Nathaniel Tok
Research Roundup
October 18, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Climate change causes plant community to change in Arctic regions A study has found a relationship between the impact of climate change and the growth of new, taller plants in the Arctic and tundra regions. The research has also looked into how warming affects the community structures of cold weather ecosystems and plant traits. The lead authors of the study, which has been published in Nature, included SFU biology professor David Hik as well as Isla Myers-Smith, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh, who is one of Hik’s former PhD students. The worldwide study…
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The student oath
October 16, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok The night after the last convocation ceremony finished and graduates had taken their thousandth photo of the AQ pond, as the mystical glow of moonlight fell over the Convocation Mall, another ceremony was taking place. It…
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World News Beats
October 14, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Secret service agent awarded medal of honor Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer II, a US Army Special Forces Medic, Secret Service agent, and cancer patient, has been awarded the US Military's highest award…
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Competition gives undergraduates opportunity to present research to the SFU community
October 9, 2018rWritten by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Undergraduate students presented their original research findings to colleagues, graduate students, faculty members, and other members of the SFU community during the second annual poster competition of the SFU Science Undergraduate Research Journal (SURJ). Around…
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SFU partners with Fraser Health to open world-class medical imaging facility
October 8, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU and the Fraser Health Authority have partnered to open a brand-new medical imaging facility at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. The facility, named ImageTech, went public on September 18, and is hailed by a SFU…
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World News Beat
October 5, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate HIV-AIDS infection rates on the rise in China HIV-AIDS rates have increased around 14% in China since last year. Over 820,000 people were reported to have HIV or AIDS in June in the country. This marks…
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SFU researchers study ways to improve air quality for pilots and pregnant women
October 4, 2018Written by Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Airline mask use still effective with beards SFU researchers have debunked the myth that beards are threatening in low-oxygen situations, allowing pilots to grow facial hair. The research was done for Air Canada…
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Clubbing at SFU
September 25, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok With Clubs Days having just ended, the newly minted SFU Student Amusement Department (SAD) has worked with the equally new SFSS (Simon Fraser Student Shenanigans) to come up with a list of new clubs based on…
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What Grinds Our Gears: WiFi Conectivity
September 23, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, SFU Student As a university student, nothing sucks more than losing your Internet connection. As much as the SFU community hates Canvas and SFU Mail, we can’t even start to complain about them until the Internet…
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World News Beats
September 22, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Airport in Libya shuts down due to rocket fire In Tripoli, Libya, the city’s sole airport, Matiga airport, closed again amidst rocket fire less than a week after it reopened. The rocket fire did…
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