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2013 News

Record-Breaking Attempt for Robbie Burns Day

One year after establishing the world record for the longest recitation of Robbie Burns’ poetry, Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Scottish Studies will attempt to break its own mark of four hours, nine minutes and 24 seconds this Friday, at SFU’s Vancouver campus.

Combating Ignorance About Islam

The work-performance award is perhaps the most competitive among SFU’s annual staff achievement awards, with 27 nominations in this category for 2012. The winner this year is Ellen Vaillancourt, coordinator of the Centre for Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures.

Philosophers’ Café Nets Award

For 15 years, Simon Fraser University’s Philosophers’ Café has demonstrated how new approaches to conversation and scholarship can invigorate inquiry into today’s most pressing questions. The two-day World Universities Forum, which winds up today, is recognizing that approach with its 2012 award for Best Practices in Higher Education.

SFU to Host Linguistic Competition

On Jan. 31, local high school students will come to the Burnaby campus to participate in the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) open competition.

Gordon Receives Diamond Jubilee Medal

Rob Gordon, an SFU criminology professor and longtime director of the School of Criminology, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Gordon is known nationally and internationally for his work on laws affecting adult guardianship, substitute and supported decision-making, incapacity planning and the abuse and victimization of older Canadians.

SFU's Language Detective

Can syntax help crack a criminal case? Assistant linguistics professor Lorna Fadden says yes.

Shedding Light on Preventing Jet Lag

Simon Fraser University researcher Jay Olson says travellers who adjust their exposure to light prior to travel may bypass jet lag. Calculating just how to do that is the premise of his new, free website, www.jetlagrooster.com.