Mr. Johnny Fong and Ms. Rebecca Cheng have collectively donated $700,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundation towards the new Yurkovich Family Pavilion (new Acute Care Tower). Their donation will have an impact on the future of health care right here in Richmond.
As a COVID-19 vaccine draws closer, Simon Fraser University researchers Diane Gromala, Chris Shaw and a team of graduate students are working to identify those who’ll need vaccinations first—individuals who the Centre for Disease Control identifies as most vulnerable and at-risk.
IC-IMPACTS is one of the most successful Canada-India Advanced Research Centers hosted at the University of British Columbia. With over 300 participating universities, institutes,…
Drishti Media Group held its 6th Drishti Awards on November 1st in a virtual format to ensure its community remained secure and healthy as the country continued to deal with the Covid-19 Pandemic. The event was live-streamed on YouTube, attended by more than 600 persons.
Dr. Satwinder Bains is the Director of the South Asian Studies Institute (SASI) at the University of the Fraser Valley. SASI, which celebrated its 10th year of operations in 2017, has served as aa hub where scholars, community members, international visitors, and students come together to address issues impacting South Asian Canadian communities locally, nationally and internationally.
While he fights social injustice in his role as a lawyer, advocating for social equality, environmental justice, and indigenous justice, he wears many figurative hats. He is the real definition of a renaissance man, a dichotomy of sorts.
Simon Fraser University’s Board of Governors announced in January, after an extensive 9-month international search, that Dr. Joy Johnson will be the university’s next president and vice-chancellor. She succeeds Andrew Petter, who had a tenure that spanned a decade, and began her term in September.
“It all began when I went to the Gurdwara one day, and I saw that a lot of the elders were not wearing masks,” Sukhmeet explains. “We already know the evidence-based information that elders are more prone to getting Covid-19, and so seeing elders come into the Gurdwara not wearing masks concerned me, especially being a public health professional and medical student. So that’s when I decided I need to do something about it. Hence, I started this initiative.”
The navel depicts the origin of life, linking mother and child before birth and providing a tube for nutrients to flow between their bodies. Navel is believed to be the energy center, one that if taken care of, can bring balance, nourishment and peace to our mind and body.
As society encourages women to be smart, successful, healthy, etc —it only portrays the masculine approach to achievement of these cultural ideals. Sky high career goals, maintain a regular fitness regimen, aim to CRUSH each day, be structured, be logical, not emotional.
Are you an overthinker?
Does anticipation make your stomach wobble?
Do you worry about every small thing?
Have you ever felt giddy or had a stomach ache or nausea when you went overboard worrying about something that’s not within your control?