http://announcements.usask.ca/news/ en Copyright 2012 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:45:30 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.21 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Prime Minister’s announcement today of an agreement with China on Canadian uranium exports means that Saskatchewan can make a valuable contribution to reducing the global carbon footprint, while increasing opportunities for jobs with our wealth of uranium resources, says the head of the Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation (CCNI). http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/new_uranium_exp.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/new_uranium_exp.html Research Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:45:30 -0600 University of Saskatchewan geoscientist Lee Barbour has been awarded a $2.6-million industrial research chair backed by the federal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Syncrude to provide critical insights into the performance of reclaimed mining areas. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/new_u_of_s_rese_1.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/new_u_of_s_rese_1.html General Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:23 -0600 Local life sciences business veteran Michael Chubb has been named Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EinR) for 2012 by the University of Saskatchewan Industry Liaison Office, in conjunction with the College of Agriculture and Bioresources and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/u_of_s_introduc.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/u_of_s_introduc.html General Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:52:29 -0600 Last night, U of S alumnus Dr. Frederick Mulder (BA’64) announced his donation of six Picasso prints to the University of Saskatchewan’s art collection. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_receives_10.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_receives_10.html General Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:49:29 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan Prostate Research Team has received $26,000 from Motorcycle Ride for Dad (MRFD) for prostate research. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_prostate.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_prostate.html Research Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:23:01 -0600 Regardless of their income status, parents who lack a post-secondary education are not likely to see their children pursue college or university studies. This is the key finding in a recently completed University of Saskatchewan report entitled Accessibility and Affordability Report 2011 that examined the accessibility of a university education in Canada and Saskatchewan. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_report_f.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_report_f.html General Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:19:43 -0600 Six University of Saskatchewan (U of S) research teams have been awarded more than $555,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for projects aimed at developing new therapies for breast cancer, improving food safety, and creating a new model for literary research partnerships. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/cfi_funds_u_of_2.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/cfi_funds_u_of_2.html Research Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:31:32 -0600 In what direction should Saskatchewan be headed in the 21st century? To answer this question, academics from various disciplines at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina have come together to produce the first edited book exclusively devoted to public policy in the province, with chapters discussing taxation, immigration, agriculture, urban affairs, poverty reduction, the social economy, labour, aging, Aboriginal public administration and climate change. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_professo_11.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_professo_11.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:27:40 -0600 The Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) is pleased to announce publication of the Wheat DDGS Feed Guide, produced on behalf of the University of Saskatchewan led Feed Opportunities from Biofuels Industries (FOBI) Network. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_led_whea.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/01/u_of_s_led_whea.html Agriculture and Bioresources Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:44:56 -0600 A recent employment survey by Edwards Career Services at the Edwards School of Business shows that 20 per cent more U of S business grads are now staying in Saskatchewan to start their careers compared to 2006. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/12/employment_and.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/12/employment_and.html Edwards School of Business Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:22:47 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan’s Board of Governors today announced that Ilene Busch-Vishniac has been appointed the university’s ninth president. Busch-Vishniac’s term will commence July 1, 2012. She will replace Peter MacKinnon, who will step down June 30, 2012 after serving 13 years as president. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/12/university_of_s_116.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/12/university_of_s_116.html General Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:15:50 -0600 On December 12 and 13 the University of Saskatchewan Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics will be hosting a conference on issues arising from passage of Bill C-18, the bill to end the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/12/u_of_s_to_cohos.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/12/u_of_s_to_cohos.html Agriculture and Bioresources Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:05:05 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan and Yukon College entered into a partnership today that will enable the sharing of programs, research and other resources for the benefit of both institutions. University of Saskatchewan President Peter MacKinnon and Yukon College President Karen Barnes formalized the agreement by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the U of S this afternoon. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/12/u_of_s_enters_i.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/12/u_of_s_enters_i.html General Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:41:34 -0600 Members of an urban planning project team focusing on Saskatoon’s city centre received the Saskatchewan Premier’s Award of Excellence in Design at a Saskatchewan Design Week reception Nov. 18. The award was given to a team that includes partners from the City of Saskatoon, a Toronto urban planning firm, and University of Saskatchewan researchers and students. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_research_59.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_research_59.html Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:34:20 -0600 University of Saskatchewan graduate student Anne Kelly has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. She is one of only 11 students in Canada to receive the honour for 2012. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_graduate_4.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_graduate_4.html General Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:23:50 -0600 The School of Public Health (SPH) at the University of Saskatchewan is the first program in the country to be recognized by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a move that will allow researchers, students and staff to work closely with the American-based health organization. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/school_of_publi.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/school_of_publi.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:37:52 -0600 Two ground-breaking studies that could help juvenile arthritis sufferers manage their pain, and provide an important new tool for researchers to develop treatments for the disease took top honours at the Canadian Arthritis Network Annual Scientific Conference in Quebec City. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_research_58.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_research_58.html Medicine Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:04:11 -0600 Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have followed fossilized footprints to a multi-legged predator that ruled the seas of the Cambrian period about half a billion years ago. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_royal_on.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_royal_on.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:53:46 -0600 The Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan launched the George S. Dembroski student-managed portfolio trust at an event held on campus this afternoon. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_business_1.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_s_business_1.html Commerce Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:10:33 -0600 The Western Canadian Feed Innovation Network (WCFIN) at the University of Saskatchewan has recently compiled a research infrastructure inventory. This inventory provides researchers and industry with the information necessary to locate resources to begin experiments in Western Canada. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_sled_resea.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/11/u_of_sled_resea.html Agriculture and Bioresources Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:55:50 -0600 A team of University of Saskatchewan researchers is part of a national network that is mining data on more than 27 million Canadians to study rare and serious side effects of drugs and the performance of drugs for rare diseases. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_research_57.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_research_57.html Research Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:19:56 -0600 Two researchers at the University of Saskatchewan working on different projects in East Africa have thrown their hats into the ring for one of the $100,000 grants from the Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health program of Grand Challenges Canada. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/_u_of_s_researc.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/_u_of_s_researc.html Research Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:07:09 -0600 The School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) at the U of S has invited a celebrated First Nations Elder, traditional healer and teacher from the Yukon to share knowledge with U of S students, faculty and staff as part of the School’s Northern Elder-in-Residence program. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_hosts_no.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_hosts_no.html School of Environment and Sustainability Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:26:57 -0600 A team of Canadian researchers has sequenced the genome of Cannabis sativa, the plant that produces both industrial hemp and marijuana, and in the process revealed the genetic changes that led to the plant’s drug-producing properties. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_and_u_of_1.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_and_u_of_1.html Research Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:45:53 -0600 Canadian parents today are raising families with less money and time than the Baby Boomer generation even though the country’s economy has doubled in size since 1976, says a new study released at the University of Saskatchewan today by Paul Kershaw, a family policy expert from the University of British Columbia. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/generation_sque.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/generation_sque.html Research Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:02:54 -0600 University of Saskatchewan President Peter MacKinnon has suggested that any government freeze on post-secondary tuition, as proposed by the New Democratic Party today, would overstep the bounds of any Saskatchewan government. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/university_of_s_115.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/university_of_s_115.html General Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:31:21 -0600 The Western Canadian Feed Innovation Network (WCFIN) at the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Forage Council (SFC) are pleased to release their report entitled: An Economic Assessment of Feed Costs within the Cow/calf Sector. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_sled_repor.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_sled_repor.html Agriculture and Bioresources Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:44:32 -0600 A $7.5 million federal investment through the Canada Research Chairs program will fund two researchers exploring rural innovation, economic development, the safety and security of our water supplies and back the continued efforts of four researchers working in atmospheric, materials and crop sciences. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_canada_r_1.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_canada_r_1.html Research Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:29:34 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) celebrated a $1.1-million gift today from Rui Feng, a U of S alumnus who received his PhD in geology. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/university_of_s_114.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/university_of_s_114.html General Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:59:13 -0600 Three of Canada’s most internationally renowned and accomplished researchers and scholars in the fields of Saskatchewan history, renewable energy and international agricultural trade policy have been honoured as University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Chairs for 2011. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_2011_dis.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_2011_dis.html General Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:00:06 -0600 U of S Native Studies researcher Caroline Tait and her community partners are hosting a public documentary film launch, panel discussion and fundraiser on October 7, all aimed at raising awareness and seeking solutions to child welfare and gang involvement in Saskatoon. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_research_56.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/u_of_s_research_56.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:06:22 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) announced plans today for the construction of the Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre and unveiled architectural renderings of the project. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/university_of_s_113.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/10/university_of_s_113.html General Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:47:28 -0600 Ajay Dalai, Canada Research Chair in Environmentally Friendly Chemical Processing and associate dean research in the U of S College of Engineering, has been granted a Fulbright Scholar Award to the University of California, Davis. As the Fulbright Scholar at UC Davis, Dalai will conduct research to develop an integrated process for the complete conversion of biomass to alcohols, phenols and methane using supercritical technology. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/uofs_bioenergy.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/uofs_bioenergy.html Engineering Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:34:26 -0600 A new policy at the University of Saskatchewan puts Alberta students on a level playing field with their Canadian counterparts when applying for undergraduate admission. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_announce_30.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_announce_30.html General Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:53:05 -0600 Philanthropists Les and Irene Dubé have made a $10 million donation to support the Health Sciences project at the University of Saskatchewan. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/leslie_and_iren.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/leslie_and_iren.html Medicine Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:02:22 -0600 The Western Canadian Feed Innovation Network (WCFIN) at the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Forage Council (SFC) are pleased to release their report entitled: The Western Canadian Organic Beef and Forage Industry: Current Market Conditions and Trends for the Future. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_led_orga.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_led_orga.html Agriculture and Bioresources Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:58:25 -0600 Andrew Potter, director and CEO of the U of S Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) has been elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Science (CAHS), joining a distinguished group of health and biomedical science leaders. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/uofs_health_sci.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/uofs_health_sci.html Research Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:49:26 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) celebrated two important student housing milestones today: the opening of the College Quarter undergraduate residence, and the $6.5 million donation from U of S alumnus Dr. Russell Morrison and his wife, Dr. Katherine Morrison, toward the construction of a new graduate residence, “Graduate House.” http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/university_of_s_112.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/university_of_s_112.html General Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:08:42 -0600 Canada’s capacity to prevent and fight infectious diseases got a major boost today with the grand opening of the $140-million International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S). InterVac is the largest facility of its kind in North America. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_internat.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_internat.html VIDO Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:01:25 -0600 Fall 2011 enrolment is up at the University of Saskatchewan for the third consecutive year. To date, enrolment has increased 3.5 per cent over the same date last year. This increase will bring the student population to well in excess of 20,000 once fall term registration is complete on September 19. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/university_of_s_111.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/university_of_s_111.html General Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:52:49 -0600 The health-care system is complex, so complex that it threatens the quality of care for patients. But in his new book, University of Saskatchewan professor Dr. Jay Kalra suggests there are concrete steps that can be taken to create a culture for patient safety not only in Saskatchewan but around the world. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/university_of_s_110.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/university_of_s_110.html Medicine Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:53:23 -0600 Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan’s International Centre for Northern Governance and Development (ICNGD) were joined by members of the Government of Saskatchewan and Cameco Corporation to announce new investments in research and education for northern Saskatchewan. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_announce_29.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_announce_29.html Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:24:21 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan (U of S), in partnership with the Saskatoon Public School Division, has been approved to host a Confucius Institute on campus in order to promote awareness of Chinese culture, language and history to the university community and city of Saskatoon. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/new_u_of_s_inst.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/new_u_of_s_inst.html General Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:40:15 -0600 Scientists from across Canada are gathering in Saskatoon September 9 to present their findings on shrinking snow packs, thawing permafrost, and melting glaciers and how they will affect our future water supply. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/rapid_change_in.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/rapid_change_in.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:33:59 -0600 Prairie farmers, through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), have funded a major university endowment designed to tackle emerging threats to Canada’s international competitiveness in the grain trade. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/farmers_fund_gr.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/farmers_fund_gr.html Agriculture and Bioresources Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:31:54 -0600 Today University of Saskatchewan (U of S) President Peter MacKinnon and the Honourable Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan, unveiled an engraved plaque to mark progress on the new Health Sciences expansion. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/university_of_s_109.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/university_of_s_109.html Medicine Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:18:15 -0600 Nine University of Saskatchewan researchers have been awarded more than $780,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for projects that will help bring mental health care to rural Saskatchewan, design electrical power systems to prevent blackouts, and identify trade barriers to Saskatchewan products, to name just a few. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_projects_1.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/u_of_s_projects_1.html Research Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:51:45 -0600 CORRECTION TO TODAY’S RELEASE http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/new_u_of_s_cana_1.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/09/new_u_of_s_cana_1.html Research Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:05:51 -0600 University of Saskatchewan geological engineering researcher Chris Hawkes is putting the squeeze on rocks in a project that will involve laboratory testing and the development of new, powerful computer simulations to find out how to inject carbon dioxide (CO2) deep underground and make sure it stays there. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/08/u_of_sled_study.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/08/u_of_sled_study.html Engineering Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:02:50 -0600 University of Saskatchewan law professor Ronald Cuming is the recipient of the 2011 Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law, given annually by the Canadian Bar Association. The award recognizes outstanding contribution to the law or legal scholarship in Canada. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/08/u_of_s_law_prof.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2011/08/u_of_s_law_prof.html Law Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:50:30 -0600