University of Saskatchewan researcher examines the road toward food security for refugees
Research News
July 31, 2012, 2:51 pm
University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. Hassan Vatanparast has begun a project that will explore the issues around socio-cultural integration and food security status of refugees as they flee their homelands, pass through different countries and eventually end up in Canada.
Technology licenses earn record revenue for U of S
Research News
July 30, 2012, 2:01 pm
The University of Saskatchewan’s earnings from technology licensing grew to $7.2 million in 2011-12, a 27-per-cent increase over the previous year and placing it in the top 20 per cent of post-secondary institutions in terms of licensing revenue based on preliminary data from the Association of University Technology Managers 2012 Licensing Survey.
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Law students win bronze in Belfast
By OCN
July 26, 2012, 10:11 am
University of Saskatchewan law students Christine McCartney and Natasha Singh placed third at the International Negotiation Competition held in Belfast, Ireland in early July.
Researchers discover new impact crater in the Arctic
By OCN
July 25, 2012, 9:39 am
Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) have discovered a massive meteor impact from millions of years ago in Canada’s western Arctic.
Highlighting health research
By OCN
July 23, 2012, 10:08 am
Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification Lynne Yelich made a visit to the U of S campus July 20 to talk with researchers and to highlight how Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) investments are helping strengthen health care in Canada.
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U of S research reveals First Nations girls face higher rates of diabetes than other children
By Research News
July 18, 2012, 8:47 am
A study by U of S researchers Dr. Roland Dyck and Nathaniel Osgood from the Indigenous People’s Health Research Centre (IPHRC) reveals that pre-adolescent and adolescent First Nations girls face higher rates of diabetes than other children in Saskatchewan.
Professors recognized for urban planning project
By OCN
July 17, 2012, 7:36 am
Professors Jill Gunn and Ryan Walker from Regional and Urban Planning (RUP) in the College of Arts and Science were on a project team that received a Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) award last month.
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U of S researchers discover cannabis “pharma factory”
By Research News
July 16, 2012, 1:44 pm
U of S researchers have discovered the chemical pathway that Cannabis sativa uses to create bioactive compounds called cannabinoids, paving the way for the development of marijuana varieties to produce pharmaceuticals or cannabinoid-free industrial hemp. The research appears online in the July 16 early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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U of S team helping decontaminate soil in Canada’s North
By Research News
July 11, 2012, 9:08 am
A team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and Yukon College are working with industry in Canada’s North to develop biochar for remediation of soil contaminated by oil spills and gas leaks.
Live and learn
By Teri Rosenfelt
July 5, 2012, 11:12 am
New residences opened last fall on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, and they are quickly making a difference for students from around the world.
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Two U of S PhD Students Awarded Prestigious Vanier Scholarships
By Research News
July 5, 2012, 8:02 am
Two University of Saskatchewan PhD students have been awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, a highly competitive and prestigious federal government scholarship for top-tier doctoral students.
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VIDO-InterVac researchers address cattle disease and food security in Kenya
Research News
July 3, 2012, 1:49 pm
This week researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) are in Kenya to launch two major projects aimed at addressing food security through livestock vaccine development.
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