U of S Prostate Research Team receives funding from Canada’s Motorcycle Ride for Dad
By Kira Glasscock
January 31, 2012, 11:12 am
The University of Saskatchewan Prostate Research Team has received $26,000 from Motorcycle Ride for Dad (MRFD) for prostate research.
U of S receives rare Picasso prints from alumnus
By OCN
January 31, 2012, 9:39 am
On Jan. 30, U of S alumnus Frederick Mulder (BA’64) announced his donation of six prints by Pablo Picasso to the University of Saskatchewan’s art collection.
Animal health studies funded
By Myrna MacDonald
January 30, 2012, 11:42 am
Four Western College of Veterinary Medicine-based animal health studies are among the livestock- and forage-related research projects that will receive $3.5 million in funding from the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).
The funding announcement, which is the third-largest amount of ADF research funding ever awarded for livestock and forage-related projects, was made Jan. 18 and includes four investigations at the WCVM as well as projects by adjunct professors working at the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO).
For details about the research along with other news from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, visit WCVM Today.
What about those rumours of a rink?
By Colleen MacPherson
January 30, 2012, 8:29 am
Rumours abound these days about the imminent replacement of the university’s aging Rutherford Rink. According to a source close to the project, a new rink is still a hope and a dream, but not yet a reality.
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Teaching kids to sing – music education program turns 25
Kris Foster
January 27, 2012, 11:22 am
Why would a baby take a music class? Because it’s never too early to learn—a fact the Community Music Education Program (CMEP) has been proving for 25 years.
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What it means to be made in Saskatchewan
Colleen MacPherson
January 27, 2012, 11:20 am
Made in Canada. Made in the US. Made in China. They are all labels that say something about a product, and labels that many consumers pay close attention to, but what about made in Saskatchewan? How is the province marketing its products to the world, and is anyone noticing?
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On Campus News for Jan. 27, 2012
By OCN
January 27, 2012, 10:51 am
The Jan. 27, 2012 issue of On Campus News features a focus on the College of Law centennial celebrations, rink rumours, and more…
Campus child care options explored
By OCN
January 27, 2012, 9:56 am
The U of S has commissioned architectural drawings for new child care spaces on campus, and is exploring funding options with the goal of obtaining board approval this spring to move ahead.
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The ebook revolution
By Kris Foster
January 27, 2012, 9:53 am
That familiar lineup of students buying textbooks—the one that bends and winds down the ramp towards Place Riel—will one day become a tradition of the past, thanks to the recently launched Google eBookstore at the U of S.
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Ivan Muzychka named first AVP communications
By OCN
January 26, 2012, 10:01 am
Ivan Muzychka, former associate director of communications at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, has joined the U of S as its first associate vice-president of communications.
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College of Engineering celebrates 100 years
By OCN
January 26, 2012, 9:57 am
Plans have been in the works for almost three years and now, the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan is set to spend 2012 celebrating its 100th anniversary.
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CFI funds U of S research into health, food, safety, bioenergy, and literature
By Michael Robin, Research Communications
January 24, 2012, 11:16 am
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.
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U of S part of $2.6 million in foreign-trained health workers investment
By Michael Robin, Research Communications
January 24, 2012, 9:50 am
Health Canada and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health have announced $2.6 million for research to help attract, train and retain internationally educated health professionals for the Saskatchewan health workforce.
Social accountability in medicine
By Kris Foster
January 24, 2012, 8:56 am
From New Orleans and Alabama where he was educated to Saskatoon where he serves as dean of the College of Medicine, Dr. Bill Albritton has long been an advocate of social accountability in the field of medicine.
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U of S geologist wins Canada-wide thesis award
By Kirk Sibbald
January 20, 2012, 9:53 am
Patricio Desjardins, a former PhD student in the Department of Geological Sciences, recently received the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologist’s (CSPG) Best PhD Thesis Award for 2011.
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