Nathaniel Tok
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March 25, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Stephen Hawking dies at age 76 Stephen Hawking, world famous physicist, died peacefully at 76 years of age in the city of Cambridge where his former college honored him with its flag at half mast. Hawking had been diagnosed with wasting motor neurone disease at age 21 and remained wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life. He was involved in research about space, relativity, and sub-molecular quantum theory. Hawking was also known for his bestseller, A Brief History of Time. “He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on…
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Upwards trends concern SFU researchers
March 21, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Renter anxiety increasing in Metro Vancouver, say SFU researchers In a step away from the numbers and towards the people involved, SFU researchers Nicholas Blomley, Andy Yan, and Natalia Perez are using data to see how…
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SFU unveils new high-tech robotic chemical biology research lab
March 20, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU has recently opened the new Centre for High Throughput Chemical Biology (cHTCB) facility. Bristling with high-tech automated equipment, the lab is the newest addition to the research facilities in the faculty of science and…
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March 17, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Canada and 10 Pacific Rim countries sign trade pact Trade ministers from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam signed a free trade deal to improve trade and remove tariffs.…
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SFU researchers look to improve specialized healthcare
March 15, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU researcher looks at ways to improve hospital funding Can changing the way hospitals are funded lead to better care? How can it be done? Karen Palmer, a SFU health sciences adjunct professor and her team…
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March 9, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Europe colder than the Arctic Europe is being engulfed by a cold spell, seeing temperatures plummet and leaving cities scrambling to shelter the homeless from the freezing weather, while places north of the Arctic Circle are…
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Research Roundup
March 8, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Quality of life factors for patients with spinal cord injuries SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology professor Victoria Claydon specializes in cardiovascular physiology, and was involved in conducting an international study published in the Journal of…
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March 2, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate TransLink to increase SkyTrain capacity TransLink has an announced an additional 80 cars will be added to its SkyTrain lines. 56 of these cars will be allocated to the Expo and Millenium Lines, while 24 will…
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Kwantlen Student Association petitions BC government to provide needs-based student grants
February 27, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate The Kwantlen University Student Association (KSA), as part of the Alliance of BC Students (ABCS), has recently completed a student-led campaign calling for action from the BC government to provide more financial support for low- and…
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February 26, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Kosovo and Serbia to sign agreement The president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, has announced that Kosovo will reach a “historic” agreement with Serbia that will allow Kosovo to join the United Nations (UN). Kosovo separated…
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