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Research Roundup
January 17, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok SFU engineer develops laser scanner to study eye disease and vision loss SFU engineering scientist Marinko Sarunic has developed a non-invasive high-resolution retinal imaging scanner that could help in eye disease diagnosis before vision loss occurs. The laser scanner can create high-resolution 3D cross-section images of the retina including photoreceptors and fine capillaries. While current scanners are only able to assess and diagnose the cause of dead retinal cells after vision is already lost, Sarunic’s scanner allows ophthalmologists and optometrists to detect damage and changes to photoreceptors. Earlier damage detection can facilitate earlier diagnosis, which in turn…
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Awareness of climate change policy may not matter
November 17, 2014According to a new SFU study, the majority of British Columbians are uninformed about provincial climate policies — and that’s all right. Authored by Jonn Axsen and Mark Jaccard, SFU professors of resource and environmental management, along with PhD candidate…
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Spend your way to happiness
November 17, 2014Students, instructors, faculty, and members of the community gathered at SFU’s Surrey campus on November 6 to learn about how they can spend their way to happiness. Lara Aknin, an SFU assistant professor of social psychology, gave a…
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International study to address climate change in the workplace
October 20, 2014An SFU professor has joined a newly formed international research project to assess the impact of the workplace on climate change, and to make recommendations as to how certain sectors can improve their carbon footprints. John Calvert, an SFU adjunct…
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SFU expert researches origins of stone tools
October 13, 2014The recent release of a paper about Stone Age tool development, co-authored by Francesco Berna, an SFU associate professor of archaeology, has claimed the attention of the archeological community. The research provides evidence that overturns previous theories about the spread…
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Homeless seniors rely most heavily on Victoria shelters
October 6, 2014A recent study on patterns of homelessness in greater Victoria, led by SFU master’s student in public policy, Hannah Rabinovitch, reported that there are a disproportionate number of seniors utilizing emergency shelters as compared to all other demographics. Rabinovitch, in…
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Healthy wallets make for healthy hearts
September 22, 2014Despite increased risks, high income countries have the lowest proportional death rate due to heart disease, likely because of their health care systems. In a study spanning 17 countries, a group of international researchers, including SFU’s own professor of health…
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