Awaiting bids for student centre construction
By Colleen MacPherson
December 24, 2012, 9:16 am
The university took a little different approach with the construction tender for the Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre, and officials are hopeful it will result in a number of competitive bids for the project.
Creating a welcoming space
By Colleen MacPherson
December 24, 2012, 9:16 am
Four significant pieces of art have recently been installed in the Murray Library, part of a year-long effort to make the space more welcoming for the visitors of Aboriginal ancestry and to inspire reflection on the past and the future.
Plan approved for College of Medicine restructuring
By OCN
December 20, 2012, 4:31 pm
At the Dec. 20 meeting of University Council, members approved in principle the document entitled A New Vision for the College of Medicine. This paves the way for the college to develop an implementation plan for changes that will address the critical issues of accreditation, teaching and research.
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Graduate award honours canola breeder
By OCN
December 19, 2012, 12:45 pm
A new graduate award honouring Gerhard Rakow will support the next generation of plant breeders at the College of Agriculture and Bioresources.
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Administrative commons creates efficiencies for division
By Colleen MacPherson
December 19, 2012, 8:05 am
A complete reorganization of administrative activities in the College of Arts and Science’s Division of Humanities and Fine Arts is expected to provide better co-ordination of services but also focused expertise in specific areas.
Home for the holidays
By Kris Foster
December 14, 2012, 8:54 am
The holidays are around the corner, the university will be closed and most of us know exactly how our time will be spent: opening gifts, gathering with family and friends, and over eating.
Rewarding research
By Michael Robin
December 13, 2012, 10:55 am
U of S researchers were awarded more than $3.2 million in the last quarter for a wide range of study, from a protein that blocks cancer to harnessing the body’s own cells for a hepatitis C vaccine.
Flag presentation
By OCN
December 13, 2012, 9:18 am
U of S President Ilene Busch-Vishniac, holding flag at right, was presented with a Treaty No. 6 flag when she visited the Onion Lake Education Centre (Kihew Waciston) Nov. 29 on the Onion Lake First Nation as part of her inaugural provincial tour. Indian Teacher Education Program (ITEP) students who are completing their degrees and will graduate in 2013 made the presentation.
Clarifying Aboriginal enrolment figures
By Colleen MacPherson
December 12, 2012, 9:35 am
There is an old saying that numbers don’t lie, but in the case of Aboriginal student enrolment at the U of S, the numbers may not be telling the whole truth.
Cup ambassador
By OCN
December 12, 2012, 8:21 am
University of Saskatchewan Chancellor Vera Pezer has an important role to play in the upcoming University Cup hockey tournament, but it is a role she said needs a bit of clarification.
Restructuring creates communications, marketing teams
By Kris Foster
December 11, 2012, 9:14 am
The university’s marketing and communications professionals have been brought together in a new structure that will, in the long run, decrease costs and increase efficiencies.
Province of Saskatchewan, PotashCorp commit $50 million to Global Institute for Food Security at the U of S
By OCN
December 10, 2012, 10:08 am
The U of S, as part of a private-public partnership that includes the Province of Saskatchewan and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp), has launched the Global Institute for Food Security. The new institute will develop Saskatchewan-led solutions to feed a growing world population.
Bye-bye beagles
By Colleen MacPherson
December 7, 2012, 8:50 am
Lynn Weber sent out a simple email in mid-November asking if anyone was interested in adopting a beagle. What she was unprepared for was the overwhelming response.
On Campus News for Dec. 7, 2012
By OCN
December 7, 2012, 8:18 am
The Dec. 7 issue of On Campus News features stories on Aboriginal student numbers, the campus beagles, and the restructuring of the university’s marketing and communications function. Download the PDF here.
Search is on for another CERC
By OCN
December 6, 2012, 8:56 am
Work now begins in earnest to find a candidate to fill a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Infectious Disease after the U of S was awarded $10 million for the position through a federal program Nov. 8.
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