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Cruise Control your next run

Kelli Gustafson February 17, 2013

A new technological development from SFU researchers helps runners crush their goals 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 perfecting the “control…

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New website prevents jetlag

Kelli Gustafson January 20, 2013

Jay Olson’s new site advises when to look for light to reduce fatigue Photos by Mark Burnham SFU researcher Jay Olson has been making international headlines recently after launching a website to prevent jet lag. The website, Jet Lag Rooster,…

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Two arrests made in Maple Batalia Case

Kelli Gustafson January 6, 2013

Batalia's ex-boyfriend Gurjinder Dhaliwal charged with first-degree murder 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, was arrested and…

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Ask Dr. Duh: Finances

EIC October 1, 2012

Dear 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…

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SFU grad scores food bank donations

Kelli Gustafson July 30, 2012

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 to watch and…

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Bears on Burnaby Mountain

Kelli Gustafson July 23, 2012

“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. While bear sightings…

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SFU’s school of computing science receives award for dual degree program

Kelli Gustafson July 16, 2012

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 for International Education’s…

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