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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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What Grinds our Gears: Poorly constructed scientific papers
November 30, 2023By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor I’m a grad student in STEM. I know — it’s my own doing, and there’s no one to blame but myself for having to read overly complicated scientific papers every week. What annoys me…
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Adopting new research methodologies in the context of reconciliation
March 23, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Dr. Adam Murry is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Calgary. His research focuses on Indigenous employment, substance use, and mental health, among other topics. SFU psychology recently hosted the “Psychological Research…
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GradCOLA protests against the student funding crisis at SFU
January 23, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer On December 12, 2022, the SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS) and Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) organized a noise demonstration in response to the funding crisis that many students across North America face. Most graduate…
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SFU professor challenging health inequities for communities affected by HIV
January 19, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer SFU’s health science associate professor, Angela Kaida, is leading a global research program that investigates health inequities experienced by women and youth affected by HIV. In regards to treatment access, Kaida found “HIV and the…
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Bright-er Side: At some point, Wikipedia became a partially-reliable website
July 13, 2022By Bhavana Kaushik, SFU Student We’ve all heard the warning: “Wikipedia can’t be trusted.” At every level — elementary, middle, high, and university — we’re warned to stay away from the free online encyclopedia. And so we’ve sadly been slow to…
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BC researchers develop material sterilization methods using visible light
January 24, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Researchers from SFU and the University of Victoria (UVIC) have developed a method to sterilize non-woven polypropylene materials using visible light. These materials are commonly found filtering personal protective equipment (PPE) used largely in healthcare…
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Impacts of biowearables on children
January 18, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Researchers at SFU’s Tangible Embodied Child-Computer Interaction Lab (TECI) are concerned with the ethical effects of biowearables on children. Biowearables refer to apps or wearable devices that track data from the body, such as Fitbit watches.…
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DNA research confirms Tsleil-Waututh’s sustainable fishing practices
November 28, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer SFU archaeology’s ancient DNA lab used their new palaeogenetic analytical techniques to confirm the sustainability and effectiveness of Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s pre-colonial fishing practices. The lab’s research confirms the Tsleil-Waututh Nation was sustainably managing chum…
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SFU researchers publish findings on new species of ancient human fossils
November 27, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Humanity welcomes a new kid in town with the finding of a new species of ancient human fossils: a Homo naledi. The species was first discovered in 2013 and are estimated to have been…
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