September 27, 2002
FUNDING FOR VETERINARY COLLEGE
Posted September 27, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 27, 2002 2002-09-28-WCVM
FUNDING FOR VETERINARY COLLEGE
The four western provinces have signed a new five-year funding agreement for
the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of
Saskatchewan. Since its founding in 1965, the college has operated through
an agreement among the four western provinces. The new agreement adds $1.75
million to the college's annual operating budget.
"This college is an excellent example of interprovincial co-operation,"
Learning Minister Jim Melenchuk said. "It complements the work of other
colleges at the University of Saskatchewan, and other provinces see good
return on their investment, from practising veterinarians, research into
animal disease, and the development of new pharmaceuticals."
"As the only university in Canada with all of the health science programs,
including veterinary medicine, the University of Saskatchewan is in a unique
position to offer strong programs that feature inter-disciplinarity and
international standards of quality," University of Saskatchewan President
Peter MacKinnon said.
"We welcome this new Interprovincial Agreement, as it reaffirms the
contributions and valuable resource the College provides to all four western
Canadian provinces," Acting Dean of the Veterinary College Dr. Charles
Rhodes said. "Equally important, this new agreement brings much needed
additional financial support to the college."
The spaces in the undergraduate teaching program at the college are
allocated on a quota system: Alberta, 20; British Columbia, 15; Manitoba, 12
and Saskatchewan, 20. There is no provincial quota on graduate programs.
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For more information, contact:
John Biss
Learning
Regina, SK
Phone: (306) 787-5900
OR
Cindy Paquette
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
Phone: (306) 966-6640
Cell: (306) 230-4200
Cornerstone in new physical activity complex unveiled
Posted September 27, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 27, 2002 2002-09-29-KIN
Cornerstone in new physical activity complex unveiled
Today Premier Lorne Calvert, along with University President Peter MacKinnon
and Dean Mark Tremblay unveiled the engraved cornerstone for the University
of Saskatchewan's new $33 million College of Kinesiology Physical Activity
Complex.
The ceremony, a milestone event in the construction process, took place at
the building site, east of the Administration Building. The new facility is
scheduled to open in August 2003.
In his remarks, MacKinnon acknowledged the Province's support and its impact
on post-secondary education.
"The new facility will help attract and retain outstanding faculty, staff,
and students, and help position the U of S in an increasingly competitive
environment," he said. "It will also provide immeasurable benefit to our
entire student body - students who are physically active excel
academically."
"This project will benefit generations of researchers and students," said
Premier Calvert. "It is a significant development for the University, the
City and the Province. For students, it will contribute to the overall
university experience."
The College of Kinesiology is known internationally for its research
expertise and accomplishments, and is committed to top quality academic,
athletic, and recreation programs.
"In a university that features all of the health sciences, including
Kinesiology, our College is uniquely positioned in Canada to bring an
interdisciplinary approach to our scholarly activities," Tremblay said.
In addition, many of the College's programs and services are provided to the
general public. "Our College has a long history of providing exceptional
recreation and fitness opportunities to the Saskatoon community," Tremblay
said.
The College of Kinesiology Physical Activity Complex will include
state-of-the-art classrooms and labs, a 13,000 square foot fitness centre,
triple gymnasium with spectator seating for 2,500, a running track, and a
climbing wall.
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For more information, please contact:
Mark Tremblay
Dean, College of Kinesiology
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6465
WCVM Opens New MRI and Radiation Therapy Centre
Posted September 27, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 27, 2002 2002-09-27-WCVM
WCVM Opens New MRI and Radiation Therapy Centre
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine's new magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) and radiation therapy centre for companion animals officially opened
its doors during today's grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The 357-square-metre facility includes a concrete bunker that will house a
radiation therapy unit and a laboratory for a MRI machine that is
specifically developed for the imaging of cats, dogs and other small
animals.
MRI technology is primarily used for diagnosing neurological, spinal and
cranial diseases in companion animals, while radiation is specifically used
for cancer therapy. Specialists will use the MRI and radiation technologies
together for more accurate and effective treatment of malignant tumours.
"This new centre will dramatically enhance the diagnostic and therapeutic
services that WCVM offers to companion animals in Western Canada," says Dr.
Charles Rhodes, WCVM's Acting Dean. "Pet owners will no longer have to
travel to the U.S. for veterinary radiation therapy, and they now have
access to an MRI machine that will be primarily used as a diagnostic tool
for companion animals."
The new technologies will also add a new dimension to WCVM's education and
research programs. Once the centre is fully operating WCVM will become the
first Canadian veterinary college to be equipped for training veterinary
students and graduate veterinarians in MRI technology and radiation
oncology. As well, that will allow WCVM to train specialists in veterinary
oncology and diagnostic imaging.
WCVM researchers will use the centre's facilities to conduct vital research
in companion animal health, and to collaborate with other U of S scientists
on studies that focus on overlapping aspects of human and animal medicine.
In early October, WCVM specialists will begin using the MRI machine on
clients of WCVM's veterinary teaching hospital. The radiation therapy unit
is to be installed, commissioned and licensed later this year.
The new centre will cost nearly $1.4 million once it is equipped. So far,
private and public donors have contributed more than $500,000 to the
veterinary college's ongoing fund raising campaign.
The MRI machine's owner is MRV Systems Inc., a joint venture company whose
partners include the National Research Council's Institute for
Biodiagnostics, the University of Saskatchewan and private investors. MRV
Systems, which will produce commercial models of the MRI unit, is using WCVM
as its demonstration site. In 1999, the Animal Cancer Therapy Subsidization
Society (ACTSS) of Alberta transferred ownership of its cobalt radiation
unit to WCVM as part of its goal to establish an oncology therapy centre in
Western Canada.
Another significant contributor was the B.C. Veterinary Medical Association.
Last year, BCVMA hosted the 26th World Small Animal Veterinary Congress in
Vancouver, B.C. This fall, BCVMA donated a portion of revenues generated
from the international event toward the facility.
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For more information, please contact:
Dr. Charles Rhodes, Acting Dean
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-7448
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
MRI AND RADIATION THERAPY CENTRE
WESTERN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
1. MRI and Radiation Therapy Centre, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
o Once the centre is completed, WCVM will be the first veterinary teaching
hospital in Canada to be equipped with MRI technology, and one of two
Canadian veterinary colleges to offer radiation therapy for veterinary
patients.
o Total construction and equipment costs: nearly $1.4 million
o Three specialists in veterinary medical oncology, veterinary radiation
oncology and veterinary medical imaging will oversee the centre's
operations. The specialists will also develop teaching, clinical and
research programs for undergraduate and graduate students in veterinary
oncology and medical imaging.
o The centre's resources will be used for clinical, teaching and research
purposes by WCVM. The college's researchers will also collaborate with other
U of S scientists to conduct research that focuses on human and animal
medicine.
2. Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
o WCVM is one of Canada's four veterinary colleges. Its first class of
veterinary students graduated in 1969.
o WCVM is a regional veterinary college that serves the four western
provinces as well as the Yukon, Nunavut and the unnamed part of the former
Northwest Territories.
o WCVM's current enrolment includes 280 undergraduate students and 65
graduate students pursuing advanced training and research. More than 2,000
people have graduated from the Veterinary College, many of WCVM's alumni
live and practise in Western Canadian communities.
September 25, 2002
New Research into Gene-Regulating Mechanism Could Help Battle Cancer
Posted September 25, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Sept. 25, 2002 2002-09-20-OTHER
New Research into Gene-Regulating Mechanism Could Help Battle Cancer
A University of Saskatchewan research team has discovered a gene-regulating
mechanism that may explain why a high-fibre diet seems to prevent colon
cancer.
In a just-published article in the prestigious cancer journal Oncogene, the
U of S team also offers new insight into why a certain class of drugs called
histone deaceltylase inhibitors, now in clinical trials to treat human
cancer, may prove effective in fighting breast and other cancers.
"Though we are still in the early stages, this is a promising line of
investigation in the fight against cancer," said oncology professor Keith
Bonham whose team includes graduate students Calley Kostyniuk, Scott Dehm,
and Danielle Batten.
"Our research provides another clue as to why these drugs appear to work. If
we can find out exactly what these drugs do, then we may be able to come up
with even better drugs. That's where our research is headed now."
Scientists have long speculated about the link between consumption of
dietary fibre (such as is found in pasta, rice, bran, and certain
vegetables) and colon health. In Japan, where eating habits include a
high-fibre diet, colon cancer rates are low. But when a Japanese family
moves to North America and adopts Western eating habits, often within a
single generation colon cancer rates are dramatically higher.
It's known that in human cancer, a gene called SRC promotes uncontrolled
cell growth when it is inappropriately "turned on." The hope has been to
find a way to prevent the overexpression of the SRC gene and thereby bring
about the death of cancer cells.
Working with human cancer cell cultures, Bonham's team has discovered that
the SRC gene is "turned off" by a naturally occurring fatty acid -- sodium
butyrate -- which in the colon is generated by the fermentation of dietary
fibre. With a high-fibre diet, the large intestine can produce enough
butyrate to protect colon cells from cancer.
"The high-fibre diet could actually kill any pre-malignant cells," he says,
explaining that fibre is a food source for bacteria that live in the large
intestine. "These bacteria love fibre. When you eat pasta, for instance,
they digest starches, fermenting them until they turn into butyrate."
This finding may explain why in rat studies, a high-fibre diet has been
shown to reduce colon cancer rates.
Bonham says butyrate decreases SRC levels in cells by inhibiting the action
of the histone deacetylase enzyme. This enzyme acts on regions of the gene
called "promoters" that work like the volume control on a stereo, regulating
the level of SRC produced in a cell.
Unlike colon tissue, breast and liver tissue are not naturally exposed to
high levels of butyrate. However, Bonham's team has discovered that drugs
such as Trichostatin A (TSA), which are known to be highly active histone
deacetylase inhibitors, inhibit SRC activity in much the same way as
butyrate, but at much lower doses. This finding could be important in
treating a variety of cancers.
"We've looked at 12 different tumor-derived cell lines -- for colon, breast
and liver cancer -- and in every case the cancer-promoting gene was turned
off with butyrate or the drug TSA," he said.
TSA was found to be 1,000 to 10,000 times more effective than butyrate in
inhibiting the cancer-promoting gene SRC.
Both butyrate and a drug similar to TSA are currently being tested in
separate early-stage U.S. clinical trials as potential chemotherapy drugs,
says Bonham.
Bonham's lab is the only one in the country studying how to turn off the SRC
gene in cancer cells.
The study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the
Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. Graduate student Dehm was supported by an NSERC
(Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Scholarship.
Last year, Dehm won a gold medal for aspects of the work at a CIHR national
competition.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. Keith Bonham
Associate Professor, Division of Oncology
Saskatoon Cancer Centre
(306) 655-2315
Kathryn Warden
Research Communications
Office of the Vice-President Research
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-2506
U of S Promotes Integrity, Honesty and Ethics
Posted September 25, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 25, 2002 2002-09-21-OTHER
U of S Promotes Integrity, Honesty and Ethics
This morning, the University of Saskatchewan launched several proactive
initiatives promoting student integrity and academic honesty in the Learning
Commons Computing Area of the Library.
Through an aggressive poster campaign, creation of a new website and unique
information sessions for faculty, the U of S is confident students will
adopt the "Writing it Right," initiatives.
"We know that this new integrity campaign will make our students proud to be
members of the U of S community - a community which frowns upon people who
cheat," said University Secretary, Gordon Barnhart. "We want students to
know that their degrees are worth more because they were honest in their
classes, and so were their peers."
The University of Saskatchewan Students' Union (USSU) has plans to develop a
student rights handbook which would include an extensive section about
student integrity.
"Through this new University website and soon through our new handbook, we
want to make sure students are aware of the new rules," said USSU
Vice-President (Academic Affairs), Blair McDaid. "Rather than simply
publishing the rules and saying 'don't break them,' we want to explain
them."
The new campus-wide initiative includes faculty. The Gwenna Moss Teaching
and Learning Centre (TLC) will be hosting a variety of workshops for faculty
regarding academic honesty and integrity.
"I am pleased that this initiative stresses positive and constructive values
in teaching, studying, and research rather than concentrating only on the
detection and punishment of offenders," said Ron Marken, Director of TLC.
To view the new honesty website please visit http://www.usask.ca/honesty/ .
To visit the TLC website please head to www.usask.ca/tlc .
For a copy of the poster, please contact (306) 966-6919.
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For more information, please contact:
Gordon Barnhart
University Secretary
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-4632
Farm Safety Essay Makes Cents
Posted September 25, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 25, 2002 2002-09-25-AG
Farm Safety Essay Makes Cents
The Institute of Agricultural Rural and Environmental Health (I.ARE.H) at
the University of Saskatchewan is offering one $1,000 scholarship to a grade
12 student who writes the best 1,000-word essay on farm safety. Participants
must plan to enter post-secondary education in fall of 2003.
The scholarship was made possible by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural
Municipalities (S.A.R.M.), through sales of their history book, "The
Building of a Province: Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities." The S.A.R.M. Board of
Directors contributed the funds raised to the I.ARE.H in 1995 and the
scholarship is being maintained by its Founding Chairs Program.
Students have a choice of two topics for the essay:
The Importance of Safety and Health on Our Farm
Safety and Health Hazards on Our Farm
Last years winner was Melissa Schachtel from the R.M. of Eye Hill, #382,
Macklin. She is attending the University of Saskatchewan.
For information and application forms, students may contact their local R.M.
office, Rural Service Centre or the I.ARE.H at (306) 966-6643. The
application form can be downloaded from
http://iareh.usask.ca/rhep/scholarships.php. Applications must be postmarked
on or before January 17, 2003.
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For more information, please contact:
Lori Lockinger
Institute of Agricultural Rural and Environmental Health
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6643
E-mail: lockinger@sask.usask.ca
September 23, 2002
The College of Law Multimedia Moot Court Room Opens
Posted September 23, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 20, 2002 2002-09-15-LA
The College of Law Multimedia Moot Court Room Opens
President Peter MacKinnon and Acting Dean Daniel Ish officially re-opened
the College of Law Moot Court Room this evening. Provincial Justice
Minister Chris Axworthy and Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan,
Tom Molloy, were also in attendance for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Moot Court Room underwent extensive renovations last summer to transform
it from a regular amphitheatre-style lecture hall into a multimedia teaching
(smart classroom) and video conferencing (distributed learning) facility.
The total cost of the project was $512,000. The Law Foundation of
Saskatchewan provided $245,000 for the purchase of the equipment. The
upgrade of the electrical system and physical changes were provided by the
University of Saskatchewan.
The Law Foundation's involvement in this project is an aspect of its
generous on-going financial support for the College. Harry Dahlem, chair of
the Law Foundation, says the group is "very pleased to have played a key
role in assisting the College to bring to its students the benefits of new
pedagogical technology."
"The study and teaching of law has changed dramatically in the last ten
years," said Acting Dean Ish. "Most legal sources are now in digital format
and are available on the Internet. Teaching materials for several law
school courses are accessible by students only through computers."
The new equipment will allow faculty members to bring into the classroom a
wide range of legal materials from many sources, enriching students'
learning experience. The video conferencing equipment allows the College to
participate in arrangements with other legal institutions where the same
course can be offered by an instructor simultaneously at several
institutions.
The wireless transmission capability allows students direct access to the
Internet using laptop computers.
"Today, lawyers are networked through the PC on their desk and are linked to
outside resources through the Internet," said Minister Axworthy. "Lawyers
and legal researchers use legal databases as well as other on-line resources
to do work that once required an extensive law library. It is important that
law students are able to gain experience with these new technologies."
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For further information, please contact:
Tarissa Carmichael
College of Law
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-5898
Email: tarissa.carmichael@usask.ca
U of S Board of Governors appoints new Chair
Posted September 23, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 20, 2002 2002-09-16-OTHER
U of S Board of Governors appoints new Chair
Former Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen has been elected Chair of the
University of Saskatchewan Board of Governors. The announcement was made
earlier today.
Thiessen studied economics at the U of S, receiving an Honours B.A. in 1960
and an M.A. in 1961. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Economics from the London
School of Economics in 1972. In 1997, the U of S awarded him an honorary
Doctor of Laws.
"The University is a large institution that will undoubtedly face many
unique challenges within the next year. I am confident that Gordon
Thiessen's leadership will inspire the entire campus as we embark on a
journey to renew the dream of our founders and implement our strategic
directions and goals," said University President, Peter MacKinnon.
The Board elects its own Chair from among its 12 members - the Chancellor,
the President of the University, six members appointed by the
Lieutenant-Governor-in Council, two members elected by the Senate, one
student, and one member elected by the faculty.
At their monthly meetings, the Board oversees and directs all matters
respecting the management, administration, and control of the university's
property, revenues, and financial affairs.
Thiessen joined the Bank of Canada in 1963 and worked in various departments
until 1979 when he was appointed Advisor to the Governor. He was then
appointed Deputy Governor in 1984 and Senior Deputy Governor in 1987. He was
appointed Governor on February 1, 1994 and retired from that post on January
31, 2001.
Thiessen replaces Frank Quennell who served as the Board Chair for two and a
half years.
"The Board was very fortunate to have experienced the leadership of Frank
Quennell. His dedication to ensuring university education remained
accessible to all people indicates that he was mindful of the importance of
quality in all areas of the student experience," said University Secretary,
Gordon Barnhart.
Mr. Quennell continues to practice law full-time with Robertson Stromberg.
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For more information, please contact:
Gordon Barnhart
University Secretary
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-4632
Discovery Sheds New Light on Plant Evolution
Posted September 23, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Monday, September 23, 2002 2002-09-18-AR
Discovery Sheds New Light on Plant Evolution
A University of Saskatchewan-led team has discovered 420-million-year-old
plant fossils in the Canadian North that radically alter the time scale of
plant evolution on Earth.
The discovery dates significant land vegetation development 10 million years
earlier than formerly assumed, says U of S geology chair James Basinger. The
American Journal of Botany published the team's findings in its June issue.
Fossils of the Silurian age are rare, but those found on Bathurst Island in
Nunavut, just 1,500 kilometers from the North Pole, are larger and more
developed than any other plant fossil from the same period.
"The Silurian fossils give evidence of an older, much more complex ecosystem
than we knew existed," said Basinger.
These plants are not the oldest ever discovered. Earlier vascular plants,
those with water-conducting tissue, stood only a fraction of an inch tall
and produced few sporangia (reproductive bodies). The Bathurst fossils
depict plants several inches tall with many branches and dense clusters of
sporangia that increase the plant's reproductive capacity.
"The timing of plant evolution is poorly understood because there's a meager
record of plants of that age," said Basinger. "Few fossils exist, as plants
were easily destroyed following death."
The Bathurst fossils are a record of when plants began adapting to land,
appearing in low, wet flora areas. After developing internal
water-conducting tissue, they moved onto land and lived in dry air rather
than water.
More than 200 million years before dinosaurs, these plants were swept into
the sea by swift running river-flow and buried in fine grain sand. They
were then preserved in marine sediment, along with invertebrates that
determine geological age and allow for accurate dating.
Basinger started collecting specimens in 1993 when evaluating the island for
fossil-finding potential. His team returned for four years even though
digging is impossible in permafrost and there is a limited window of
opportunity - only one month each year - when scientists can work in the
extremely harsh weather conditions.
"Bathurst Island is a special place to look for fossils because they are
well exposed in river beds," said Basinger. "It's a remote area and still
pristine because there has been little human presence to disturb the land
mass."
Of the five sites explored by the team, only one yielded the few dozen
specimens that change the chronology of plant development on Earth.
"These fossils are so rare that you could spend your life flipping rocks
looking for them," he says. "What we need to do is go back again in four or
five years after the climate has had a chance to weather and change the
landscape, exposing different rock. Then we might find more Silurian
fossils."
The team also discovered plants with roots, a significant find as there is
little information about when root systems first appeared or how they
evolved.
Team members include Michele Kotyk, a U of S graduate student who wrote her
Master's thesis and won the Toop Memorial Prize for Scientific Writing on
the Bathurst fossils, biologist Patricia Gensel from University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, and geologist Tim Freitas with Nexen Inc.
Research funding was provided by NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council). The Polar Continental Shelf Project provided aircraft
use within the Arctic.
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For more information, contact:
Professor Jim Basinger
Head, Department of Geology
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-5684
Kathryn Warden
Research Communications
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-2506
WIMPZILLAS May Solve Cosmic Puzzles
Posted September 23, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 23, 2002 2002-09-19-AR
WIMPZILLAS May Solve Cosmic Puzzles
Ultra-high energy cosmic rays travelling at nearly the speed of light shoot
through the galaxy from all directions, striking Earth's atmosphere roughly
every six seconds. Most cosmic rays originate from stars, but the energy
source for these ultra-high energy rays has been a mystery -- until now.
University of Saskatchewan astrophysicist Rainer Dick and international
colleagues have proposed a new theory that may explain this momentous puzzle
in contemporary particle astrophysics.
"Scientists have been trying to determine the origin of ultra-high energy
cosmic rays for almost 40 years," said Dick. "These cosmic rays strike Earth
with such high energies (comparable to the energy of a tennis ball moving at
100 kilometres per hour) that we know they can't have travelled from another
galaxy. So they must have originated within our own."
Dick hypothesizes that super-heavy particles of dark matter called
WIMPZILLAS are responsible for the existence of ultra-high energy (UHE)
cosmic rays.
Dark matter is made of invisible particles generated at extremely high
temperatures mere seconds after the universe was created. These particles
usually don't give off or absorb light except when two of them collide and
annihilate in a burst of radiation.
WIMPZILLAS are the Godzilla-sized version of dark matter particles called
Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPS). WIMPZILLAS weigh only a
trillionth of a gram, but that's more than 100 billion times the mass of an
atom -- heavier than any other known elementary particle.
Dick thinks that WIMPZILLAS clump together in the dark matter halo
surrounding our galaxy. When two of them collide and are annihilated, they
release extremely high amounts of energy -- UHE cosmic rays.
His theory challenges a 1997 theory put forward by a Russian team and a
US-Italian-German collaboration that a single dark matter particle
deteriorates, resulting in UHE cosmic rays.
Cosmic rays were first discovered back in 1912, but UHE cosmic rays weren't
observed until the 1960s with the advent of ground-based cosmic ray
detectors.
New Scientist has published an article on WIMPZILLAS by Dick's team in its
June issue. A paper explaining their idea will appear in the September issue
of Astroparticle Physics.
The existence of WIMPZILLAS may also solve a second puzzle -- the missing
mass of the Universe.
Most of the matter in the universe is clustered into galaxies, but only a
tiny fraction of it, such as stars or planets, is visible. Scientists
measure the mass of a galaxy by determining how fast it rotates, or by
observing how light rays are bent in its gravitational field. What they
find is that galaxies weigh more than the sum of their stars.
"We know that the mass of the galaxy is made up of much more than stars,"
said Dick.
"Massive dark matter particles, WIMPZILLAS, account for the missing mass."
The theory will be tested at the Pierre Auger Observatory now under
construction in Argentina. Over the first three or four years of operation,
hundreds of UHE cosmic rays will be tracked and studied using 1,600 cosmic
ray detectors over 3,000 square kilometers.
Co-developers of the WIMPZILLA theory are Edward Kolb of the Enrico Fermi
Institute in Chicago and Pasquale Blasi of the Arcetri Astrophysical
Observatory in Florence, Italy.
Funding was provided by NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council) and NASA/Fermilab Astrophysics Center.
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For more information, contact:
Professor Rainer Dick
Physics Department
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6443
Kathryn Warden
Research Communications
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-2506
September 18, 2002
Renowned Biologist Appointed First Jarislowsky Chair In Biotechnology
Posted September 18, 2002
2002-09-13-AR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Renowned Biologist Appointed First Jarislowsky Chair In Biotechnology
Larry Fowke, a world-class University of Saskatchewan biologist whose work
has led to promising new tools for forest regeneration, has been named the
university's first Jarislowsky Chair in Biotechnology.
The new Chair, the third at U of S related to biotechnology, has been
created to promote the research and teaching of the College of
Biotechnology, and help attract students and faculty to the field. The
appointment is for one year.
Funding is through a $1-million endowment set up with $500,000 from the
Montreal-based Jarislowsky Foundation and matched by the Saskatchewan
government from funds previously provided to the College of Biotechnology.
The announcement was made today by Graham Scoles, Dean of the College of
Biotechnology, at the 4th Agricultural Biotechnology International
Conference in Saskatoon.
"One of the world's most distinguished plant cell biologists, Prof. Fowke
has played a key role in the establishment and recognition of the University
of Saskatchewan as an international centre for agricultural biotechnology,"
said Scoles. "He brings to this position a reputation for excellence in both
cell biology and biotechnology, and a research program that is recognized
worldwide."
Fowke's lab was the first in the world to isolate a particular plant
membrane-bound structure called a coated vesicle and show how it takes
material into cells. His current focus is on manipulating cell division
during seed development in order to increase seed size in plants, work that
could improve seed crop yields. In this work, he will collaborate with U of
S biochemist Hong Wang.
Along with a former research associate, Fowke pioneered and patented new
methods for propagating coniferous trees such as spruce, using a tissue
culture technique known as somatic embryogenesis. With this cloning
technique, one seed can be used to produce thousands of identical embryos
that can be grown into trees. Embryos produced at different times can be
dried and stored, and then germinated all at once in the spring to provide
cloned plants of uniform size.
The technology offers benefits to the forestry industry including unlimited
and year-round embryo production, speed to market in introducing genetically
superior trees, and better tree breeding. Potentially, selected genes could
be introduced into the cloned embryos, leading to trees with disease and
pest resistance.
Four U.S. patents based on the research have been issued and a Canadian tree
nursery company in Victoria is presently commercializing this technology.
Fowke holds a U of S Distinguished Researcher Award and was a finalist this
year for the Innovation Place/UST Award of Innovation. He has been nominated
twice for the U of S Students Union Teaching Excellence Award.
A competition to select a Jarislowsky Chair for next year is currently
underway. The Jarislowsky Foundation was set up by Stephen Jarislowsky, an
engineer, financier, journalist and philanthropist who has endowed many
chairs at Canadian universities.
The U of S College of Biotechnology brings together a wide range of
scientific and social disciplines to deliver undergraduate degree programs,
graduate supervision and contributions to the public debate. In its first
two years, it has produced 34 graduates. For more information, visit:
http://biotechnology.usask.ca/
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For more information, contact:
Professor Larry Fowke
Biology Department
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-4402
Kathryn Warden
Research Communications Officer
Office of the Vice-President (Research)
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-2506
kathryn.warden@usask.ca
Key Synchrotron Commissioning Milestone Achieved
Posted September 18, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 18, 2002 2002-09-14-OTHER
Key Synchrotron Commissioning Milestone Achieved
The "booster ring", a major operations component of the Canadian Light
Source at the University of Saskatchewan, has been successfully
commissioned, exceeding expectations for both efficiency and reliability.
"We've reached all our design goals for the booster ring, all the components
are working properly, and we're ready to deliver electrons to the storage
ring," said accelerator physicist Les Dallin who designed both the booster
and storage rings for the $174-million project.
"We're very confident we will have the synchrotron ready to go for January
of 2004."
This milestone marks the successful completion of the second of three phases
of testing required by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
The booster ring ramps up the energy of speeding electrons in preparation
for transfer to the storage ring where brilliant synchrotron light is
produced for a wide range of scientific experiments. Magnetic fields in the
booster force the electrons to race in a circle and powerful radio waves
boost the energy of the electron beam.
On Sunday, the booster ring was continuously operated for 6.5 hours, much
longer than the
couple of minutes at a time that will be required when the synchrotron is
fully operational.
As well, the design goals for energy (2.9 billion electron volts) and
current (20 milli-amps) were fully met, and the electron beam was so well
aligned that magnets for correcting the beam's orbit did not have to be
used, though they will be used in future to refine the alignment.
"The successful building and testing of the booster ring has been
accomplished in only 200 hours of intensive work which is a credit to the
efforts of all CLS staff, especially the commissioning team of accelerator
physicists and engineers, the computer staff writing the control systems,
and the mechanical and electrical technicians," said Mark de Jong, Interim
Executive-Director of the Canadian Light Source Inc. (CLSI).
The next major step will be to inject and store the electron beam in the
storage ring, a milestone expected to be achieved in early 2003.
The U of S-owned national facility is one of the largest scientific projects
in Canada and one of the most advanced synchrotrons in the world.
Synchrotron light -- millions of times brighter than sunlight -- is used to
view chemical reactions and the micro-structure of materials, paving the way
for new drugs, more powerful computer chips, better engine lubricants, more
effective medical imaging and a host of other applications for science and
industry.
CLS funding partners include the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the
Canadian government (including Western Economic Diversification, Natural
Resources Canada, the National Research Council, NSERC, and the Canadian
Institutes of Health Research), Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, Ontario
Innovation Trust, Alberta Innovation and Science, Alberta Heritage
Foundation for Medical Research, U of S, the City of Saskatoon, SaskPower,
and Boehringer Ingelheim, University of Western Ontario, and University of
Alberta. GlaxoSmithKline has also provided funding for a U of S chair in an
area of synchrotron science.
For more information on the CLS, visit: www.cls.usask.ca
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For more information, contact:
Kathryn Warden
U of S/CLS Research Communications
Phone: (306) 966-2506
kathryn.warden@usask.ca
September 13, 2002
New Chemical Engineering Extension opens on Campus
Posted September 13, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 13, 2002 2002-09-10-ENG
New Chemical Engineering Extension opens on Campus
Chemical Engineering students at the University of Saskatchewan started
their classes this year in a brand new facility.
This afternoon, David Forbes, MLA for Saskatoon Idylwyld on behalf of
Learning Minister Jim Melenchuk and Claude Laguë, Dean of Engineering
officially opened the Chemical Engineering Extension. Ken Coates, Acting
Provost and Vice President, and Gordon Hill, Head of the Department of
Chemical Engineering also took part in the ceremony.
The teaching and research facility, made possible by a $13 million grant
from the Provincial Government, will improve the delivery of chemical
engineering education to University students. Construction of the 4,500
square meters building began in Spring 2000 and was completed last month.
Much of the new addition is dedicated to laboratory space. There are 21
laboratories, one pilot plant (containing five additional labs), one
computer design laboratory, and space for graduate students. The two biggest
labs are for undergraduate work while the others are allocated for research.
"We are very proud of the new facilities and are grateful for the funding
from the provincial government," said Dr. Coates. "Like all universities
today, we are facing stiff competition for students and faculty, but this
new learning centre allows us to offer ample research facilities,
state-of-the-art laboratories and new computer design space as part of the
university experience."
Dr. Laguë added, "I anticipate with the new research laboratories that
our research capabilities will increase significantly in the next few years.
These new facilities will be of invaluable assistance for our excellent
chemical engineering faculty in attracting high quality graduate students
and other research personnel."
"This project greatly enhances the research and teaching capacity of the
University of Saskatchewan," said David Forbes. "Breakthroughs in chemical
engineering continue to reshape the world's economy. This is a good
investment in students, in research and in the growth of the province."
The department has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception in 1931.
Today, more than 115 undergraduate students are enrolled in classes, taught
by 10 different faculty members. Approximately 25 graduate students carry
out projects and coursework in the department as well. Chemical Engineering
was previously located in the Thorvaldson building.
Alumni at the 90th anniversary of the College attended the ribbon cutting
ceremony and participated in tours of the new facilities.
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For more information, please contact:
Claude Laguë
Dean, College of Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-5273
September 12, 2002
Aboriginal people achieve highest return on their education investment
Posted September 12, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 12th, 2002 2002-09-08-OTHER
Aboriginal people achieve highest return on their education investment
In a seminar at the University of Saskatchewan, Economic Professor Eric
Howe, released estimates of the earnings of Aboriginal People in
Saskatchewan, depending on their sex and level of education.
Howe's seminar, delivered at the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives,
pointed out that Canada's Aboriginal people have the highest average dollar
return on their investment in education. That conclusion - which some find
surprising - is robust and similar to those obtained in studies from the
United States.
Howe presented estimates of the lifetime earnings of an Aboriginal person
with different levels of education. The results are summarized in the
following table:
-If an Aboriginal person drops out of school prior to receiving a high
school diploma, and does not subsequently obtain a high school equivalency.
Their life time earnings will be $344,781 for a Saskatchewan Aboriginal Male
and $89,502 for a Saskatchewan Aboriginal Female.
-If an Aboriginal person obtains a high school diploma either by graduation
or by subsequently completing high school equivalency, with no further
formal education. Their life time earnings will be $861,636 for a
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Male and $294,350 for a Saskatchewan Aboriginal
Female.
-If an Aboriginal person attends - although not necessarily completes - a
program at a non-university post-secondary institution (such as a technical
school), with no secondary institution (such as a technical school), with no
further formal education. Their life time earnings will be $1,191,146 for a
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Male and $646,904 for a Saskatchewan Aboriginal
Female.
-If an Aboriginal person attends - although not necessarily completes - a
program at a university. Their life time earnings will be $1,386,434 for a
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Male and $1,249,246 for a Saskatchewan Aboriginal
Female.
Howe pointed out that when an Aboriginal male drops out of school, he gives
up over $0.5 million ($861,636 - $344,781 = $516,855). "A new, fully loaded
Ford F150 XLT Supercab, 4x4 with a 5.41 V-8 engine costs $38,600. So,
dropping out is the equivalent of buying 13 of them and pushing them off a
cliff."
Howe also explained that the number of Aboriginal females seeking education
is growing rapidly. They can expect to earn over $1 million in their
lifetime if they stay in school and then attend university. However, if they
drop out of high school, they can expect to earn only $89,502 during their
working life.
"These amounts provide an extraordinary incentive for Saskatchewan's
Aboriginal people to seek education", added Howe. " It is predicted that
Saskatchewan Aboriginal people will catch up to the average level of
education of the non-Aboriginal population during the 21st century."
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Howe's seminar will be held from 3:00-3:30pm on Thursday, September 12 at
the Centre for Co-operatives in the Diefenbaker Centre at the University of
Saskatchewan.
For more information please contact:
Professor Eric Howe
Department of Economics
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: (306) 966-5212
Email: eric.howe@usask.ca
Fax: (306) 966-5232
U of S Engineer wins prestigious Fellowship
Posted September 12, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Thursday, September 12, 2002 2002-09-09-ENG
U of S Engineer wins prestigious Fellowship
University of Saskatchewan Electrical Engineering professor David Dodds has
been named the 2001 Wighton Fellow. The Wighton Fellowship is a national
award recognizing excellence in the development and teaching of
undergraduate laboratory courses in Canadian engineering programs
Fellow faculty members nominated Dodds for the award which is presented by
the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the
Sandford Fleming Foundation at the University of Waterloo. He will receive a
$3,000 stipend as part of the Fellowship.
Dodds, a professor at the U of S since 1969 is teaching the laboratory class
for fourth year students this fall. In this lab, students explore electronic
circuits, electrical machines and computer systems in a hands-on
environment. Students design, build and test their experiments under his
supervision. The U of S laboratory program is unique in that students spend
six hours a week in a unified lab, which combines material from several
lecture classes. "This is considerably more efficient than the traditional
laboratory for each course" said Dodds. "Graduates are highly effective in
the workplace since our laboratories are operated on the same model followed
by many private businesses,"
Professor Dodds received his training at the U of S. He completed a B.Eng.
in 1966 and his M.Sc. in 1968. He is a registered Consulting Engineer in
Saskatchewan and Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers.
In addition to his teaching duties at the U of S, Dodds is a scientist at
Telecommunications Research Laboratories (TRLabs) in Saskatoon. He works
closely with local industries and regularly provides professional
development short-courses. Professor Dodds' research interests include
Internet access across telephone lines and fibre-optic technology.
* Tours of the laboratory are available at 10 a.m. on Sept. 13 in room 2C80
of the Engineering Building (57 Campus Drive).
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For more information, please contact:
David Dodds
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-5397
E-mail: dodds@engr.usask.ca
September 11, 2002
Jordan Broadworth: Contingencies
Posted September 11, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 11, 2002 2002-09-07-OTHER
Jordan Broadworth: Contingencies
Curated by Kent Archer
Exhibition Dates: Sept. 12 - Oct. 27, 2002
Public Discussion: Sept. 12 - noon - Participate in conversation with
painters Jordan Broadworth, Margaret Vanderhaeghe, Tammi Campbell and Robert
Christie as they investigate the renewed interest in abstract painting among
a younger generation.
Opening Reception: Sept. 12 - 8 p.m.
Location and Hours: The Kenderdine Art Gallery is located on the second
floor (Room 2D61) of the Agriculture Building at the University of
Saskatchewan. The Gallery is open from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday to
Friday; closed on Saturdays; open Sundays from noon until 5 p.m. Admission
is free.
In this body of work, Broadworth addresses the flux between gestural and
geometric systems, mediated and authentic experience, repetition and change,
flatness and depth. Each gestural brush-stroke ends in a drip. The drip has
come to represent spontaneity and excess: excessive force, material and
emotion. In Broadworth's work, the drips are methodically placed and
controlled and made visible through a lack rather than an excess of
material. Existing between the immediate and mediated, Broadworth's vacant
drips and brush-strokes speak of dispossession and memorial.
The paintings undergo two distinct phases of development. The first phase is
hard-edged and geometric. The second stage involves a time sensitive,
erasure process that results in a figure/ground reversal. Broadworth's
practice is based on two primary objectives. The first to contribute to the
interpretation and analyses of a moment in history. The second objective is
to pay homage to painting's past through the linking and reinterpretation of
established codes.
Born in 1968, Broadworth who now lives in Toronto received his BFA from
NSCAD and a MFA from the University of Guelph where he studied with painters
Margaret Priest, Ron Shuebrook and Tony Sherman. His recent exhibitions
include Hungry Eyes, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax 2002 and Triangle
Artists' Workshop Exhibition, World Trade Centre, New York, 2001.
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For more information or to arrange an interview with Jordan Broadworth,
please contact Kent Archer, Curator at 966-4571 or visit
www.usask.ca/kenderdine
The Kenderdine Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the supporters of the
exhibition: the Museums Association of Saskatchewan, the University of
Saskatchewan, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Kenderdine Beamish Trust
and our volunteers.
September 10, 2002
U of S Wins Prestigious Scotiabank-AUCC Award for Excellence in Internationalization
Posted September 10, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 10, 2002 2002-09-05-OTHER
U of S Wins Prestigious Scotiabank-AUCC Award for
Excellence in Internationalization
Today the University of Saskatchewan was awarded a prestigious
Scotiabank-AUCC Award for Excellence in Internationalization. The local
awards ceremony, featured Jim Orr, Manager of Sales and Service with the
Main Branch of Scotiabank in Saskatoon; Robert Best, Vice-President National
Affairs Branch of the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada
(AUCC), and various U of S representatives including President, Peter
MacKinnon and Agriculture Dean, Ernie Barber.
The U of S International and Interdisciplinary Network for Study, Research
and Training on Land Use earned the award under the category of "Maximizing
the Contribution of Research to Internationalization." Prof. Holm Tiessen
from the U of S College of Agriculture coordinates the program, which brings
together students, scientists and technical experts from Canada, Mexico,
Brazil and Venezuela to research land quality under changing land use. This
project allows U of S undergraduate and graduate students to work with Latin
American project leaders.
"The project being recognized today helps reinforce the value of coupling
international research with student learning. This award reaffirms the value
of our research, and the focus of our strategic directions," said U of S
President, Peter MacKinnon.
Launched in 1997 by Scotiabank and the AUCC, the awards recognize
achievements by Canadian universities who bring an international perspective
to the teaching, research and service functions on their campuses. Along
with the University of British Columbia, Dalhousie University, the
University of New Brunswick Saint John campus, the U of S is one of four
Canadian universities to win this annual award for excellence in
international activities.
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For more information, please contact:
Rob Norris
Coordinator - Communications and Program Development
University of Saskatchewan International
Phone: (306) 966-2428
E-mail: rob.norris@usask.ca
September 06, 2002
U of S Researchers Awarded More Than $145,000 to Study Adult Literacy
Posted September 06, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Sept. 6, 2002 2002-09-02-ED
U of S Researchers Awarded More Than $145,000 to Study Adult Literacy
A University of Saskatchewan research team has just been awarded more than
$145,000 through a federal grant and research stipend to find out what
contributes to Sweden's success in improving adult literacy and how to put
that information into practice at home.
Roughly 40 percent of Canadian adults lack the literacy skills to fully
function in society, while the comparable rate in Sweden is only 26 percent,
according to international studies. Sweden consistently leads top-ranking
countries in adult literacy levels, while Canada holds a middle ranking.
Almost half of Canadian adults don't work well with words and numbers,
according to the Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL). These Canadians 16
and older have difficulty understanding news articles, reading maps, and
balancing their checkbooks.
The award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
(SSHRC) will enable researchers to study both Canadian and Swedish literacy
practices in rural and mid-sized urban communities.
"Through our formal partnership with the MCL and an advisory group of
literacy experts, we will use our findings to consult with literacy
policy-makers and community-level practitioners throughout Canada to
determine what we might do to improve our Canadian efforts," said education
professor Keith Walker who leads the team.
Walker noted there are many similarities between the two countries,
including population distribution. Yet adult Swedes with the equivalent of
Canadian grade nine have much higher literacy skills than Canadians at the
same education level. This may be due to the fact that there's widespread
use of public libraries in Sweden and Swedish trade unions promote literacy,
he suggests.
For the next three years, Walker, education colleague Angela Ward, and
community literacy leader and doctoral student Nayda Veeman will probe the
opportunities, incentives, and policy tools that promote literacy in both
Sweden and Canada.
"It is wonderful to have the academic and research expertise of the
University applied to a topic that is of such great interest and relevance
to the literacy community," said Veeman, who served as executive director of
the Saskatchewan Literacy Network for 11 years.
Veeman, former president of the MCL, is acknowledged by her research
partners as the driving force behind the study.
"Nayda has been working for a long time in adult education and is well
versed with literacy needs at a community level," said Walker. "She has both
passion and the vision to see adult literacy broadly defined and advanced."
In September, the team will travel to Sweden to interview policy workers
about successful literacy programs. The following spring, they will return
to conduct two months of community interviews to determine what raises
literacy levels. Similar interviews will also take place in several
Canadian communities.
"Literacy advocates have been anxious for some time to have this research
undertaken," said Veeman. "We want to know what kinds of things encourage
people to come into literacy programs. What are the incentives? Are there
support mechanisms such as childcare or transportation? Why does Sweden
have such a high rate of participation in adult learning?"
Once the team has found some answers, MCL will help put that information
into action. Regional focus groups will be formed to discuss findings and
determine the best way to incorporate information into Canadian policy.
The team will consult with policy-makers across Canada, develop a web site
to provide ongoing information about the study, organize a virtual
conference, present papers at national and international conferences, and
prepare a book with findings from the study.
International Literacy Day will be celebrated this year on Sunday, September
8th.
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For more information, contact:
Prof. Keith Walker
College of Education
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-7623
Nayda Veeman
Doctoral Student, College of Education
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-7660
Kathryn Warden
Research Communications Officer
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-2506
Email: kathryn.warden@usask.ca
Digital X-Ray Takes the "Squeeze" Out of Mammography
Posted September 06, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Sept. 6, 2002 2002-09-03-ENG
Digital X-Ray Takes the "Squeeze" Out of Mammography
Mammograms could soon become less painful, cheaper and more effective in
detecting breast cancer, thanks to the work of a University of Saskatchewan
researcher and colleagues across Canada.
Their work has led to a new type of digital X-ray image detector for
mammography that is poised to revolutionize medical imaging. Preliminary
feedback from radiologists indicates that this technology will be a major
factor in the fight against breast cancer, enabling them to detect cancer at
an earlier stage.
U of S electrical engineering professor Safa Kasap and his graduate students
have developed a photoconductor, a semiconductor alloy, that generates an
electrical charge when exposed to X-rays. This is the key component in a new
X-ray image detector for mammography being developed by Anrad Corporation
(formerly Noranda Advanced Materials) in Montreal.
The detector is currently in the last stage of clinical trials and is
expected to hit commercial markets early next year. Larger detectors that
can image the entire chest are also being developed.
With this technology, an X-ray is passed through the breast tissue to the
photoconductor where it is instantly converted to an electronic signal that
produces a digital image on a computer screen. While the image still looks
like a traditional X-ray, the procedure eliminates costly film processing
and the need for doctors to view X-ray films.
"It works so fast you could think of it as a digital X-ray camera," said
Kasap. "The detector will allow medical personnel to take a digital X-ray
in rural Saskatchewan that can be immediately sent by wireless technology to
Royal University Hospital (Saskatoon) or as far as the Mayo Clinic for
analysis."
It can image a wide area of the breast and, in principle, produce a higher
resolution image than conventional X-rays.
Perhaps the best part of digital radiology is that it would probably require
less breast compression than traditional X-ray imaging. The new X-ray
detector can read a wider range of X-ray intensities than can conventional
film, producing a higher quality image. The breast must still be held
firmly in place during X-ray imaging, but without such intense pressure or
discomfort.
The driving force behind development of the detector was one of Kasap's
graduate students, Brad Polischuk. After graduating with a Ph.D. in 1993,
Polischuk went on to work as a research engineer for Anrad. He is now
Anrad's Vice-President of Research.
"In 1989, our work at the U of S under Dr. Kasap was at the forefront of
research into photoconductor materials," said Polischuk. "The technology
was still in its infancy at that time, but many of today's achievements can
be linked back to that early work."
The original idea for the detector came from John Rowlands of Sunnybrook and
Women's College Health Sciences Centre at University of Toronto (U of T),
one of the research coalition partners.
While Anrad finishes clinical trials of the digital detector in Europe and
North America,
Kasap is looking for ways to improve the photoconductor and decrease X-ray
exposure.
He also hopes to create an "all-purpose" digital X-ray image detector that
could be used, for example, in security screening or in X-ray diffraction
studies that probe the structure and function of protein crystals. The
latter work would complement crystallography experiments at the Canadian
Light Source synchrotron (www.cls.usask.ca) under construction at the U of
S.
The project was funded by NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada), Sunnybrook and Women's (U of T), U of S, Anrad Corp.,
the National Cancer Institute of Canada, and the U.S. National Institute of
Health.
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For more information, contact:
Professor Safa Kasap
Electrical Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-5390
Kathryn Warden
Research Communications Officer
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-2506
