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SFU study highlights need for Long COVID awareness
May 9, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer A report published in April by SFU’s newly-founded Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) emphasizes the need for broader awareness and understanding of Long COVID among healthcare professionals and the general public in Canada. Long COVID, as defined by the Government of Canada, represents a range of symptoms that can last months after the initial COVID-19 infection. These symptoms can vary widely but commonly include severe fatigue, brain fog, body weakness, persistent cough, and breathlessness. The condition can also impact the cardiovascular and neurological systems, leading to heart palpitations, chest pain, memory loss,…
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City of Vancouver partner with Good Night Out Vancouver for the #NotMe app
January 16, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on January 19, 2024 to note that Good Night Out did not create the #NotMe app, but worked with app founders to implement it in the Vancouver scene. Content…
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SFU’s “What’s Next” report outlines their upcoming priorities
July 21, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer SFU released their second “What’s Next” report on March 8. The 2023 report provides insight into what the SFU community can expect their faculties to be actively working on. This includes online discussions, and round…
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SFSS report reveals favoured route for the anticipated Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project
May 18, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) released a report detailing the feedback they received from the Burnaby community on Translink’s Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit (BMGT) project. In late January, the SFSS held an open…
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IEC Elections and Referenda Report offers improvements for SFSS elections
May 5, 2018The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting held on April 20 saw the Board reviewing the Elections and Referenda Report submitted by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) reviewing the practices of the 2018 SFSS elections. …
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Board Shorts
April 30, 2018Motion passed to upload General Membership Student Survey 2017–8 results online After publicizing the 2016–7 General Membership Survey earlier this year, a motion was brought forward at the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board meeting to do the same…
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Senate Report
October 13, 2014Community trust endowment fund Senate chair, president Andrew Petter, spoke to the continued community interest in the SFU community trust endowment fund. This fund channels revenue from the UniverCity development into the seven major initiatives outlined in the University’s Strategic…
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