PepsiCo to supply cold beverages to campus
By OCN
August 31, 2011, 10:31 am
Consumers looking for a cold beverage will be seeing blue instead of red this fall now that the university has signed a five-year agreement with PepsiCo Beverages Canada to supply its products to most of campus.
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Schulz serves as United Way rep for U of S
By OCN
August 30, 2011, 8:24 am
An interest in social justice issues, particularly those relating to homelessness, has led Carla Schulz to a unique opportunity – to represent the University of Saskatchewan in this year’s United Way campaign.
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Treating disease one cell at a time
By Kris Foster
August 30, 2011, 8:13 am
It sounds stranger than fiction, but a researcher in the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition is exploring nanotechnology that can be used to treat diseases like cancer at the cellular level.
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Changing copyright access
By OCN
August 29, 2011, 8:17 am
On Aug. 31, the U of S will end its agreement with Access Copyright, thereby necessitating a new approach to the use of copyrighted materials.
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2011-12 sustaining capital grant allocation
By OCN
August 29, 2011, 8:14 am
With this year’s sustaining capital grant from the provincial government, the university will complete the payment on one major capital project, will restore funding to the campus core revitalization project and will continue to invest in campus-wide information and communications technology (IT) and capital renewal.
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Momentum builds for nuclear centre
By Kris Foster
August 29, 2011, 8:11 am
Following the provincial funding announcement in March, the real work of establishing a centre for nuclear innovation at the U of S is underway, beginning with the recent appointment of an interim director.
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Huskies name Wall of Fame inductees
Huskie Athletics
August 26, 2011, 3:46 pm
Six athletes, one builder and two teams will be inducted into the University of Saskatchewan Athletics Wall of Fame Sept. 10 at a special event at TCU Place.
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Law dean defines priorities for his first term
By OCN
August 26, 2011, 3:19 pm
Settling into his office feels a bit like a homecoming for Sanjeev Anand, and he has returned to the U of S with very firm ideas about what he hopes to accomplish in his first term as dean of the College of Law.
On Campus News issue for Aug. 26, 2011
By OCN
August 26, 2011, 12:05 pm
The Aug. 26, 2011 issue of On Campus News features the Place Riel expansion, Q&A with the new Dean of Law, copyright on campus, and much more…
Developing tools for underground carbon storage
Research News
August 23, 2011, 10:31 am
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.
The centre of student experiences
By Kris Foster
August 19, 2011, 10:02 am
After more than two years of construction, the $28.5-million renovation to the Place Riel Student Centre was unveiled on August 18.
Law professor earns top national award
By Kate Blau
August 17, 2011, 3:45 pm
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.
Researchers turn lens on Aboriginal issues
Research News
August 16, 2011, 4:10 pm
Aboriginal issues – from oilsands impact to incorporating indigenous knowledge and the legal duty to consult – form a strong theme running through University of Saskatchewan research awarded $1.2 million by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
U of S fruit breeders perfect the haskap for Saskatchewan
By Mark Ferguson
August 16, 2011, 11:25 am
Haskaps developed at the University of Saskatchewan are delicious, hearty, healthy and ready to thrive in prairie climates.
Bob Bors is a researcher and professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources’ Fruit Breeding Program, but when he is hanging around his orchards and research crops, he is known more affectionately as Mr. Cherry.
Alumnus reaches out to Manila’s young artists
By Mark Ferguson
August 16, 2011, 9:19 am
Kaid Ashton (BA ’04, BEd ’09), a street artist and photographer living in Southeast Asia, finds inspiration from the people he has photographed around the world, and giving something back to them, especially the kids, was a driving force behind a grass-roots arts education project that he calls the Homeschool Foundation.
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