Simon Fraser University
Social infrastructure development project initiated by four B.C post-secondary institutions
June 26, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On June 11, Simon Fraser University (SFU), the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), and Vancouver Island University (VIU) committed to establish the B.C. Collaborative for Social Infrastructure. The initiative originated from a roundtable hosted by SFU and McConnell in 2017. The roundtable was attended by presidents of universities and foundation representatives from all over Canada. The collaborative project is stated to help the institutions involved make palpable and sustainable community impact. UNBC President Daniel Weeks said, “Each institution will bring its unique knowledge and resources to…
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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 students and staff receive mass training in defibrillator use
September 26, 2017By: Nathaniel Tok SFU students and staff can feel at ease knowing that more than 400 members of the SFU community completed mass training in resuscitation and the use of emergency defibrillators at the Burnaby campus on September 19. SFU…
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The Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office welcomes their first-ever director
September 25, 2017Six months after the Sexual Violence and Misconduct Prevention, Education and Support policy was passed by the Board of Governors, Simon Fraser University welcomes Dr. CJ Rowe as the inaugural director of SFU’s Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVO).…
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SFU shows students its plans for new stadium
September 25, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh Simon Fraser University revealed its plans for a new stadium at an open house last week, showing students what the project will look like upon its completion in 2020. The stadium will be adjacent to the Lorne Davies…
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SFU alumna, Bhavina Patel, connects the community dots across the globe
February 27, 2017[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ust a month after graduating with a BA in geography, SFU alumna Bhavina Patel packed her bags and travelled to South Africa to pursue an internship in the economic development sector of the city of Durban. She found herself in…
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SFU alum, Hasan Namir, on Islam and intimacy
January 23, 2017[dropcap]F[/dropcap]earlessly and unapologetically, SFU alumnus Hasan Namir tackles homophobia, religion, and coming-of-age in his award-winning debut novel, God in Pink. The novel is set in Iraq in 2003 and tells the story of Ramy, an orphaned homosexual university student who…
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The secret life of a sessional instructor
November 21, 2016Sessional instructors, also known as adjunct faculty, are every university’s secret. We know they exist, but we don’t know too much about them, what they do, or why job security in academia is such a large issue. Don’t be surprised…
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First-year expectations versus reality
November 18, 2016Do you remember the first time you realized university wasn’t going to be everything you thought it was? Because I don’t think I do. For me, it was a thousand little things over the course of first year that slowly…
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Weirdest research at SFU
November 7, 2016Built on top of a mountain blanketed in fog, SFU was destined to have a mysterious, at times almost eerie, feel. Flash forward 50 years: SFU has become a leading Canadian research university. Hidden somewhere within the concrete expanse of…
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