Researchers to take up residence in Ogle Hall
By OCN
August 31, 2012, 12:44 pm
Out-of-town researchers using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron will soon have convenient and comfortable accommodation within walking distance of the facility.
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10 quick questions for a busy new president
Colleen MacPherson
August 31, 2012, 12:42 pm
Ilene Busch-Vishniac moved into the president’s office July 1 and shortly afterward, took time from her busy schedule to sit down with On Campus News to answer 10 quick questions.
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On Campus News Aug. 31
By OCN
August 31, 2012, 8:10 am
The August 31 issue of On Campus News includes a Q&A with President Ilene Busch-Vishniac, an introduction to new Campus Safety Director Brent Penner, an update on copyright policy at the university and much more. Download the PDF here.
U of S launches Regina campus for nursing program
By OCN
August 23, 2012, 10:00 pm
The University of Saskatchewan has opened a new campus in Regina for students in the College of Nursing, giving them the option to study where they live.
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U of S and Saskatchewan Blue Cross announce $1-million investment to launch childhood obesity prevention program
By OCN
August 21, 2012, 3:42 pm
The University of Saskatchewan has announced an exciting partnership with Saskatchewan Blue Cross to curb childhood obesity in the province. Enabled by the generous $1-million investment of Saskatchewan Blue Cross, the College of Kinesiology will launch the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It (MEND) program in Saskatchewan this September.
U of S-led team unlocks link between sex and the female brain
By Research News
August 20, 2012, 1:00 pm
An international team of scientists led by Gregg Adams at the University of Saskatchewan has discovered that a protein in semen acts on the female brain to prompt ovulation, and is the same molecule that regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve cells.
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U of S-led satellite research reveals smaller volcanoes could cool climate
By Research News
August 8, 2012, 11:58 am
A U of S-led international research team has discovered that aerosols from relatively small volcanic eruptions can be boosted into the high atmosphere by weather systems such as monsoons, where they can affect global temperatures. The research appears in the July 6 issue of the journal Science.
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Success of U of S plant sale supports full-time horticulture staff
By OCN
August 8, 2012, 11:38 am
Hundreds of people lined up for the annual U of S Fruit Program plant sale June 8 where both rare edible and ornamental plants, many developed at the U of S, were available for purchase with profits going back into developing more hearty plants for the prairies.
Sharing inhalant research
By OCN
August 5, 2012, 7:48 am
Colleen Dell, Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse and professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Science, was one of the leaders at a recent inhalant education event, an opportunity “to get what we are doing in the research realm into the hands of those who can use the information.”
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