April 24, 2008
U of S degree option added for SIAST Natural Resources diploma programs
Posted April 24, 2008
April 23, 2008
Agreement enables SIAST Natural Resources grads to pursue two degree options at the U of S College of Agriculture and Bioresources
SIAST and the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) College of Agriculture and Bioresources signed an articulation agreement today that enables SIAST Natural Resources diploma graduates to transfer into the third year of the university's Bachelor of Science in Agriculture or the Bachelor of Science in Renewable Resource Management.
"This agreement allows Natural Resources grads, in effect, to parachute into one of two degree programs," said Arnold Boldt, dean of Technology, SIAST. "It means that students with a two-year SIAST diploma will have immediately marketable skills, while at the same time positioning themselves to build on their diplomas for further degree study."
Graham Scoles, acting dean of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources with the University of Saskatchewan said, "This transfer agreement is a clear signal that the University of Saskatchewan is serious about working more closely with other post-secondary institutions and improving transfer credit arrangements across a broad range of program areas."
Graduates from SIAST's Forest Ecosystem Technology, Integrated Resource Management, and Resource and Environmental Law diploma programs who meet the entry requirements will be able to complete one of the degree programs in as little as two years as a U of S student.
SIAST has negotiated credit transfer options, including entry into degree programs, with a number of universities and colleges across Canada. The University of Saskatchewan has secured, and continues to pursue, transfer articulation agreements with domestic and international post-secondary institutions, allowing for more options and flexibility for transfer students.
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For more information, contact:
Clayton Cunningham
SIAST Marketing and Communications
Phone: (306) 953-7065
Cell: (306) 961-3036
cunninghamc@siast.sk.ca
Dr. Dan Pennock, Associate Dean
College of Agriculture and Bioresources
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-6852
Dan.Pennock@usask.ca
Additional information about SIAST can be found at www.goSIAST.com.
Additional information about the University of Saskatchewan can be found at http://explore.usask.ca/admission/transfer/
April 16, 2008
University of Saskatchewan Library Creates Public Access to Sorokin Collection
Posted April 16, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 16, 2008
2008-04-06-LIB
During an event held today at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), Library Dean Dr. Vicki Williamson announced a major addition to the University's digital collection of library materials with the inclusion of works from the personal library of Professor Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin (1889-1968), forerunner of modern sociology and Russian political activist.
Using an endowment from Sorokin's son, Dr. Sergei Sorokin, former Harvard University and Boston University medical professor, the U of S will digitalize the collection, making it widely available to researchers and the public through the Library's website. Until now, access to the collection required a personal visit to the University Library. The digitalized material is expected to be available by the end of July 2008.
Acquired by the U of S in 1968, the Sorokin Collection, part of the University's Special Collections, contains original letters, notebooks, photographs, books, and manuscripts. Highlights of this one-of-a-kind collection include signed correspondence to Sorokin from scientist Albert Einstein, dated January 21, 1951, referencing comments from Sorokin appearing in The New York Times, as well as letters from 31st President of the United States Herbert Hoover written to Sorokin when Hoover was the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the late 1920s. An annual lecture has been held in Sorokin's honour since the collection came to the University.
"We are honoured Pitirim Sorokin's son has created this endowment so our students and people around the world will have on-line access to this body of significant and important work," said Williamson. "As the father of sociology, Professor Sorokin's legacy is substantial and through Dr. Sergei Sorokin's endowment, we are making this intellectual inheritance available to the world."
The digital collection will offer a summary of what physically amount to approximately two metres of manuscripts, notebooks, and clippings; 4.4 metres of correspondence; and 27 metres of books from the private library of Pitirim Sorokin.
Unable to attend the event, Dr. Sorokin emailed this message from his home in Winchester, Massachusetts: "I am pleased that this critical body of my father's works will be made accessible to so many people through use of modern technology. The greater part of his analysis of social change is right on target today, and I am sure he would have been pleased at having a web site to help disseminate these ideas."
Born in Russia, Professor Sorokin taught in St. Petersburg, but soon after the 1917 Russian Revolution was forced to emigrate to the U.S. due to his political views. He became an internationally renowned scholar in the developing field of sociology, and founded the department of sociology at Harvard University, where he taught the rest of his life.
Located in the heart of Saskatoon, the University of Saskatchewan is one of the leading medical doctoral universities in Canada. With 58 degrees, diplomas and certificates in over 100 areas of study, the University is uniquely positioned in the areas of human, animal and plant studies. World-class research facilities, renowned faculty and award winning students make the U of S a leader in post-secondary education.
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For more information, contact:
Edna Jen Warrington
Library Development Officer
University Library
University of Saskatchewan
Telephone: (306) 966-5944
April 04, 2008
Canada's premier aquatic toxicology lab at the U of S receives $1.59 million investment
Posted April 04, 2008
April 04, 2008 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan's (U of S) Toxicology Centre will purchase cutting-edge bioassay testing equipment and recruit additional research trainees, thanks to an investment of $1.59 million from the Government of Canada.
For more information: http://www.wd.gc.ca/77_10286_ENG_ASP.asp
April 02, 2008
CFI Funds U of S Research on Aboriginal Health, Pollution and Depression
Posted April 02, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 2, 2008
2008-04-02-OTHER
University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers have been awarded a total of $322,492 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for projects that will shed light on diabetes' history in Saskatchewan First Nations, better treatments for seniors with depression, pollution's affect on heart disease, and other issues.
The new funding from the CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund was announced March 26, 2008. Notably, all seven U of S researchers who applied for funding this year were successful.
"These CFI investments will provide our leading researchers with the resources they need to address key issues such as Aboriginal health, air pollution, and depression," said U of S Vice-President Research Steven Franklin.
The CFI funding program is designed to provide infrastructure to Canadian institutions so they can attract researchers at a time of intense international competition for knowledge workers, as well as to retain the very best of today and tomorrow's leading researchers.
"We can say with conviction that Canada has become a place where world-class researchers want to be," said Dr. Eliot Phillipson, CFI President and CEO. "This CFI investment will further develop the University of Saskatchewan's global reputation as a place where outstanding research and training is being conducted."
A few of the successful U of S recipients include:
* Paul Hackett (geography) was awarded $46,588 to develop a research facility that examines the history of Type Two Diabetes in Manitoba and Saskatchewan First Nations. His research unit will focus their efforts on medical records from World War Two until the 1970's when diabetes began to emerge as an epidemic. This research is expected to shed light on the cultural, environmental, and genetic factors that explain First Nations' susceptibility to diabetes. Contact: (306) 966-7999
* Raymond Tempier (psychiatry) was granted $21,078 to acquire a mental health service/psychotropic medication database to determine how closely clinical guidelines for treating mood disorders in Saskatchewan are followed. The database will also be used to determine best practice guidelines for treating depression in Saskatchewan seniors. Contact: (306) 966-8223
* Lynn Weber (veterinary biomedical sciences) was awarded $60,000 to purchase ultrasound and blood pressure telemetry equipment. Weber will use her new equipment to study whether air pollution-such as second-hand tobacco smoke and vehicle exhaust-increases heart disease. If she observes adverse effects from these air pollutants, then her research will be used to establish better air quality regulations that protect cardiovascular health. Contact: (306) 966-8734
The Canada Foundation for Innovation is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research. Since its creation in 1997, the CFI has committed $3.8 billion in support of 5,585 projects at 128 research institutions in 64 municipalities across Canada.
A total of $18.7 million was awarded to institutions across Canada under the Leaders Opportunity Fund announcement this year. A complete list of the projects funded at the University of Saskatchewan can be found at: www.innovation.ca/media/index.cfm?websiteid=533#sask.
Located in the heart of Saskatoon, the University of Saskatchewan is one of the leading medical doctoral universities in Canada. With 58 degrees, diplomas and certificates in over 100 areas of study, the University is uniquely positioned in the areas of human, animal and plant studies. World-class research facilities, renowned faculty and award winning students make the U of S a leader in post-secondary education.
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For more information, contact:
Cam Zimmer
Research Communications
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-2427
