Srijani Datta
Hundreds of international scientists call for urgent action to protect B.C’s rainforests
July 18, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On June 28, 223 international scientists called on the British Columbia government to stop the incessant logging of temperate rainforests in the province. The scientists addressed their concerns in a letter titled “International Scientists’ Call for Action to Protect Endangered Temperate Rainforests of British Columbia, Canada.” The letter was organized by Dr. Dominick DellaSala, chief scientist at the Geos Institute in Ashland, Oregon. In a press release announcing the release of the letter, DellaSala highlighted the significance of BC’s forests and discussed how rare they are. DellaSala stated, “BC’s…
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SFU set to host the headquarters of CANSSI
July 15, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor The Office of the SFU Vice-President, Research has announced that SFU is set to collaborate with the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI). The national headquarters of CANSSI will be hosted at SFU’s Big…
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Western Canada’s first dockless bikeshare service launched by SFU alumni
July 12, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Western Canada’s first dockless bikeshare program, U-bicycle North America, has been launched by a team of three SFU alumni. The U-bicycle team is lead by an all-female trio, CEO Grace Min (BA, sociology…
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SFU Connect transitions to SFU Mail on August 18
July 10, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor “SFU Connect accounts will be accessible until March 2019.” SFU website / “The new platform will help better meet the current and future needs of the University.” SFU Website. Students…
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Police warn residents in and around Vancouver about Canadian Revenue Agency scammers
July 5, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Residents of Metro Vancouver and adjoining areas, including SFU students, are being warned by police forces about Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scams as people in different cities are being targeted. Earlier this month,…
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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 …
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Unpublished pages from Maria Campbell’s classic Halfbreed recovered by SFU researchers
June 25, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor SFU associate professor Deanna Reder and PhD student Alix Shield discovered a complete manuscript of Métis author Maria Campbell’s 1973 classic memoir Halfbreed, including two excised pages from all prints of the book…
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SFU to begin new Sustainable Energy Engineering program in fall 2019
June 20, 2018By Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On June 5, SFU’s new Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) program was approved by the B.C ministry to be hosted in a new building being constructed at SFU's Surrey campus. The provincial ministry has…
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Memorandum of Understanding signed between SFU and NATO Defense College
June 19, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On March 29, SFU achieved a first for Canadian civilian universities when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the NATO Defense College (NDC), giving the former access to NDC facilities and…
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Senate debates the creation of a school of environmental science at SFU
June 17, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A lengthy debate around the motion that “the Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the establishment of a school of environmental science within the Faculty of Environment” was tabled by…
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