Journalism instructor documents Philippines’ war on drugs
A local filmmaker shows the brutality of the drug war in the Philippines in a new documentary.More than 7,000 alleged drug users and dealers have been killed by police and vigilantes in the Philippines...
View ArticleKPU student recycles ghost fishing gear
Sherry Chang is saving our oceans by turning trash into treasure.Over 640,000 tonnes of commercial fishing gear is abandoned, lost or discarded in oceans annually. Chang, a recent graduate from the...
View ArticleMars-inspired gowns orbit into Vancouver Fashion Week
Designer Sam Stringer’s latest couture gowns are out of this world.Inspired by sunset on Mars, the Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) graduate’s second collection to be included in Vancouver Fashion...
View ArticleKPU awards honorary degree to award-winning spoken word poet Sheri-D Wilson
Words matter to Sheri-D Wilson.Writing her first poem at the age of 10, Wilson has long been at the vanguard of spoken word and the literary arts in Canada and abroad. Over the past 30 years, she has...
View ArticleKPU awards honorary degree to Save-On-Foods’ Darrell Jones
When a massive windstorm knocked out power to the Surrey Food Bank in 2015 and caused 10,000 pounds of food to spoil, the food bank’s clients did not go hungry.Not only was the food replenished by...
View ArticleResearch paper reveals adults are little better than preschoolers at taking...
Ever been shocked to discover your dinner guest is a staunch Trump supporter?Dr. Daniel Bernstein says it’s because of faulty false-belief reasoning — and we’re all guilty of it.A Canada Research Chair...
View ArticleFirst Nations elder earns honorary degree from KPU for making dreams reality
Metro Vancouver, B.C.– June Laitar is a self-confessed dreamer. But sometimes, dreams come true.“Aboriginal culture and Aboriginal perspectives are entrenched in our local communities, and that is due...
View ArticleKPU offers unqualified support to new Governor General
Metro Vancouver, B.C.- Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) congratulates Julie Payette on her installation as Canada’s 29th Governor General today.“Our students, staff and faculty take inspiration...
View ArticleKPU design student wins national competition for transforming bathroom tissue...
Transforming bathroom tissue into high-end fashion takes vision.And the coat designed by Chelsea Cox that won last week’s national student design competition was a vision.Cox, a Kwantlen Polytechnnic...
View ArticlePonder post-secondary possibilities at KPU Richmond open house
Discover urban farming, tour a state-of-the-art acupuncture lab, and see cutting-edge fashion at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Richmond campus open house.
View ArticleKDocs screens Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Money, media, and the high cost of free speech are brought into sharp relief in the film Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press.Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s documentary film festival, KDocs,...
View ArticleGeorge Melville re-appointed Chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. George Melville as university chancellor.A friend of the university for more than 25 years, Melville has been...
View ArticleTime to TALK: The Truth About Seniors
The elderly are clogging up our emergency departments. Seniors are wealthy and enjoying a lifestyle the next generation never will. Dementia is inevitable.Society has a range of public perceptions of...
View ArticleNew degree options, thanks to partnership between KPU and CityU
KPU diploma graduates can now leverage their credentials into a management degree at CityU, thanks to a partnership between the two academic institutions.
View ArticleBrew students tap bronze at the BC Beer Awards
B.C.’s only brewing diploma program isn’t just developing the next generation of brewers, it’s brewing award-winning beer, too.Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) won bronze in the German wheat beer...
View ArticleLangley concert series showcases music faculty's talents
Trumpets will herald a new season of concerts at KPU this Friday.Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) music department is presenting a concert series for the seasons spanning the musical spectrum of...
View ArticlePhysicist bakes recipe for success on culinary competition series
Science and baking is always an experiment.At least according to Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) physics instructor and amateur baker Dr. James Hoyland who is competing for the title of Canada’s...
View ArticleCriminology instructor dedicated to restorative justice
Metro Vancouver, B.C. – Today, Dr. Alana Abramson is an award-winning criminology instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU).But 24 years ago, she was a homeless 15-year-old experimenting with...
View ArticlePilot project opens doors to post-secondary for students with intellectual...
One of the first fully inclusive, for-credit university initiatives in North America is getting a much-needed boost in funds.Early last year, KPU launched a pilot project that includes students with...
View ArticleKPU awarded for going – and staying – green
Langley, B.C. – Red and black – the colours in Kwantlen Polytechnic University's logo – are the new green.KPU has won the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award in the...
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