A new technological development from SFU researchers helps runners crush their goals By Kelli Gustafson Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee A research duo from Simon Fraser University’s Locomotion Lab have created a new app to help runners, entitled “Cruise Control.” Biomedical physiologist Max Donelan, along with PhD candidate Mark Snaterse, created this app after discovering that sound tempo can control running pace. Through the application of cruise control philosophy, this app works to assist runners in maintaining a particular pace, heart rate, or cadence, by controlling music tempo to pace their steps. Donelan and Snaterse have spent the past few years…
Continue readingJay Olson’s new site advises when to look for light to reduce fatigue By Kelli Gustafson Photos by Mark Burnham SFU researcher Jay Olson has been making international headlines recently after launching a website to prevent jet lag. The website,…
Continue readingBatalia's ex-boyfriend Gurjinder Dhaliwal charged with first-degree murder By Kelli Gustafson IHIT, along with the Surrey RCMP, held a press conference on December 2, 2012, confirming two arrests relating to the murder of Maple Batalia. Batalia’s ex-boyfriend, Gurjinder (Gary) Dhaliwal,…
Continue readingDear Dr. Duh, I have a little problem. This is my first year out on my own, and I’m already flat-out broke. I mean, who knew that living on your own was so expensive? The attractive twenty-somethings on T.V. make…
Continue readingBy Kelli Gustafson Richard Loat finishes up third annual Five Hole for Food national tour On July 21, Five Hole for Food concluded their 3rd annual coast-to-coast tour of Canada in the 800-block of Granville Street. Many people turned out…
Continue readingBy Kelli Gustafson “More [bear] sightings reported in this past week than in any weeks prior,” according to SFU spokesperson Recently, many reports of bear sightings have been made on Burnaby Mountain and near the Simon Fraser University Burnaby campus.…
Continue readingBy Kelli Gustafson Students can obtain two Computer Science degrees: one from Simon Fraser University and the second from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China Simon Fraser University’s School of Computing Science dual degree program received the 2012 British Columbia Council…
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