Promise and potential: third integrated plan approved
Colleen MacPherson
March 19, 2012, 9:36 am
Having received the stamp of approval from both the Board of Governors and Council, the third integrated plan becomes the map Provost Brett Fairbairn believes is “going to take our university another four years down the path of transformation.”
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On Campus News for March 16
By OCN
March 16, 2012, 9:04 am
The March 16 issue of On Campus News features a story on the third integrated plan, an update on mass notification practices, a look at expansion plans at STM and much more.
Funding supports clean energy development
By OCN
March 14, 2012, 2:18 pm
The University of Saskatchewan will receive $3.5 million from SaskPower to create a faculty chair that will help advance academic and applied research in clean energy development in the province.
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Singers take centre stage
By OCN
March 14, 2012, 1:31 pm
Both current and former U of S music students took centre stage, and a lot of prizes, in a unique opera competition held recently in Convocation Hall.
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CRC funding announced
By OCN
March 14, 2012, 1:31 pm
The University of Saskatchewan’s newest Canada Research Chairs (CRC) are working in a diverse range of areas, from solar cells and bacterial resistance to materials science and the causes of multiple sclerosis.
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President Murray remembered
By OCN
March 14, 2012, 1:08 pm
A new online exhibit by U of S Archives tells the story of Walter Murray and the University of Saskatchewan. This site attempts to show some of the details from the life of Murray, as discovered in the records available in the U of S Archives.
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Entrepreneurship challenge
By OCN
March 14, 2012, 7:56 am
It is a startling fact, but only about 10 per cent of new business ventures survive the first year of operations. The Industry Liaison Office (ILO) has launched a new competition called the Tech Venture Challenge with the aim of improving that figure.
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Partnership in the north
Colleen Cameron
March 13, 2012, 7:55 am
A recent visit by a delegation of Arctic researchers from Russia’s Northern Arctic Federal University (NArFU) has led to a new partnership that will support more northern research and enriched Arctic program options for U of S students.
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Huskie men’s hockey and women’s basketball heading to nationals
By OCN
March 9, 2012, 11:07 am
The University of Saskatchewan men’s hockey and women’s basketball teams are heading to CIS nationals.
This is real rocket science: USST one step closer to launch
By Mark Ferguson
March 7, 2012, 2:22 pm
The University of Saskatchewan Space Design Team (USST) is one step closer to building and launching its satellite into orbit after a successful presentation at the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge’s (CSDC) critical design review last week.
Flavours of the U of S
By Kris Foster
March 7, 2012, 8:48 am
The U of S has its own “Iron Chef” in James McFarland who took his culinary skills down south to an annual event that showcases Canadian campus cuisine.
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100 years of Huskies
Bob Florence
March 7, 2012, 8:25 am
Huskie Athletics expects a big turnout for its century celebration March 30-31. The weekend will feature a breakfast at the Education Gym and a village on campus for people to meet and greet athletes and coaches, including those from golf, boxing, gymnastics and swimming which were once in the University of Saskatchewan sports lineup. The annual Huskie awards gala will take place at TCU Place on the evening of March 31.
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Can you spell literacy?
By Kris Foster
March 5, 2012, 4:00 pm
Liv Marken, a self-described “word nerd,” recognizes the importance of literacy. She also recognizes that illiteracy creates inequities in communities that need to be addressed.
Highest honour
By OCN
March 2, 2012, 8:13 am
Robert Kerrich, professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, was recently awarded the Penrose Gold Medal by the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). The medal is the organization’s highest honour.
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The art of deception
By Colleen MacPherson
March 2, 2012, 7:53 am
It can be controversial and it comes with inherent risks but Dionne Pohler believes deception in the classroom is a teaching technique that can drive home a point like no other.
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