Huskie Braden McLean named to national volleyball team
By OCN
May 16, 2013, 1:27 pm
University of Saskatchewan Huskie men’s volleyball player Braden McLean has been named to the roster for Volleyball Canada’s 18-member national B team for the 2013 season.
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U of S students impressive in mathematics competition
By Colleen MacPherson
May 8, 2013, 2:20 pm
Take a moment to read through this mathematics problem. It is one of 12 that undergraduate students from Canada and the U.S. tackled in the notoriously difficult William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition in December. And the most common score for competitors is zero.
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Lana Garcelon tackles Aboriginal justice at home and abroad
By Kirk Sibbald
April 30, 2013, 1:51 pm
After spending the past seven months counselling criminals in Vancouver and mediating land claims in New Zealand, Lana Garcelon is ready to apply her passion for Aboriginal justice closer to home.
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Putting philosophy into practice
By Colleen MacPherson
April 29, 2013, 11:13 am
Children are natural-born philosophers, fearless when it comes to asking the big questions about truth, justice, values, even their own existence. Now, with the help of some U of S students, a group of Saskatoon school children have learned how to pursue their own inquiries through creative and critical discussions; in other words, how to put philosophy into practice.
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Pawsitive Practice helps students de-stress
By Lynne Gunville
April 23, 2013, 1:50 pm
Dressed in sarongs and sandals, a group of veterinary students spend their lunch hour practising their tropical dance moves and relaxing. There’s not an animal in sight nor any talk about anatomy, physiology or clinical rotations. For the moment, dancing is all that matters to these students.
U of S students prepare tax returns for low-income clients
By OCN
April 18, 2013, 3:37 pm
More than 500 low-income earners in Saskatoon received help with their tax returns this year as the University of Saskatchewan’s Edwards School of Business marked the 25th year of its volunteer tax preparation program.
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U of S sheep get their day in the sun
Kris Foster
April 12, 2013, 9:12 am
Even though sheep have been on campus since 1911, the dairy cows still get most of the attention … that was until a class on sheep was launched this past term.
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Student engagement tops priority list for new USSU president
Kris Foster
April 12, 2013, 9:08 am
It was a pretty simple campaign platform really; Max FineDay just wanted to make student life better.
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Inspiring students
By OCN
April 4, 2013, 10:01 am
University of Saskatchewan students were on hand April 3 to learn from one of Saskatoon’s leading developers and philanthropists, Professor Emeritus Karim (Kay) Nasser at the launch of his second book How to Achieve Your Dreams.
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International intern
By OCN
April 2, 2013, 12:05 pm
An internship with the International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland has proven the worth of master’s student Craig Atkinson’s studies at the University of Saskatchewan’s Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS).
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U of S student receives national leadership fellowship
By Wenona Partridge
March 27, 2013, 1:48 pm
Victoria Cowan is leading the way as the first U of S recipient of the 3M National Student Fellowship, an award given to 10 undergraduates in Canada for demonstrating leadership in education.
Lessons learned from the past – graduate student explores Aboriginal adoption in Saskatchewan
Thomas Onion
March 11, 2013, 1:48 pm
With the Saskatchewan child welfare system at a major crossroads, a University of Saskatchewan graduate student says lessons can be learned from Saskatchewan’s unique history of Aboriginal adoption.
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Searching for the very best
Laura Herman
February 28, 2013, 8:40 am
In mid-February, 330 aspiring medical students were invited to take part in the College of Medicine’s upcoming Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) weekend at the U of S.
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Clear teaching and learning priorities
By Kris Foster
February 13, 2013, 1:47 pm
Leaving St. Thomas More (STM) after 14 years, even just to relocate to the Administration Building a few hundred metres away, broke Patti McDougall’s heart.
Water world: student research aims to improve water quality worldwide
By Kirk Sibbald
February 8, 2013, 3:31 pm
Deep in the recesses of the Thorvaldson Building, chemists are developing materials that could soon be used to improve water quality worldwide.
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