May 24, 2013
U of S board announces new dean of engineering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 24, 2013
SASKATOON – Highly respected Canadian engineer Georges Kipouros has been chosen as the new dean of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Engineering. The university’s Board of Governors approved the appointment for a five-year term effective September 1, 2013.
(Posted May 24, 2013)
May 23, 2013
U of S research contributes to international effort to better understand how stars form and behave
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 23, 2013
SASKATOON – A team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, the United States and Germany have published surprising findings about how magnetic fields move in space that promise to change understanding of how stars form and behave, including phenomena such as solar storms that can affect telecommunications and electrical systems on Earth.
(Posted May 23, 2013)
May 22, 2013
U of S researchers lead the way on climate change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 22, 2013
SASKATOON - The Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS) at the University of Saskatchewan will play a lead role in a new network of researchers focused on understanding and managing the effects of extreme climate on the Canadian prairies and in other cold western Canadian regions.
(Posted May 22, 2013)
May 22, 2013
U of S researchers harness smartphones to combat illness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 22, 2013
SASKATOON – University of Saskatchewan computer science researchers Nathaniel Osgood and Kevin Stanley have developed a smartphone app that maps how people behave and helps predict health risks such as the causes of obesity and diabetes, and how tuberculosis and flu viruses may spread.
(Posted May 22, 2013)
May 17, 2013
BitStrata Systems wins 2013 U of S Tech Venture Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 17, 2013
BitStrata Systems Inc., creator of industrial machine-to-machine (M2M) systems using mobile devices, has won the U of S 2013 Tech Venture Challenge, co-sponsored by the U of S Industry Liaison Office (ILO), Innovation Place, Deloitte and the Royal Bank of Canada.
(Posted May 17, 2013)
May 17, 2013
Canadian Wheat Alliance to support R&D projects to develop new wheat varieties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 16, 2013
Government of Canada release
The Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan today announced the creation of a new Canadian Wheat Alliance (CWA). This initiative will coordinate research and development projects to improve the yield of Canadian wheat by reducing losses under extreme weather conditions such as drought, heat, cold and diseases. "The Canadian Wheat Alliance will improve the quality of Canadian wheat, and enhance Canada’s competitive position in the growing world market," said Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, on behalf of the Honorable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology). "The benefits of this Alliance will flow throughout the entire value chain, strengthening our producers’ bottom lines and our overall economy."
(Posted May 17, 2013)
May 17, 2013
University of Saskatchewan hosts international brainstorming workshop on medical imaging
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 16, 2013
SASKATOON – International medical imaging and health experts are meeting at the University of Saskatchewan today to explore how scientists, governments and industry can work together and improve health care for people and animals.
(Posted May 17, 2013)
May 15, 2013
TransformUS Support Service Transformation Task Force announces prioritization criteria
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 15, 2013
Saskatoon – The University of Saskatchewan TransformUS Support Service Transformation Task Force announced their final criteria and weightings in a letter to the campus community May 15.
(Posted May 15, 2013)
May 15, 2013
U of S GardenLine opens for the season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-May 15, 2013
SASKATOON – The idea of growing your own garden or starting a new landscaping project can be an overwhelming idea for the new gardener or homeowner. With the May long weekend fast approaching, the University of Saskatchewan’s GardenLine has started taking calls for this growing season. GardenLine is a free service offered through the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources to help answer gardening questions and concerns.
(Posted May 15, 2013)
May 13, 2013
U of S course in business available to high school students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 13, 2013
SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan’s Edwards School of Business will introduce a new credit course for high school students in the fall designed to give young people an understanding of the role of business in the world and of career potential in the field.
(Posted May 13, 2013)
May 09, 2013
University of Saskatchewan approves 2013-14 budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 9, 2013
SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan Board of Governors has approved the university’s 2013-14 operating budget, which contains a projected deficit of $3.3 million. While this deficit, at less than one per cent of projected expenses for the year, demonstrates progress against financial challenges, the university still needs to ensure that expenses will not outpace revenues going forward.
(Posted May 09, 2013)
May 03, 2013
U of S resident sheep flock to find a new home
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 3, 2013
SASKATOON – Saskatoon – In response to the budgetary pressures, the University of Saskatchewan will no longer maintain its flock of about 300 sheep on its campus farm but it will make animals available to meet teaching and research needs in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources and for the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
(Posted May 03, 2013)
