Simon Fraser University

Aga Khan Foundation

The Aga Khan awarded with honorary degrees from UBC and SFU

The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University are each awarding an honorary doctorate of laws degree to His Highness the Aga Khan in a joint conferral ceremony—a first for both universities.

Oct 19, 2018

The study is the first in Canada to look at dating violence trends among adolescents over time, and the first in North America to compare trends for boys and girls.

Teen dating violence is down, but boys still report more violence than girls

When it comes to teen dating violence, boys are more likely to report being the victim of violence—being hit, slapped, or pushed—than girls. That’s the surprising finding of new research from the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.

Aug 29, 2018

Mega genomes of spruce species decoded

Canadian and Swedish scientists today released genome sequences of two of the most economically important forest trees in the world.

May 22, 2013