FASS News Archive
April 2018
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Linguistics' Dr. Maite Taboada harnessing Big Data to combat fake news April 13, 2018
Linguistics' Dr. Maite Taboada and her team at the Discourse Processing Lab are harnessing the... -
SFU Undergraduate Research Symposium presents original research by students from across FASS April 24, 2018
Hosted by CBC journalist, Susana da Silva and moderated by SFU faculty members, honours and... -
Surrey highschooler studying philosophy at SFU nets international human rights prize April 27, 2018
Woojin Lim is a Grade 12 student at Fraser Heights Secondary in Surrey who, after studying... -
History's Mark Leier engages students with teaching portfolios and a simple question April 25, 2018
Leier's democratic approach to teaching helps students understand history to make sense of the... -
English's Colette Colligan uses big data to mine new insights into media coverage of the Oscar Wilde trials April 27, 2018
English professor Colette Colligan has helped develop a custom tool to mine media coverage, and... -
SFU Political Science student named one of Surrey's "Top 25 Under 25" April 26, 2018
22-year old Dorothy Ng is among the 25 young visionaries being recognized by the Surrey Board of... -
4th Annual SFU World Literature Student Conference a hit and a win for organizers and attendees alike April 23, 2018
The 4th Annual SFU World Literature Student Conference, “The Road Not Taken: What’s So... -
Psychology alum earns 2018 BC Community Achievement Award April 18, 2018
Psychology alum Kim Van der Woerd (PhD, 2008) has a long history of leadership and advocacy that... -
Claire Trépanier honoured by L'Ordre Des Palmes académiques April 11, 2018
Claire Trépanier, director of the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) at... -
Conference aims to improve diagnosis and support for women and girls with autism April 05, 2018
While researchers are beginning to recognize that autism affects women and girls differently,...