplinary team of researchers in a new modelling network program of infectious diseases. The Canadian Network for Modelling Infectious Disease (CANMOD) “is one of five multidisciplinary infectious disease modelling networks receiving a total of $10 million” and is a piece of Justin Trudeau’s $1 billion COVID-19 support plan. The government of Canada reported this network aims to strengthen the relationships between the public, industry, and academic sectors in Canada. This intends to ensure Canada can better respond to public health threats or infectious disease outbreaks in…
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Climate research needs to be embedded in social justice, experts say
May 30, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU Public Square held a webinar to platform the voices of climate advocates, researchers, and policy-makers. The event highlighted climate justice and the barriers of embracing equity within policy making. Event moderator Am Johal…
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VANDU calls to revise drug decriminalization policies
May 28, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) and allied organizations held a press conference on May 11, 2021 calling on the City of Vancouver and Canada’s federal government to revise their newest drug…
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Vancouver Chinatown Foundation launches business support program amidst pandemic
May 23, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation has created an economic relief package to aid small businesses in BC recovering from COVID-19’s economic impact. The package is a compilation of support benefit programs, grants, and loans for…
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Board Shorts — April 30, 2021
May 21, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Board finalizes new Student Union Building (SUB) leases to student groups The Board discussed a motion to approve lease agreements for space in the SUB to key SFU groups. This includes the First…
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Contract Worker Justice campaign seeks progress after meeting with SFU president
May 18, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU currently hires their food and cleaning service workers through the third-party company Chartwells Canada. It has been a month since the Contract Worker Justice campaign sent an open letter to president Joy Johnson…
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SFU researcher says new restrictions may seem contradictory to British Columbians
May 11, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer On April 23, 2021 the BC provincial government released updated travel restrictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions require all non-essential travel between health regions to be postponed until after May 25…
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Council Meeting — April 28, 2021
May 8, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Update on SFU’s security measures since recent ransomware attack SFU chief information officer Mark Roman presented security updates to the SFSS Council. In light of the recent ransomware attacks, Roman reported SFU’s new security…
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BC alters legislations to recognize gender diversity
April 6, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The BC provincial government reported on March 10, 2021 that 600 instances of gendered language across 15 ministries had been rewritten to “ensure that all British Columbians have equal access to government services no…
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Contract Worker Justice campaign urges SFU to employ food and service workers directly
April 5, 2021Editor's note: a previous version of this article referred to Martin Pochurko as "Porchuko." It has now been corrected. Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU students, staff, and worker unions released an open letter to end outsourcing of contract workers.…
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