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Student-run science camps for kids get funding boost from Rogers
September 3, 2017The youth science camps held at the SFU Burnaby campus this summer hosted some big names on a recent tour. Executives from the communications giant Rogers and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby North-Seymour, Terry Beech, visited the Science AL!VE camp for a tour and to recognize the work done by the organization last month. Rogers also presented the summer camps with a $25,000 community grant. “[This grant] is really about ‘how do we figure out a way to get young people like you to [access] great education to help you reach your dreams,’” said Rogers vice-president partner retail…
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SFU takes over SFSS food and beverage operations
September 1, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) announced today that Simon Fraser University has taken over operations of SFSS food and beverage services. “We believe that SFU has the vision and campus resources to make this a reality and are confident…
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Best of SFU
August 1, 2017Compiled by Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Natasha Tar For those of you who don’t know, we here at The Peak ran a survey that gave you, the students, a chance to vote on the best things about SFU.…
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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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The Switch is a show that tells the stories of transgender people through humour
July 31, 2017Created by Amy Fox of Trembling Void Studios and Elizabeth Marston, The Switch is a show that seeks to represent transgender people in a way that isn’t shallow. Rather than appear as a convenient moral lesson in a show, as…
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SFU library unrolls free access for local non-profits
July 31, 2017Although scholarly research is readily available to students and professors, it remains highly inaccessible to anyone outside the university. A new program launched through the SFU library intends to change this. The Community Scholars Program, offered in partnership with the…
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Board Shorts
July 28, 2017Student health plan administrator presents to board The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors received a presentation from Studentcare, the administrator of the society’s health and dental plan. “Our goal . . . is just to give you…
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Increasing demand for solar power stirs up environmental concerns
July 26, 2017As global demand for solar panels and other green technology grows, so will pressure on Canada’s mining sector to produce the minerals and metals required to harness clean energy. This means that the mining sector needs to focus on environmentally-responsible…
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Graduate Student Society marks 10-year anniversary
July 25, 2017The SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS) is marking 10 years since it became independent from the Simon Fraser Student Society and began to offer services geared towards master’s and PhD students at the university. “During those 10 years, we grew…
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SFU opens up international mechatronics certification to local engineers
July 25, 2017An internationally recognized mechatronics program from a high-tech company will be opened up to local students and professionals in the province when SFU launches its first session at the Surrey campus next month. Simon Fraser University is one of three…
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