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The federal government and Brain Canada co-invest $10.17 million in new brain research platform
March 9, 2018In an effort to enhance Canada’s research on neurological disorders, the federal government and Brain Canada have partnered to co-fund a $10.17 million grant on establishing the inaugural Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP). CONP is a platform that is designed to give Canadian researchers faster access to neuroscience research data, as well as the opportunity to share their research to other scholars in a prompt manner compared to traditional means. On February 19, 2018, David Lametti, parliamentary secretary to the minister of innovation, science, and economic development, announced the partnership between Health Canada and Brain Canada on the establishment of…
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SFU professor provides free toolkit for detecting cancer-causing gas in household settings
February 12, 2018Simon Fraser University’s Citizen Scientist project is providing free radon-testing kits to households in the Greater Vancouver area. These testing kits are capable of detecting radon, a harmful gas known to cause lung cancer in humans. Radon is…
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SFU researcher investigates what draws enthusiasts to crop circles
November 12, 2017An SFU professor is bringing together human geography and paranormal investigations with his latest research on crop circles. Paul Kingsbury, a professor in the department of geography, has observed that crop circle enthusiasts are less focused on the origins of…
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SFU engineers and physicists acquire $15.8 million in federal funding
October 31, 2017Simon Fraser University is one of six institutions in British Columbia that received grants from the 2017 Innovation Fund, sponsored by the federal government. Canada’s Foundation for Innovation (CFI), recently awarded five SFU researchers with more than $15.8 million in…
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SFU examines diverse approaches to women’s health at campus conference
October 30, 2017By: Agnetha de Sa SFU hosted its inaugural Women's Health Research Symposium to explore research spanning eight faculties at the Burnaby campus on October 25. It is the first time that the symposium, which looks at interdisciplinary solutions to issues…
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Canadian youth struggling without adequate mental health support, study finds
September 28, 2017Canadian youth have insufficient access to mental health and addictions services, according to a Canada-wide study lead by SFU researchers. The study concluded that youth fare poorer overall compared to older age categories, but there is significant variation in provincial…
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SFU research confirms most ancient earthquakes off BC’s south coast were massive
September 27, 2017We are all warned of the “Big One,” a magnitude 9 mega quake forecast to hit Metro Vancouver at some point in the future. The history of these massive earthquakes off the southern BC coast has prompted researchers to investigate…
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SFU professor leads research on sexual health for people with HIV
July 31, 2017A Simon Fraser University health sciences professor, at the leading edge of global research on the sexual health of people affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has secured substantial funding to continue her work. Epidemiologist Angela Kaida, whose research…
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Report: Canada has the tools to lower vehicle emissions
July 27, 2017A pair of researchers from Simon Fraser University recently released a report asserting that the time is now for the country to move vehicles away from producing carbon emissions. The report by master’s student Tiffany Vass and professor Mark Jaccard…
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University researchers make a breakthrough with tiny, biodegradable battery
July 3, 2017A team of researchers have developed an innovative solution to electronic waste, inventing a biodegradable battery that packs enough power to replace the average lithium ion cell battery. SFU researcher Erik Kjeang, who is the Canada Research Chair in Fuel…
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