Kayli Jamieson
Summer COVID-19 surge looms
June 16, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer Public health researchers warn of a potential global summer surge as a new highly transmissible COVID-19 variant spreads across Asia. NB.1.8.1 has been classified as a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization and has already been detected in the United States and Canada. In BC, wastewater analysis indicates rising COVID-19 levels since March, and some forecasters anticipate a surge caused by this new variant to hit as early as July or August. As Kayli Jamieson, a research fellow at SFU’s faculty of health sciences, told The Peak, “NB.1.8.1 has emerged as a notable…
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SFU study highlights need for Long COVID awareness
May 9, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer A report published in April by SFU’s newly-founded Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) emphasizes the need for broader awareness and understanding of Long COVID among healthcare professionals and the general public in…
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Advocacy group calls for stronger COVID-19 measures this fall
September 19, 2023By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor On August 28, DoNoHarmBC hosted a protest in front of the Minister of Health, Adrian Dix’s office to call for the return of universal mask protections in healthcare settings. The in-person protest featured 25–30 people,…
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Technologies of Speculation: a School of Communication book talk
March 21, 2021Written by: Kayli Jamieson, SFU Student Sapere aude! Translated from Latin, it means “dare to know,” and was a featured phrase within Dr. Sun-ha Hong’s recent book, Technologies of Speculation: The Limits of Knowledge in a Data-Driven Society. Dr. Hong,…
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Student subscriptions: What services and apps SFU students are using their little money on
October 2, 2019By: Kayli Jamieson, Gurpreet Kambo, Nicole Magas, and Winona Young Amazon Prime Student | $3.99 per month | Online delivery store Prime is a service that supposedly allows subscribers to receive extra fast shipping on items to their home. However, it’s…
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Meet Alex Mac-Queen: How a local hypebeast paid his tuition by reselling Balenciaga sweaters
September 15, 2019Written by Kayli Jamieson, SFU Student The resell game among SFU students has always been quite strong in the textbook department. But who could anticipate the winning strategy of selling bougie clothing pieces from one’s closet to pay off tuition? …
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How post-it walls sparked protests: What you missed with the SFSS, Lennon Walls, and students supporting Hong Kong
September 1, 2019By: Winona Young, Features Editor On Friday, August 2, the SFSS uploaded a Facebook post announcing their decision to host a Lennon Wall in Maggie Benston Centre in support of SFU students voicing their solidarity with Hong Kong protesters. Yet, students…
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Be more aware of the Burnaby mayoral election
October 2, 2018Written by: Kayli Jamieson In case you haven’t heard, Burnaby’s municipal elections are on October 20, and there are four mayoral candidates running this term. Included are Derek Corrigan, Mike Hurley, Sylvia Gung, and Helen Chang. Eight city councillors and…
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World News Beats
September 30, 2018Written by Kayli Jamieson, SFU Student Mangkhut typhoon battered the Philippines and Hong Kong Mangkhut, the super typhoon formed in the Western Pacific, recently ravaged the northern Philippines. The mid-September typhoon, which according to statistics reported on CNN News…
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