Sunrise Health Region and U of S announce joint initiative
By OCN
April 12, 2012, 11:16 am
The University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing and the Sunrise Health Region have entered into a partnership to facilitate graduate nursing education opportunities in the region and to enhance professional practice.
Researchers at U of S VIDO-InterVac close in on vaccine to protect babies
Research News
March 29, 2012, 10:02 am
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are closing in on a needle-free vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a major cause of respiratory illness in children under two years of age.
Creatine shows potential in preventing osteoporosis
Kris Foster
March 27, 2012, 2:04 pm
A substance popular with athletes looking to build muscle mass is showing potential for preventing osteoporosis, a disease that costs the health-care system in Canada almost a billion dollars a year, and that figure is expected to continue to grow as the population ages.
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College of Medicine is fully accredited: Provost
Provost and Vice-President Academic Brett Fairbairn
March 22, 2012, 3:39 pm
There appears to be some misinformation about the accreditation status of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine and its education program for medical students. I would like to clarify the college is fully accredited and will remain so.
Funding program builds connections
By Lisa Buchanan
March 1, 2012, 9:14 am
A funding program unique to the University of Saskatchewan is allowing researchers and students to pursue work around the world and, for one recipient, make an unexpected U of S connection.
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Connecting medical students with the world
Shannon Boklaschuk
February 2, 2012, 10:24 am
An innovative program offered by the U of S College of Medicine is connecting future physicians with marginalized communities and is helping medical students learn more about the social determinants of health – both at home and internationally.
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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.
Making sense of research project ‘madness’
By Colleen MacPherson
December 20, 2011, 9:50 am
It’s one thing to get a large grant for a research project but it takes a particular set of skills to run that project as efficiently and effectively as possible.
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Fighting cancer with amazing antibodies
By Lisa Buchanan
December 16, 2011, 10:28 am
A University of Saskatchewan research team has established a national consortium with the University of Toronto to produce synthetic antibodies for diagnosing and fighting cancer and other diseases.
Singing used to treat COPD
By Lisa Buchanan
December 13, 2011, 3:56 pm
Whether on a stage or in the shower, everybody sings and for some, this everyday activity has important health benefits.
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Tackling drug-resistant cancer
Colleen MacPherson
December 2, 2011, 11:33 am
Using chemotherapy to kill breast cancer cells is one thing; eradicating drug-resistant cells is a whole other challenge, but one U of S researcher in the College of Medicine thinks he is onto a treatment protocol that holds exciting potential for those with breast cancer and other forms of cancer as well.
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Sask. breast cancer research gets a $2.5 million boost
By OCN
December 1, 2011, 2:51 pm
Seven research projects from the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Cancer Agency have been awarded nearly $2.5 million from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies Northwest Territories (CBCF-PNT) region.
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Cobalt-60 turns 60
Kathryn Warden
December 1, 2011, 2:50 pm
“I just want to thank the man that made that machine. It saved my life—and many, many more. It’s wonderful!” cancer survivor Olga Campbell told CBC in a 1994 interview.
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Graduate school first in Canada recognized by CDC
By Mark Ferguson
November 18, 2011, 10:30 am
The School of Public Health (SPH) at the University of Saskatchewan is the first program in the country to be recognized by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a move that will allow researchers, students and staff to work closely with the American-based health organization.
U of S researchers excel at conference with juvenile arthritis findings
By OCN
November 17, 2011, 10:43 am
Two ground-breaking studies that could help juvenile arthritis sufferers manage their pain, and provide an important new tool for researchers to develop treatments for the disease took top honours at the Canadian Arthritis Network Annual Scientific Conference in Quebec City.
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