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A $100,000 grant from Coast Capital Savings will support sustainable farming and Indigenous community engagement through KwantlenU’s Farm School Program. Learn more: kpu.ca/news/2025/01/1…

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Dr. Jeffrey Meyers, a criminology instructor at KwantlenU, discusses provincial responses to Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs in an interview with Michelle Eliot for CBC’s BC Today. Watch the full interview: youtube.com/live/qW0YJLhRu…

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.KwantlenU's Art Collective is inviting the community to experience nearly 30 artworks created by fine arts students as part of an exhibition at Turnbull Gallery in South Surrey. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/01/2…

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Farming with drought? Naomi Robert, Senior Research and Extension Associate at the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at KPU, is helping farmers become more drought-resilient. Read more about 'dry farming' here: kpu.ca/news/2025/01/2…

Farming with drought?

Naomi Robert, Senior Research and Extension Associate at the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at KPU, is helping farmers become more drought-resilient.

Read more about 'dry farming' here: kpu.ca/news/2025/01/2…
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Dozens of Surrey high school students brought their best business case forward at KwantlenU with the goal of becoming the next Future Business Leader. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/01/2…

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.KwantlenU instructor Greg Chan hosted a workshop this week to teach students and university employees how to play the Mahjong. "This is a reintroduction to a happy memory from childhood.” Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/01/3…

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How is Ebola linked to colonialism? KPU's Dr. Christian Lange is part of a team that used historical data to track the emergence of Ebola in Central Africa, shedding light on how colonial land use has helped viruses spread and evolve. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/0…

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Self-serve braille printing is now available at KwantlenU's Surrey library. The new braille embosser is one of the first in Western Canada to be open to the public for fully self-serve use. Learn more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/0…

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A KwantlenU research study is investigating the experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ students at post-secondary institutions in the Lower Mainland. The goal is to present recommendations on how the students can be better supported. Learn more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/1…

A <a href="/KwantlenU/">KwantlenU</a> research study is investigating the experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ students at post-secondary institutions in the Lower Mainland. The goal is to present recommendations on how the students can be better supported.

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The Invictus Games have arrived in Vancouver, and students from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw | Squamish Nation Training and Trades Centre can see their work on display. They collaborated with KPU and Spirit Works Ltd. to create 50 medal presentation boxes.🏅 Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/1… Invictus Games Foundation 💛🖤

The Invictus Games have arrived in Vancouver, and students from the <a href="/SquamishNation/">Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw | Squamish Nation</a> Training and Trades Centre can see their work on display. They collaborated with KPU and <a href="/spiritworksltd/">Spirit Works Ltd.</a> to create 50 medal presentation boxes.🏅

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<a href="/WeAreInvictus/">Invictus Games Foundation 💛🖤</a>
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A new season of Third Age Learning at Kwantlen starts on Feb. 18, with registration now open to a variety of stimulating classes for adults over 50. The new season features a presentation by futurist Jim Bottomley. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/1…

A new season of Third Age Learning at Kwantlen starts on Feb. 18, with registration now open to a variety of stimulating classes for adults over 50. The new season features a presentation by futurist Jim Bottomley.

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A day in the life of a KwantlenU student — that’s what prospective students were able to experience at KPU Discovery Days. “It’s a day for students to explore programs they could potentially be interested in at post-secondary." Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/1…

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Sonya Ballantyne and Robert Jago join KPU Arts as Indigenous Filmmaker/Writer and Indigenous Journalist/Writer in Residence. “If you do any type of work, it is a Salish cultural value that you have to produce something of worth,” says Jago. Learn more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/1…

Sonya Ballantyne and Robert Jago join <a href="/KPUArts/">KPU Arts</a> as Indigenous Filmmaker/Writer and Indigenous Journalist/Writer in Residence.

“If you do any type of work, it is a Salish cultural value that you have to produce something of worth,” says Jago.

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A book exploring the history of Mizoram, India through a decolonial lens has earned KwantlenU historian Dr. Kyle Jackson literary honours from the Association for Asian Studies and the EHS. Learn more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/1…

A book exploring the history of Mizoram, India through a decolonial lens has earned <a href="/KwantlenU/">KwantlenU</a> historian Dr. Kyle Jackson literary honours from the <a href="/AASAsianStudies/">Association for Asian Studies</a> and the <a href="/EcclesHistSoc/">EHS</a>.

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.KwantlenU is recognizing Bruce Ralston with an honorary degree. Ralston, who is a former B.C. government cabinet minister and five-term MLA, will receive a Doctor of Laws at the university’s convocation ceremonies today. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/2…

.<a href="/KwantlenU/">KwantlenU</a> is recognizing Bruce Ralston with an honorary degree. Ralston, who is a former B.C. government cabinet minister and five-term MLA, will receive a Doctor of Laws at the university’s convocation ceremonies today.

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.KwantlenU is recognizing Amos Kambere with an honorary Doctor of Law at the university’s convocation ceremonies today. Kambere co-founded the Umoja Operation Compassion Society, a not-for-profit organization that supports newcomers in Surrey. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/2…

.<a href="/KwantlenU/">KwantlenU</a> is recognizing Amos Kambere with an honorary Doctor of Law at the university’s convocation ceremonies today. Kambere co-founded the Umoja Operation Compassion Society, a not-for-profit organization that supports newcomers in Surrey.

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Edith Kambere, an advocate for refugees and immigrants in Canada, is being recognized with an honorary degree from KwantlenU. Kambere will receive a Doctor of Law at the university’s convocation ceremonies today. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/2…

Edith Kambere, an advocate for refugees and immigrants in Canada, is being recognized with an honorary degree from <a href="/KwantlenU/">KwantlenU</a>. Kambere will receive a Doctor of Law at the university’s convocation ceremonies today.

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Harry Bains is being recognized with an honorary degree from KwantlenU. The former B.C. New Democratic Party MLA and Minister of Labour will receive a Doctor of Laws at the university’s convocation ceremonies today. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/2…

Harry Bains is being recognized with an honorary degree from <a href="/KwantlenU/">KwantlenU</a>. The former B.C. New Democratic Party MLA and Minister of Labour will receive a Doctor of Laws at the university’s convocation ceremonies today.

Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/2…
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.KwantlenU is recognizing David Young with an honorary degree at the university’s convocation ceremonies today. Young is a recently retired CEO of SOURCES, a community-based not-for-profit agency delivering services to the most vulnerable. Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/2…

.<a href="/KwantlenU/">KwantlenU</a> is recognizing David Young with an honorary degree at the university’s convocation ceremonies today. Young is a recently retired CEO of <a href="/SourcesBC/">SOURCES</a>, a community-based not-for-profit agency delivering services to the most vulnerable.

Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/02/2…
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.KwantlenU students recently took a trip to Surrey's Kennedy Hall where they were taught group dancing. “There’s a lot of research suggesting that sequential group dancing increases social bonding." Read more: kpu.ca/news/2025/03/0…