SFU DUO WIN GOVERNOR GENERAL'S INNOVATION AWARD |
Steven Holdcroft, professor in SFU’s Department of Chemistry, alongside SFU alumnus Ben Britton, Chief Strategy Officer of Ionomr Innovations, have been honoured with a prestigious Governor General’s Innovation Award. The award recognizes the pair for their ground-breaking research on materials with the potential to revolutionize the clean energy sector. |
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SFU RESEARCH SHOWS MUSIC BENEFITS OLDER ADULTS' HEALTH |
Listening to music benefits older adults’ cognitive health, even if it’s music they haven’t heard before or don’t enjoy very much, according to a study conducted by researchers from Simon Fraser University and Health Research BC. |
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Kim Buettner, technical lead at Animal Care Services, has earned an SFU Staff Achievement Award in Workplace Excellence. In Kim's interview, she speaks about supporting research excellence at SFU, fostering an environment of respect, and also making the lab fun and less intimidating for new students. |
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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The SFU Research Computing Summer School is open for registration. Sign up for a week of interactive, in-person courses on the Linux command line, the 'R' language, ParaView and more. This program is open to all academic researchers at SFU, UBC, BCIT and other B.C.-based post-secondary institutions. Researchers of all levels (undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff) are welcome. |
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Starting in Summer 2024, SFU will transition faculty, staff and graduate students' mail accounts to Exchange Online, a cloud-based email platform. This change means enhanced protection from cyber threats, better collaboration across the university and seamless integration with other Microsoft 365 tools. The migration will occur in phases to minimize disruption to the academic and work environment. ITS will begin reaching out to groups with additional instructions starting this month. |
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Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose unceded traditional territories our three campuses reside. |
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