Michael Brophy
SFU Surrey celebrates 10 years
March 5, 2012By Michael Brophy Robots, bugs, and high-heeled shoes demonstrate SFU research at Surrey open house SFU Surrey turned 10 last week, and to celebrate the campus hosted an open house featuring food, music, demonstrations, and a visit from SFU president Andrew Petter. The event was highly publicized as a celebration for 10 years of operation but also served to attract prospective students, familiarize the public with the campus, and allow new students to get the lay of the land. In the Dale B. Regehr hall, SFSS FCAT student representative and emcee Jenni Rempel, introduced the first act of the function:…
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SFU conference highlights sustainability
February 27, 2012By Michael Brophy Event speakers included Vancouver city councillor, poets, and comedians The Western Canada Sustainable Campuses Conference, organized by students each year to raise awareness about issues of sustainability, took place at Simon Fraser University from February 16 to…
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SFU entrepreneurs face off in competition
February 20, 2012By Michael Brophy Texts 4 Health winner develops technology to help practitioners communicate with patients using mobile phones The fourth annual Coast Capital Venture Prize Competition finals, which saw SFU business students competing for $5,000 in cash prizes, took place…
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CAPS comes to SFU
February 7, 2012<strong>By <a href="http://159.203.128.194/tag/michael-brophy">Michael Brophy</a></strong> Annual planning conference blends lectures with tours of the GVRD for students across Canada Minds converged at The Canadian Association of Planning Students (CAPS) Conference in Vancouver over the first weekend of February to discuss the…
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SFU breaks Burns reading marathon records
January 30, 2012By Michael Brophy Robbie Burns Day returns to SFU with bagpipes, haggis, rapping, and a poetry-reading marathon Does listening to Scottish literature for four hours sound like your idea of an excellent way to celebrate Robbie Burns Day? On an…
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PSSU surveys political science undergrads
January 9, 2012By Michael Brophy Results show general satisfaction, but frustration with course availability The SFU Political Science Student Union (PSSU) has been working towards a survey initiative that would improve the representation of their student body. As many students do not…
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