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SFYou: Kyle Newcomb of Setiaputra Lab

Peak Web May 18, 2026

By: Nitya Khanna, SFU Student Editor’s note: scientific terms followed by an asterisk (*) are defined in the glossary section. Researchers in SFU’s Setiaputra Lab study how cells repair damaged DNA, a process that is essential for maintaining genome stability* and preventing diseases such as cancer. The lab is led by principal investigator Dr. Dheva Setiaputra, who completed his undergraduate and PhD at UBC and now studies the molecular mechanisms that determine how cells choose different DNA repair pathways. Master of science student Kyle Newcomb is part of the research team, working to understand how these repair systems function and…

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Celebrating Freedom to Read Week with The Librarians

Peak Web March 16, 2026

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Each year, libraries across Canada celebrate Freedom to Read Week, a national education campaign urging Canadians to combat the growing risk of censorship against intellectual freedom in schools and public libraries. February 22–28, 2026, marked…

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Temporal, spatial, and interrelational passages from The Lyre 16’s team

Peak Web January 19, 2026

By: Clara Xu, SFU Student The Lyre Mag, one of SFU’s longest current running undergraduate journals, published their 16th edition in October 2025. Operating out of the department of world languages and literatures (WLL), the “student-led literary journal” publishes annually,…

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