http://announcements.usask.ca/news/ en Copyright 2012 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:33:06 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.21 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ten entrepreneurs with ideas ranging from e-publishing, e-health, biofuels, mechanical engineering, and audio special effects will begin working on turning their ideas into businesses as finalists in the Tech Venture Challenge. The finalists were announced May 10th in Saskatoon. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/05/10_finalists_ch.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/05/10_finalists_ch.html General Fri, 11 May 2012 09:33:06 -0600 SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan unveiled new design plans for the long-anticipated Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre at a special event May 9. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/05/university_of_s_124.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/05/university_of_s_124.html General Wed, 09 May 2012 19:00:00 -0600 University of Saskatchewan President Peter MacKinnon has been named the first recipient of the Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship, an initiative of the Public Policy Forum to enhance governance in Canada. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/05/university_of_s_123.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/05/university_of_s_123.html General Fri, 04 May 2012 13:29:26 -0600 Eleven teams of aspiring entrepreneurs at the University of Saskatchewan are now one step closer to winning the cash and support to start their own businesses. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/05/u_of_s_wilson_c.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/05/u_of_s_wilson_c.html Edwards School of Business Fri, 04 May 2012 09:31:31 -0600 SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN AND CAMPINAS, BRAZIL—Use of advanced internet technology to bring scientists and leading-edge research infrastructure together half a world apart was demonstrated today between the national synchrotron facilities of Canada and Brazil. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/canadian_govern.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/canadian_govern.html Research Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:30:00 -0600 Saskatchewan First Nations communities may soon breathe easier thanks to knowledge created by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, and First Nations University of Canada, in partnership with the communities of Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation, and Montreal Lake Cree Nation. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/first_nations_p.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/first_nations_p.html Research Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:11:58 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan’s Board of Governors has approved tuition increases that average 4.4 per cent across a variety of programs for the 2012-13 academic year. Tuition will constitute approximately 22.5 per cent of the university’s operating budget, and support core academic programs and services as well as improvements in teaching, learning, and the student experience. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/university_of_s_122.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/university_of_s_122.html General Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:49:45 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing and the Sunrise Health Region have entered into a partnership to facilitate graduate nursing education opportunities in the region and to enhance professional practice. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/u_of_s_college_18.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/u_of_s_college_18.html Nursing Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:43:14 -0600 The College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan is planning for the future. A concept paper is being presented to faculty, staff and students this week and will be discussed internally over the next several weeks. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/university_of_s_121.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/university_of_s_121.html Medicine Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:06:06 -0600 Three pages by April 27: that’s what it takes to put aspiring entrepreneurs in the running for $50,000 to launch their business and make it reality. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/tech_venture_ch.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/tech_venture_ch.html General Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:37:58 -0600 Saskatoon – The University of Saskatchewan will need to decrease its expenses over the next four years in the face of budget pressures that include lower-than-requested provincial funding, salary and benefit costs rising faster than revenue increases, solvency and going concern pension issues, and the pressing need for capital renewal to support teaching, research and innovation. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/_university_of_1.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/04/_university_of_1.html General Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:43:13 -0600 Saskatoon - The Diefenbaker Canada Centre (DCC) reopened its gallery doors to the public earlier today following extensive renovations made possible through a funding partnership between the Government of Canada and the University of Saskatchewan. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/u_of_s_diefenba.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/u_of_s_diefenba.html General Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:25:52 -0600 Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are closing in on a needle-free vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a major cause of respiratory illness in children under two years of age. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/researchers_at.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/researchers_at.html Research Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:06:33 -0600 The W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Saskatchewan wants to know who has a winning business idea that would impress the likes of Brett Wilson. Over $80,000 in cash and start-up services will be awarded to U of S students through the i3 Idea Challenge. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/university_of_s_120.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/university_of_s_120.html Edwards School of Business Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:11:47 -0600 Saskatoon – The Honourable Gordon Barnhart will be returning to the University of Saskatchewan on April 1 as an adjunct professor in the Department of History, College of Arts and Science. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/the_honourable.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/the_honourable.html General Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:17:27 -0600 There appears to be some misinformation about the accreditation status of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine and its education program for medical students. I would like to clarify the college is fully accredited and will remain so. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/university_of_s_119.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/university_of_s_119.html Medicine Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:34:49 -0600 University of Saskatchewan Professor Emeritus Lorne Babiuk has been awarded the prestigious Canada Gairdner Wightman Award in recognition of his accomplishments over three decades that include leading the U of S Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) to become a world centre for vaccine research, training and development. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/u_of_s_professo_12.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/u_of_s_professo_12.html Research Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:08:21 -0600 A $6.6 million federal investment through the Canada Research Chair (CRC) program will fund six University of Saskatchewan researchers. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/new_u_of_s_rese_2.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/new_u_of_s_rese_2.html Research Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:59:46 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan has introduced USafe, a mass alert tool to inform the university community during emergencies. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/u_of_s_introduc_1.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/u_of_s_introduc_1.html General Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:59:56 -0600 Today, the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) Board of Governors approved Promise and Potential – the University of Saskatchewan’s third integrated plan. Promise and Potential describes the university-wide strategies the U of S will follow to advance their academic priorities. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/u_of_s_launches_5.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/03/u_of_s_launches_5.html General Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:12:25 -0600 Human activity is likely a greater threat to coastal groundwater used for drinking water supplies than rising sea levels from climate change, according to a study conducted by geoscientists from the University of Saskatchewan and McGill University in Montreal. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/hold_the_salt_c.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/hold_the_salt_c.html Research Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:17:14 -0600 The Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s (WCVM) medical centre celebrated its new name and its extensive role in community animal health care during an open house at the University of Saskatchewan February 17. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/university_of_s_118.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/university_of_s_118.html Veterinary Medicine Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:38:23 -0600 The University of Saskatchewan Space Design Team (USST) unveiled their new nanosatellite prototype this morning at a special event in Convocation Hall. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/university_of_s_117.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/university_of_s_117.html General Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:56:40 -0600 Developing cheaper, tougher solar cells is the goal of University of Saskatchewan chemistry researcher Ron Steer, who today was awarded $492,000 from the federal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) under their Strategic Projects Grants program. http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/u_of_s_solar_po.html http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2012/02/u_of_s_solar_po.html Research Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:23:58 -0600 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