2014 Press Releases

January 2018
Wilson School of Design set to broaden students’ horizons with new state-of-the-art facility
December 2017
KPU historian unearths the history of punk in Vancouver
Why do we have to keep having conversations about relationship violence?
November 2017
KPU student places third in singing competition with Mongolian folk song
KDocs launches its own version of TED Talks
4.0 GPA? Whatever. KPU to admit 6 Surrey students on portfolios alone
Eat, drink and be merry at KPU-Science World Speaker Series talk
Meet Margot Van Sluytman and Glen Flett, her father’s murderer
KPU geographer makes surprising discovery about B.C.’s prehistoric glacier
Product design student is inventing a sustainable future
KPU celebrates its apprentices during Apprenticeship Recognition Week Nov. 5-11
KPU unveils sweet suite of courses with no-cost textbooks
October 2017
KPU awarded for going – and staying – green
Pilot project opens doors to post-secondary for students with intellectual disabilities
Criminology instructor dedicated to restorative justice
Physicist bakes recipe for success on culinary competition series
Langley concert series showcases music faculty's talents
Brew students tap bronze at the BC Beer Awards
New degree options, thanks to partnership between KPU and CityU
Time to TALK: The Truth About Seniors
George Melville re-appointed Chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University
KDocs screens Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Ponder post-secondary possibilities at KPU Richmond open house
KPU design student wins national competition for transforming bathroom tissue into couture
KPU offers unqualified support to new Governor General
September 2017
First Nations elder earns honorary degree from KPU for making dreams reality
Research paper reveals adults are little better than preschoolers at taking the perspective of others
KPU awards honorary degree to Save-On-Foods’ Darrell Jones
KPU awards honorary degree to award-winning spoken word poet Sheri-D Wilson
Mars-inspired gowns orbit into Vancouver Fashion Week
KPU student recycles ghost fishing gear
Journalism instructor documents Philippines’ war on drugs
KPU Langley hosts second annual open house
What’s the deal with Finnish saunas, and other hot topics this fall at TALK
August 2017
KPU introduces safety app for students, staff, faculty
Social cognition: it's not just what you think
Back to school strategies for all types of learners
New B.C. food policy planning tool developed by KPU
Drug discovery: KPU offers new medicinal chemistry minor
July 2017
KPU grad designs a better safety harness for wildfire crews
International educators meet despite U.S. travel ban, thanks to KPU
Acupuncture clinics partner with KPU to offer students clinical experience
KPU-Science World speaker series goes wild
Coast Capital Savings opens doors for KPU grad’s real estate design idea
BCcampus ‘grants’ KPU students more financially accessible options
KPU breaks down barriers with prison exchange program
June 2017
KPU takes to the skies to wish Canada a happy 150th birthday
Co-operative education awards night celebrates industry partner
KPU offers new Indigenous community justice minor program
Alumna Amrita Lit gives voice to young Indo-Canadian women in her new novel
Teacher and former student cross swords for the British Shakespeare Association in the U.K.
Gira Bhatt to receive CPA Award for her community service in Surrey and Vancouver
Canada's turning 150 and KPU needs your help to celebrate
May 2017
KPU places second in top three brewing schools in North America
Daniel and Henrik Sedin to be awarded honorary degrees from KPU
Sweet success for beekeeping industry
It takes more than luck to forge a good horse shoe
Indigenous storyteller and educator awarded honorary degree
Phoenix Society’s Wilsons awarded honorary degrees from KPU
Marsha D’Angelo receives Western U.S. and Canada Teaching Excellence Award