sociology

A headshot of Sarah Law behind a bookshelf.
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SFYou: Sarah Law

Ashima Shukla November 11, 2025

A recent SFU graduate with a master’s of arts in sociology, Sarah Law currently works as the director of community engagement of the feminist science and technology lab Doing STS. She is also an organizing member of the research society Asian Indigenous Relations. She has been organizing for social and climate justice for the last eight years. The Peak sat down with Law to learn more about her work. The following interview has been edited for concision.  What drew you to studying sociology at graduate school? My advisor, Dr. Kyle Willmott. I wrote an undergraduate honours thesis in my last…

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This is a photo of an alley on the Downtown East Side in Vancouver. The alley is covered in graffiti. The art reads, “Test your shit,” and “Naloxone.”
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Local advocate talks dispelling drug stigma

Olivia Sherman September 12, 2023

For Nicole Luongo, substances like alcohol and heroin are only separated by the thin line of what society deems moral or legal. Luongo is a systems change coordinator for the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC), which aims to reduce the…

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This is an aerial photo of the suburbs of Burnaby
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Canadian housing crisis discussed by SFU professor

Natalie Cooke March 28, 2023

The Peak attended the recent event, “Understanding Housing Inequality in Canada,” presented by the faculty of sociology and anthropology. The lecture was run by Dr. Yushu Zhu, an assistant professor of urban studies and public policy. her research “focuses on…

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This is an aerial photograph of a temple in Myanmar. The roof is solid gold.
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An exploration of shinbyu and reincarnation in Myanmar

Olivia Sherman January 31, 2023

For Buddhist people in Myanmar, earning merit creates a better chance of a good life after rebirth. The pursuit of merit can be understood as “the Buddhist way to develop a wise sense of self” that is often based on…

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Seven-Minute Majors: Find out what SFU students like about their majors (Part Two)

Peak Web September 28, 2018

By: Melanie Hiepler, Nicky Magas, Aaron Richardson (Humour Editor), Nicky Magas, Zach Siddiqui (Copy Editor), Henry Tran (Peak Associate), and Hillary Ta Behavioural neurosciences Behavioural neuroscience (BNS) is a unique combination of psychology and biomedical physiology courses. You learn about human…

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