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What Grinds Our Gears: Logging into the SFU library catalogue . . . and then every journal under the sun
January 13, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Have you ever been writing a paper last minute, desperately trying to find academic sources, only to have the SFU library require that you sign into every external website you click on? The process is then frustrated so much that you contemplate just not handing in your paper at all. If you can’t relate, you must be the rare unicorn who allocates yourself plenty of time, and I applaud you for it. I, unfortunately, am a god of procrastination, and I’ve realized that nothing is more hair-pullingly infuriating than SFU’s library system. When I was at…
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SFU graduate student helps fix cancer-fighting protein
April 4, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera, News Team Member An SFU chemistry graduate student and her team of chemists have found success in fixing the gene p53, a protein known to subdue tumours. According to SFU News, the p53 human protein is…
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SFU and Swiss researchers build an eco-friendly and 3D-printable IoT sensor
February 25, 2019In February 2019, SFU researchers collaborated with scientists from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science to 3D print wireless Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors. The new prototype, named “3D sustainable sensors,” is built from wood-derived cellulose materials, instead of the petroleum-based…
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SFU researchers discover a way to combat HIV mutation
February 18, 2019In November 2018, Simon Fraser University researchers along with a group of South African academics from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal published a study that revealed how certain HIV-positive individuals possess immune cells that enable them to control their HIV…
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Age-Well Innovation Hub revealed at SFU Surrey
February 4, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera, News Team Member Simon Fraser University Surrey‘s Age-Well Innovation Hub, a newly manifested resource launched by the technology and aging company AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), has received $3.5 million dollars in federal funding.…
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Crowdfunding for alternative medicine treatments may harm cancer patients
January 21, 2019Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate In early January, an SFU health sciences professor and a University of Alberta health law and policy professor published a paper on the negative effects crowdfunding has on cancer treatment. Jeremy Snyder from SFU and Timothy Caulfield from UAlberta…
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Grad Minutes
November 20, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Revisions in the cards for SFU’s practices relating to research personnel At the latest Graduate Student Society (GSS) Council meeting, Council spoke with members of SFU’s senior administration about students’ frustrations towards SFU’s…
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SFU researchers look into technology to save lives and improve batteries
November 15, 2018Written by: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate First responders might soon be able to save lives with hands-free drones Researchers at SFU have started working on technology to control drones using only facial expressions or arm gestures. The aim is…
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Researchers study how to better treat mental health problems for seniors and youth
November 8, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Video games can help seniors maintain health SFU education and gerontology researcher David Kaufman has found that playing video games is good for the mental health of the elderly. Kaufman’s research, which surveyed…
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Medical research breakthroughs at SFU
November 1, 2018Written by: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate Cannabis may help provide pain and seizure relief Recent research led by SFU faculty revealed how cannabis may help relieve pain and seizures. The study was led by Reza Ghovanloo and Peter Ruben…
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