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Scientists look at communication for education and for emergency purposes
August 9, 2018By: Agnetha de Sa, Peak Associate SFU scientist examines her Twitter followers As a conservation and marine ecology professor at SFU, as well as an active user and science communicator on Twitter, Isabelle Côté was particularly interested in knowing “if my followers are mainly scientists or non-scientists – in other words was I preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops?” Côté worked with Emily Darling, a PhD student, and analyzed the Twitter accounts of more than 100 ecology and evolutionary biology faculty members from various academic institutions in 11 countries. By determining if the followers of these…
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New student support program for mental health to be launched online
May 15, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A joint effort by SFU and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has led to the development of a two-year pilot program extending a new student support service for mental health. …
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Prank YouTubers need to stop
April 4, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his January, I was in Toronto with a friend, walking down Yonge street at 1 a.m. We wanted to explore the city and get some fresh air, but instead our calm stroll became an uncomfortable run-in with a wannabe prank…
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Peak Speak: Is Vancouver Boring?
June 10, 2015The Peak asks SFU Vancouver students if they think the city is boring. Created by Paige Smith Special thanks to Max Hill
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Peak Speak: Stephen Harper designs new “dad jeans”
June 5, 2015This week The Peak asked SFU students how they would react to Stephen Harper starting a line of "dad jeans"? Created by Paige Smith Special thanks to Jacey Gibb
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Milk Spill
January 28, 2015The Peak does some crazy things sometimes. Last week, we poured milk all over one of our editors. All because he wrote an Ode to Milk...
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That’s So Joel!
January 21, 2015Trailer for a new season of That's So Joel! No ordinary teenager; Joel can see glimpses of the future! Watch this season to see all his new schemes and misadventures!
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SFU Puppy Therapy!
November 14, 2014SFU hosted another puppy therapy event; the dogs were as cute (and calming) as ever!
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VIDEO: SFU community rallies against Kinder Morgan expansion
November 13, 2014Pipeline protests pickup steam, while three SFU professors deal with injunctions filed against them by Kinder Morgan. Check out The Peak's written article about the rally for more information.
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Raccoon Prank Scares Students!
September 19, 2014SFU is known for its raccoon problem, but usually they aren't this scary.
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