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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...

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KPU 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...

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Mars-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...

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KPU 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...

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KPU 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...

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Research 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...

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First 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...

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KPU 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...

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KPU 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...

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Ponder 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.

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KDocs 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,...

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George 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...

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Time 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...

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New 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.

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Brew 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...

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Langley 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...

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Physicist 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...

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Criminology 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...

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Pilot 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...

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KPU 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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