http://news.usask.ca The latest headlines from the University of Saskatchewan Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/smartphone-app-predicts-threats-to-human-health/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/smartphone-app-predicts-threats-to-human-health/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:53 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=7032 Smartphones are on the cusp of being an important tool to combat public health threats in Canada and the world. Nathaniel Osgood, associate professor, and Kevin Stanley, assistant professor, both in the Department of Computer Science, have developed a smartphone app that collects important behavioral data that can be used to predict health risks — [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/smartphone-app-predicts-threats-to-human-health/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/celebrating-engaged-scholars/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/celebrating-engaged-scholars/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:39 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6985 About 100 faculty and students gathered at the Neatby-Timlin Theatre April 30 to kick off Engaged Scholar Day, an event devoted to celebrating university collaboration with communities, from research and learning to teaching and funding. “Success on the campus must be shared with those off campus,” said U of S President Ilene Busch-Vishniac in opening [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/celebrating-engaged-scholars/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/e-journal-supports-new-senior-education-scholars/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/e-journal-supports-new-senior-education-scholars/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:22 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=7003 Education matters – it’s a phrase that evokes meanings as varied as the people involved. Even within the College of Education, Education Matters, a new open-access e-journal published through the college, is meeting different needs. “This is an endeavor for new scholars as well as senior scholars,” said Bev Brenna, assistant professor of curriculum studies [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/e-journal-supports-new-senior-education-scholars/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/how-pinteresting-researcher-finds-social-media-site-to-be-decidedly-unsocial/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/how-pinteresting-researcher-finds-social-media-site-to-be-decidedly-unsocial/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:01 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=7024 Pinterest is the fastest growing social media site in the world, but to one researcher it seems particularly unsocial. “It has 18 million unique monthly visitors,” Barb Phillips said of Pinterest, the third largest social-media site behind Facebook and Twitter. “But no one has really done much research on it.” That was until Phillips, marketing [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/21/how-pinteresting-researcher-finds-social-media-site-to-be-decidedly-unsocial/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Barb-Phillips-homepage.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/canadian-wheat-alliance-to-develop-new-wheat-varieties-improve-yields-and-profitability/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/canadian-wheat-alliance-to-develop-new-wheat-varieties-improve-yields-and-profitability/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:19:01 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=7069 The Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan today announced the creation of a new Canadian Wheat Alliance (CWA). This initiative will co-ordinate research and development projects to improve the yield of Canadian wheat by reducing losses under extreme weather conditions such as drought, heat, cold and diseases. “The Canadian [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/canadian-wheat-alliance-to-develop-new-wheat-varieties-improve-yields-and-profitability/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/admission-by-degree/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/admission-by-degree/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:38:40 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=7037 A change to the rules is going to eliminate what the director of admissions calls hedge hopping by students seeking a coveted seat in the U of S College of Medicine. New admission qualifications will mean that students entering the college in the fall of 2015 will be required to have a four-year baccalaureate degree [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/admission-by-degree/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/huskie-branden-mclean-named-to-national-volleyball-team/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/huskie-branden-mclean-named-to-national-volleyball-team/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27:56 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=7076 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. The selections were made following a 49-player selection camp, which was held at the National Training Centre in Gatineau, Que., from May 9-13. Twelve of the team members will [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/16/huskie-branden-mclean-named-to-national-volleyball-team/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/volleyball.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/13/business-credit-available-to-high-school-students/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/13/business-credit-available-to-high-school-students/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:26 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=7011 The Edwards School of Business will introduce a new credit course for high school students in the fall designed to give young people an understanding of the role of business in the world and of career potential in the field. To be offered through distance learning in the Sun West School Division in west-central Saskatchewan, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/13/business-credit-available-to-high-school-students/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/tweets-from-space-tweeted-photos-from-space-add-to-geological-knowledge/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/tweets-from-space-tweeted-photos-from-space-add-to-geological-knowledge/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:43:45 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=7041 It is a dark picture with a smattering of lights scattered in a seemingly random manner. Some areas are brighter and bigger than others, some have fine lines of light and other areas are completely black. The aerial photo of England at night was taken from the International Space Station and tweeted by Commander Chris [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/tweets-from-space-tweeted-photos-from-space-add-to-geological-knowledge/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Kevin-Ansdell.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/beth-williamson-begins-term-as-university-secretary/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/beth-williamson-begins-term-as-university-secretary/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:03:21 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6999 To say that Beth Williamson hit the ground running in her new job could be described as a true understatement. In just her first month as the new university secretary, Williamson provided administrative support to meetings of the General Academic Assembly (GAA), University Council, University Senate and the Board of Governors. “That’s all four of [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/beth-williamson-begins-term-as-university-secretary/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Beth-Williamson-revisedHP.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/on-campus-news-may-10-2013/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/on-campus-news-may-10-2013/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:41:06 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=7018 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/10/on-campus-news-may-10-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/08/u-of-s-students-impressive-in-mathematics-competition/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/08/u-of-s-students-impressive-in-mathematics-competition/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 20:20:03 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6935 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. But this year, the five-member University of Saskatchewan team, recruited and coached [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/08/u-of-s-students-impressive-in-mathematics-competition/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/06/college-of-medicine-restructuring-update-delivered-to-council/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/06/college-of-medicine-restructuring-update-delivered-to-council/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 20:50:06 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6931 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/06/college-of-medicine-restructuring-update-delivered-to-council/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/03/researchers-looking-for-ways-to-hold-the-salt/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/03/researchers-looking-for-ways-to-hold-the-salt/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 15:39:41 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6941 Researchers in the Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences are taking aim at two of the biggest sources of salt in the Canadian diet: our daily bread and the processed meats that often go with it. “Canadians are consuming way too much salt in their diet,” said Mike Nickerson, the Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/03/researchers-looking-for-ways-to-hold-the-salt/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/02/vision-for-the-future-draft-statement-a-starting-point-for-new-u-of-s-strategic-plan/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/02/vision-for-the-future-draft-statement-a-starting-point-for-new-u-of-s-strategic-plan/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:47:33 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6916 “The University of Saskatchewan is recognized as among the eminent research-intensive universities of North America; we lead the world in education and research on themes of importance that have an impact on our region, our nation and our world.” This brief draft statement Ilene Busch-Vishniac unveiled April 10 in her state-of-the-university address is the first [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/02/vision-for-the-future-draft-statement-a-starting-point-for-new-u-of-s-strategic-plan/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/01/going-mobile-at-the-u-of-s/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/01/going-mobile-at-the-u-of-s/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:46:49 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6947 The world is going mobile, and the University of Saskatchewan is going mobile with it. In fact, a quick survey of the country’s leading research universities suggests the U of S may be leading the pack when it comes to the mobile accessibility of its homepage, course catalogue, library, events calendar and more.  Part of [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/05/01/going-mobile-at-the-u-of-s/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/30/lana-garcelon-tackles-aboriginal-justice-at-home-and-abroad/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/30/lana-garcelon-tackles-aboriginal-justice-at-home-and-abroad/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:51:53 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6956 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.  Garcelon spent the past academic year in the Aboriginal Justice and Criminology (ABJAC) program, housed in the sociology department in the College of Arts [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/30/lana-garcelon-tackles-aboriginal-justice-at-home-and-abroad/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/29/putting-philosophy-into-practice/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/29/putting-philosophy-into-practice/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:13:34 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6923 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 [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/29/putting-philosophy-into-practice/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Homepage-banner-Philosophy.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/26/on-campus-news-april-26-2013/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/26/on-campus-news-april-26-2013/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:08:46 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6951 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/26/on-campus-news-april-26-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/24/u-of-s-home-to-new-urban-aboriginal-knowledge-network-site/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/24/u-of-s-home-to-new-urban-aboriginal-knowledge-network-site/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:23:28 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6805 The U of S is home to a new research centre focused on fostering connections between academics, Aboriginal organizations and governments across Canada. The Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network (UAKN) received funding in the spring of 2012 through a partnership grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The network is comprised of four [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/24/u-of-s-home-to-new-urban-aboriginal-knowledge-network-site/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/23/pawsitive-practice-helps-students-de-stress/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/23/pawsitive-practice-helps-students-de-stress/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:50:25 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6904 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. It’s not what you expect to see and [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/23/pawsitive-practice-helps-students-de-stress/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/23/vido-intervac-certified/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/23/vido-intervac-certified/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:29:16 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6897 New vaccine research and development against existing and emerging diseases can now proceed with  receipt of final certification of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization’s International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan. “This project is a collaborative effort among many partners, who all deserve our heartfelt thanks,” said VIDO-InterVac Director Andy Potter. “This [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/23/vido-intervac-certified/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/20/blaine-favel-confirmed-as-new-u-of-s-chancellor/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/20/blaine-favel-confirmed-as-new-u-of-s-chancellor/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:19:37 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6875 Blaine Favel, president and CEO of Calgary-based One Earth Oil and Gas Inc. and an influential First Nations leader in the province and the country, has been appointed chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan (U of S). Favel, who will be the 14th person to hold the position of chancellor, will take up his duties [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/20/blaine-favel-confirmed-as-new-u-of-s-chancellor/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/19/thomas-rotter-tracking-lean-initiatives-in-health-care/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/19/thomas-rotter-tracking-lean-initiatives-in-health-care/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:33:08 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6801 Can the principles from Lean, a system developed to build cars, be adapted to cut health-care costs, decrease wait times and move innovations more quickly from the lab to the bedside? It’s a question health regions across Saskatchewan are trying to answer, and one that Thomas Rotter is watching closely. “To my knowledge, this is [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/19/thomas-rotter-tracking-lean-initiatives-in-health-care/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/18/u-of-s-student-prepare-tax-returns-for-low-income-clients/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/18/u-of-s-student-prepare-tax-returns-for-low-income-clients/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:37:58 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6880 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. This year, over 120 students and 10 faculty members from the school along with 65 chartered accountants worked together to prepare [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/18/u-of-s-student-prepare-tax-returns-for-low-income-clients/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/18/cutting-through-university-red-tape/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/18/cutting-through-university-red-tape/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:28:59 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6784 One of the overarching goals of the University of Saskatchewan’s third integrated plan is to improve the efficiency of program and service delivery, and to that end, Beth Bilson is heading up an effort to cut through the red tape. Even before the new Red Tape Commission began its work, the catchy title had people [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/18/cutting-through-university-red-tape/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/17/state-of-the-university-address/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/17/state-of-the-university-address/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:23:05 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6860 In her first state of the university address as president of the University of Saskatchewan, Ilene Busch-Vishniac outlined her priorities and the reason each is important to the institution. Speaking to a meeting of the General Academic Assembly April 10, she said her focus would remain on four priorities: the College of Medicine restructuring, financial [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/17/state-of-the-university-address/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/16/donors-receive-top-honour-at-international-awards-for-philanthropy/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/16/donors-receive-top-honour-at-international-awards-for-philanthropy/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:42:35 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6845 Leslie and Irene Dubé, honoured alumni and donors to the University of Saskatchewan, received the 2013 Award for Outstanding Philanthropist – an international award that recognizes exceptional generosity and philanthropic leadership in their community. The award was presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) at the 50th International Conference on Fundraising in San Diego, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/16/donors-receive-top-honour-at-international-awards-for-philanthropy/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/10-years-on-at-the-cls-keeping-up-with-the-times/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/10-years-on-at-the-cls-keeping-up-with-the-times/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:18:04 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6791 There are many significant milestones in the history of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron, starting with the announcement it would be built on the U of S campus to its commissioning, the first detection of beamline light (December 2003) and its various expansions. No matter where you start counting, the light source is getting [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/10-years-on-at-the-cls-keeping-up-with-the-times/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/u-of-s-sheep-get-their-day-in-the-sun/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/u-of-s-sheep-get-their-day-in-the-sun/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:12:15 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6772 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. “The cows are more visible,” said Fiona Buchanan, professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science, “but I always thought sheep would get [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/u-of-s-sheep-get-their-day-in-the-sun/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/saluting-our-huskies/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/saluting-our-huskies/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:10:47 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6810 Koren Pitkethly and Kit Hillis were named Huskie Athletics’ female and male athletes of the year when the U of S sports organization paid tribute to its top competitors at its annual Huskies Salute April 5.  Pitkethly, a College of Kinesiology student, rebounded from an injury to claim silver at the Canada West wrestling championship [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/saluting-our-huskies/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/student-engagement-tops-priority-list-for-new-ussu-president/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/student-engagement-tops-priority-list-for-new-ussu-president/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:08:13 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6768 It was a pretty simple campaign platform really; Max FineDay just wanted to make student life better.  And it was a platform that helped him get elected University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) president. “I’ve been in student politics for my entire post-secondary career,” said FineDay. “I talk to a lot of students and ask [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/student-engagement-tops-priority-list-for-new-ussu-president/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/on-campus-news-april-12-2013/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/on-campus-news-april-12-2013/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:57:49 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6819 The April 12 issue of On Campus News has many wonderful stories including one on a new course on sheep and goat management, a profile of new USSU president Max FineDay, and a feature on research into improving kidney diagnoses. Download the PDF here.]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/12/on-campus-news-april-12-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/10/ketilson-to-lead-international-research-project/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/10/ketilson-to-lead-international-research-project/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:23:27 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6761 Lou Hammond Ketilson, director of the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives at the University of Saskatchewan, will lead a Canadian Co-operative Association research project to examine the impacts on poverty reduction for co-op members in rural Africa and Canada. Other participants in the project include the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and the Moshi University [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/10/ketilson-to-lead-international-research-project/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/10/game-changers-in-the-video-game-industry/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/10/game-changers-in-the-video-game-industry/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:52:35 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6692 Video games are big business. And as the industry continues to grow, so does the number and variety of careers one can pursue in the world of gaming. “It’s a big industry in Canada and worldwide,” said Regan Mandryk, associate professor of computer science. “It’s a $25-billion industry in the US, which is bigger than [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/10/game-changers-in-the-video-game-industry/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/regan-mandryk-HP.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/09/building-capacity-for-transformus/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/09/building-capacity-for-transformus/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:13:30 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6710 With membership on the TransformUS task forces set, program prioritization expert Larry Goldstein was recently on campus talking with those involved to ensure the process got off to a good start. “The way I’ve designed my consulting practice is to try to build institutional capacity with every engagement that I undertake,” explained Goldstein, who worked [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/09/building-capacity-for-transformus/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/09/search-is-on-for-arts-stage/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/09/search-is-on-for-arts-stage/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:13:09 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6674 With the recent rejection of a bid to convert the Third Avenue United Church into a performing arts venue, the University of Saskatchewan is still searching for its stage in the community. The university’s involvement in the bid, explained David Parkinson, vice-dean of humanities and fine arts in the College of Arts and Science, was [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/09/search-is-on-for-arts-stage/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/05/expanding-campus-child-care/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/05/expanding-campus-child-care/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:47:39 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6664 The University of Saskatchewan has taken an important step toward its goal of doubling the number of child-care spaces available to members of the campus community. At its meeting March 5, the Board of Governors gave initial approval to a plan to build a 90-space child-care centre in College Quarter. The building, said David Hannah, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/05/expanding-campus-child-care/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/04/inspiring-students/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/04/inspiring-students/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:01:41 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6744 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.  By sharing on his own life experiences and the path he took in his diverse career, Nasser said he [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/04/inspiring-students/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/02/international-intern/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/02/international-intern/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:05:09 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6734 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). Atkinson, who is doing graduate work in international trade, said his multidisciplinary studies provided a solid foundation for his internship at the centre, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/02/international-intern/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/02/u-of-s-singers-orchestra-prepare-for-summer-tour-of-europe/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/02/u-of-s-singers-orchestra-prepare-for-summer-tour-of-europe/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:29:13 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6706 The Greystone Singers and Wind Orchestra are taking their talents oversees this summer, looking to both inspire current students and attract future ones. “We want to think outside the campus and spread our influence,” said Darrin Oehlerking, assistant professor and director of bands with the Department of Music. “It’s great for recruiting and great for [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/02/u-of-s-singers-orchestra-prepare-for-summer-tour-of-europe/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/01/layoffs-looming-up-to-100-jobs-lost/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/01/layoffs-looming-up-to-100-jobs-lost/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:13:15 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6690 http://news.usask.ca/2013/04/01/layoffs-looming-up-to-100-jobs-lost/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/president-pledges-to-advance-aboriginal-engagement/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/president-pledges-to-advance-aboriginal-engagement/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:48:01 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6680 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/president-pledges-to-advance-aboriginal-engagement/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/govt-grant-increased-as-expected-but-budget-changes-continue/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/govt-grant-increased-as-expected-but-budget-changes-continue/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:40:31 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6670 The University of Saskatchewan’s provincial operating grant for 2013-14 is close to what was expected but it does not alter the need to address projected budget shortfalls. In its budget, released March 20, the provincial government announced an increase of $35.8 million to the U of S, including an increase of about 2.1 per cent [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/govt-grant-increased-as-expected-but-budget-changes-continue/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/climate-change-not-hunting-the-real-threat-to-polar-bears/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/climate-change-not-hunting-the-real-threat-to-polar-bears/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:07:02 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6682 A U.S.-backed proposal to severely limit or prohibit all cross-border trade in polar bears was voted down by the delegates to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on March 7, a development that relieved Douglas Clark. “From my perspective, this is very good news,” said Clark, an [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/climate-change-not-hunting-the-real-threat-to-polar-bears/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Polar-bears-2.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/on-campus-news-march-28-2013/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/on-campus-news-march-28-2013/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:06:41 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6655 The March 28 issue of On Campus News features some interesting stories on a group of engineering design students tackling a real-life project, climate change and polar bears, and careers in the video game industry. Download the PDF here.]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/on-campus-news-march-28-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/engineering-for-life/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/engineering-for-life/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:05:50 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6700 Rick Retzlaff’s assignment for students in his second-year Introduction to Engineering Design class this term is giving them real engineering experience, but it could also change the life of a man who uses a wheelchair. The instructor and class co-ordinator came up with the assignment after connecting with the Tetra Society of North America, a [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/28/engineering-for-life/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/27/u-of-s-student-receives-national-leadership-fellowship/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/27/u-of-s-student-receives-national-leadership-fellowship/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:48:15 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6714 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. Cowan, a third-year English honours student, has been a leader on and off campus through her volunteerism as a peer mentor with the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/27/u-of-s-student-receives-national-leadership-fellowship/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/victoria-cowen.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/27/gsa-awards-recognize-achievement/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/27/gsa-awards-recognize-achievement/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:21:29 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6617 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/27/gsa-awards-recognize-achievement/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/25/a-lab-the-size-of-outer-space/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/25/a-lab-the-size-of-outer-space/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:18:07 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6568 With 29 radars operating as one instrument, the U of S, as part of an international group, is quite literally keeping eyes on the skies. Now in its 20th year of operation, the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) has been using its ever-growing network of radars to monitor the space weather that occurs hundreds [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/25/a-lab-the-size-of-outer-space/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/SuperDARN-homepage.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/25/creating-a-niche-in-food-security/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/25/creating-a-niche-in-food-security/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:59:40 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6597 For Roger Beachy, one of the first orders of business for the new Global Institute of Food Security (GIFS) is to carve out a bite-sized piece from an enormous field. “What is included in a discussion of food security in the inner city of Toronto or a rural area in Canada—where there are food deserts [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/25/creating-a-niche-in-food-security/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/24/canine-distemper-vaccine-recommended/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/24/canine-distemper-vaccine-recommended/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:09:46 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6632 A number of canine distemper cases in the Saskatoon area has officials at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan reminding pet owners to vaccinate their dogs against the highly contagious disease. There have been six confirmed cases of coyotes found either ill with or dead from distemper, and the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/24/canine-distemper-vaccine-recommended/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/21/medical-metaphors/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/21/medical-metaphors/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:17:01 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6576 It’s the middle of the night. A woman is laying awake in bed with a look of pain on her face, beads of sweat on her forehead and a campfire blazing on her chest. There are marshmallows toasting over the open fire. The print ad suggests, with not a great amount of subtlety, that she’s [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/21/medical-metaphors/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Medical-Metaphors-homepage.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/20/university-of-saskatchewan-reacts-to-provincial-budget/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/20/university-of-saskatchewan-reacts-to-provincial-budget/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:05:25 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6624 University of Saskatchewan President Ilene Busch-Vishniac says the university’s 2013-14 operating grant and targeted funding announced by the province today in conjunction with its budget, are close to expectations. “I am very appreciative of the province’s investment in the University of Saskatchewan, and much of the funding is close to my expectations,” said Busch-Vishniac. “Our [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/20/university-of-saskatchewan-reacts-to-provincial-budget/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/co-operation-key-to-solving-water-issues/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/co-operation-key-to-solving-water-issues/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:02:51 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6613 Lake Winnipeg has been battling massive algae blooms for the past 30 years. Agricultural run-off and sewage discharge feed the toxic algae, which has the potential to kill animals and effect human health. And because one of the lake’s primary inflows is the Red River, the crisis isn’t only an issue for the Province of [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/co-operation-key-to-solving-water-issues/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/stories-from-a-shipwreck/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/stories-from-a-shipwreck/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:55:42 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6607 In 1908, an ornate steam ship captained by a Scottish nobleman struck a pier on Saskatoon’s Traffic Bridge. As its crew scrambled for safety, dozens of townspeople—flanked by a small herd of cattle—watched as the ship capsized and its crew scrambled to safety. All but forgotten for the next century, a routine diving exercise in [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/stories-from-a-shipwreck/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/the-snow-man/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/the-snow-man/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:41:19 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6601 Even though Darren Crilly is busy planning spring and summer landscaping projects on the U of S campus, winter is never far from his thoughts, particularly this year. That’s because the grounds manager and his crew of 15 supervisors, equipment operators and shovellers from the Facilities Management Division (FMD) are responsible for clearing the snow [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/the-snow-man/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/6591/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/6591/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:24:58 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6591 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/6591/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/6582/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/6582/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:16:14 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6582 University of Saskatchewan researchers Catherine Trask and Daniel Béland have been awarded Canada Research Chairs (CRC) to further their work to protect farm workers from injury and better understand social policy and taxation. Trask works with farmers and other agricultural workers, healthcare professionals and policy stakeholders to help preserve the health of working Canadians in [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/6582/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Catherin-Trask-homepage.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/on-campus-news-for-march-15-2013/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/on-campus-news-for-march-15-2013/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:57:40 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6561 The March 15 issue of On Campus News features great stories on the battle with snow on campus, research into the use of metaphors in pharmaceutical advertising, and a profile on Roger Beachy, the recently appointed executive director of the Global Institute of Food Security. Download the PDF here.]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/15/on-campus-news-for-march-15-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/14/streamlining-student-transfers/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/14/streamlining-student-transfers/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:57:27 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6551 The marriage of diplomas with degrees has not always been harmonious or without critics. Arts and Science Dean Peter Stoicheff is working to change that, moving aggressively to create new transfer agreements and dispelling stereotypes along the way. The college has 11 transfer agreements currently in place, with at least 15 more being discussed. A [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/14/streamlining-student-transfers/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/11/funding-supports-u-of-s-research-in-food-medicine-energy-and-advanced-technologies/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/11/funding-supports-u-of-s-research-in-food-medicine-energy-and-advanced-technologies/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:20:21 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6545 The University of Saskatchewan has been awarded $3.8 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for three projects totaling $9.5 million that will help solve economically significant agricultural and health problems and enhance the global scientific leadership of the Canadian Light Source on campus. New state-of-the-art equipment will support, for example, work on cold-hardy [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/11/funding-supports-u-of-s-research-in-food-medicine-energy-and-advanced-technologies/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/11/lessons-learned-from-the-past-graduate-student-explores-aboriginal-adoption-in-saskatchewan/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/11/lessons-learned-from-the-past-graduate-student-explores-aboriginal-adoption-in-saskatchewan/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:48:29 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6537 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. In the 1960s and 70s, the Saskatchewan government saw a surging number of Aboriginal children coming into group homes and foster care. The government wished to move [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/11/lessons-learned-from-the-past-graduate-student-explores-aboriginal-adoption-in-saskatchewan/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/08/gift-for-huskies/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/08/gift-for-huskies/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:45:59 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6445 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/08/gift-for-huskies/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/08/questions-probe-budget-initiatives/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/08/questions-probe-budget-initiatives/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:45:33 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6419 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/08/questions-probe-budget-initiatives/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/centre-construction-contract-close/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/centre-construction-contract-close/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:00:25 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6443 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/centre-construction-contract-close/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/good-night-sleep-tight/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/good-night-sleep-tight/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:44:30 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6437 First, the good news: they can’t jump and they can’t fly. The bad news: they can climb and cling very well indeed, which is why hitchhiking bedbugs have shown up in some very unlikely places. Bedbugs have enjoyed resurgence around the world due to the phasing out of pesticides like DDT, and the bugs’ evolved [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/good-night-sleep-tight/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/awards-for-masonry-design-at-u-of-s/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/awards-for-masonry-design-at-u-of-s/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:43:28 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6476 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/07/awards-for-masonry-design-at-u-of-s/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/06/aboriginal-achievement-week/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/06/aboriginal-achievement-week/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:06:05 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6498 From March 11-15, the University of Saskatchewan will host Aboriginal Achievement Week to celebrate Aboriginal accomplishments, reflect on traditions and ceremonies, and connect with the community. “…together we identified Aboriginal engagement as a priority in Promise and Potential, our third integrated plan, and it is something I am personally committed to, “ said President Busch-Vishniac [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/06/aboriginal-achievement-week/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/06/university-of-saskatchewan-winter-enrolment-highest-ever/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/06/university-of-saskatchewan-winter-enrolment-highest-ever/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:22:07 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6494 The U of S campus has more students this winter than ever before according to recent enrolment data. “We have 20,348 students enrolled in all degree and non-degree programs for winter term. This is the highest number we have ever had for winter term,” said David Hannah, associate vice-president of student affairs. “Overall, the number [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/06/university-of-saskatchewan-winter-enrolment-highest-ever/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/05/a-robot-named-gale/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/05/a-robot-named-gale/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:41:23 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6487 Florence Nightingale, the most famous nurse of all time, was the inspiration for the winning entry in contest to name one of two community-nursing robots located in northern Saskatchewan. The robot’s full name is RoboGale and it is located Air Ronge. Along with a second one called IleXPERT, or Pert for short, in Ile-a-la-Crosse, the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/05/a-robot-named-gale/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/04/academic-architecture/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/04/academic-architecture/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:34:41 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6431 Ernie Barber is very cautious when he talks about an academic program in architecture at the University of Saskatchewan, always using the word “if” rather than the word “when.” Barber’s caution is a deliberate effort to manage expectations and enthusiasm in order to allow for a period of what he termed discernment, thoughtful reflection on [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/04/academic-architecture/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/getting-to-the-heart-of-arrhythmia/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/getting-to-the-heart-of-arrhythmia/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:32:38 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6470 Scientists using X-rays at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron have reconstructed the scenario of heart arrhythmia in action, an important step toward preventing the deadly condition and saving lives. A CLS release said a 3D model was created using images from the CLS that revealed for the first time how gene mutations affect the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/getting-to-the-heart-of-arrhythmia/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/on-the-trail-of-prairie-mammals/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/on-the-trail-of-prairie-mammals/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:27:25 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6459 As more animals are calling Saskatchewan’s prairie fields home, one U of S researcher is paying special attention to two in particular: moose and wild boars. “My research program is at the interface between wildlife and agriculture,” said Ryan Brook, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. “So when I came to the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/on-the-trail-of-prairie-mammals/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Tracking-prairies-animals-homepage.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/moving-day/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/moving-day/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:08:47 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6450 Through a wall of windows along the hallway, visitors to D Wing of the Health Sciences building can watch what it takes to set up a scientific laboratory—an extraordinary amount of lifting, piling, unpacking, sorting and organizing. Here, there is no such thing as moving “day”; it is more like moving month. With all of [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/moving-day/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Moving-Day-homepage.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/on-campus-news-for-march-1-2013/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/on-campus-news-for-march-1-2013/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:22:41 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6422 The March 1 issue of On Campus News has article on tracking moose and wild boars on the prairies, the move into the Health Sciences D Wing, and an undercover investigation on bedbugs. Download the PDF here.]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/03/01/on-campus-news-for-march-1-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/28/searching-for-the-very-best/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/28/searching-for-the-very-best/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:40:33 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6414 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. The MMI marks one of the final steps in the college’s admission process that is nearly a full year long. To select the incoming class for August 2013, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/28/searching-for-the-very-best/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/27/external-reviewers-look-at-residences/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/27/external-reviewers-look-at-residences/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:51:40 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6367 The addition of four new buildings in College Quarter and a leadership transition make this an opportune time for Consumer Services to conduct an extensive review of the University of Saskatchewan’s residence operations. Martin Gonzalez De Souza, acting director of Consumer Services, said an external review team headed by Glen Weppler, the university housing officer [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/27/external-reviewers-look-at-residences/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/26/garden-plans-preserve-ukrainka-heritage/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/26/garden-plans-preserve-ukrainka-heritage/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:52:22 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6378 Almost everyone on campus has walked by it, but few know its rich history. The sixteen-foot bronze statue of Lesya Ukrainka (1871-1913), who is a celebrated Ukrainian literary figure, An initial rending of the Lesya Ukrainka Garden outside the main entrance of the Murray Library, currently sits in a quiet grove just south of the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/26/garden-plans-preserve-ukrainka-heritage/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/21/u-of-s-day-at-the-university-cup/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/21/u-of-s-day-at-the-university-cup/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:10:28 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6401 University of Saskatchewan President Ilene Busch-Vishniac already has her tickets for the 2013 PotashCorp University Cup presented by Coop. Huskie Athletics men’s hockey alternate captain Chris Durand presented the president with her ticket package for the tournament hosted by the University of Saskatchewan which runs March 14-17 at Credit Union Centre. As the university prepares [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/21/u-of-s-day-at-the-university-cup/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/19/symposium-begins-with-celebration-of-achievement-in-aboriginal-engagement/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/19/symposium-begins-with-celebration-of-achievement-in-aboriginal-engagement/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:34:15 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6381 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/19/symposium-begins-with-celebration-of-achievement-in-aboriginal-engagement/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/13/clear-teaching-and-learning-priorities/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/13/clear-teaching-and-learning-priorities/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:47:51 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6357 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. That, explained the new vice-provost of teaching and learning, is the price for a dream job that “allows me to marry together so many parts of my background.” No doubt [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/13/clear-teaching-and-learning-priorities/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Patti-McDougall.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/13/council-approves-program-priortization/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/13/council-approves-program-priortization/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:46:54 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6365 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/13/council-approves-program-priortization/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/in-the-multi-media-classroom/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/in-the-multi-media-classroom/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:55:36 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6384 It is a multi-media world out there and Media Access and Production (eMAP) is doing its part to bring the benefits of technology to teaching and learning at the U of S. Through its new media teaching resource fund, eMAP has offered its expertise to create materials that will enrich student learning. “There isn’t always [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/in-the-multi-media-classroom/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/water-world-student-research-aims-to-improve-water-quality-worldwide/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/water-world-student-research-aims-to-improve-water-quality-worldwide/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:31:16 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6372 Deep in the recesses of the Thorvaldson Building, chemists are developing materials that could soon be used to improve water quality worldwide. Alongside her supervisors Lee Wilson and Lalita Bharadwaj in the Department of Chemistry, PhD student Rui Guo has developed biopolymer materials with enhanced adsorbent properties. Referred to in scientific circles as smart materials, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/water-world-student-research-aims-to-improve-water-quality-worldwide/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Rui-Guo.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/on-campus-news-for-feb-8-2013/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/on-campus-news-for-feb-8-2013/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:12:51 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6346 The Feb. 8 issue of On Campus News has some interesting stories on student research to improve water quality, the new vice-provost of teaching and learning, and multi-media tools for teaching in the classroom. Download the PDF here.]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/08/on-campus-news-for-feb-8-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/bed-program-in-national-study/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/bed-program-in-national-study/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:08:50 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6224 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/bed-program-in-national-study/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/transformus-aims-for-financial-sustainability/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/transformus-aims-for-financial-sustainability/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:08:13 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6202 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/transformus-aims-for-financial-sustainability/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/orators-added-to-convocation/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/orators-added-to-convocation/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:07:22 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6228 Wanted: volunteers to serve as university orators at convocation. Job requires a good speaking voice, and ability to pronounce names correctly. Lunch will be provided. Changes to convocation will soon see the traditional post of orator incorporated into the ceremony at the University of Saskatchewan. Making use of orators to read the names of degree [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/orators-added-to-convocation/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/health-researchers-recognized-by-shrf/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/health-researchers-recognized-by-shrf/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:06:50 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6266 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/health-researchers-recognized-by-shrf/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/of-moose-and-men-u-of-s-research-examines-rural-habitat/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/of-moose-and-men-u-of-s-research-examines-rural-habitat/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:53:34 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6333 The University of Saskatchewan, with the support of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, is initiating a new research program on moose in rural Saskatchewan. The project aims to determine key habitats for farmland moose and their diet, understand their movements, and examine when and where they cross roads and highways. [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/07/of-moose-and-men-u-of-s-research-examines-rural-habitat/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Moose.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/05/students-use-atrium-for-study-and-fun/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/05/students-use-atrium-for-study-and-fun/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:44:53 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6248 It seems students from across campus have found a new favourite place to study for final exams – the atrium in the D Wing of Health Sciences. Brad Steeves, director of operations in the Council of Health Science Deans office, said students filtered into the five-story light-filled atrium before the holiday break, taking advantage of the comfortable seating and the writable walls. Steeves [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/05/students-use-atrium-for-study-and-fun/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/cancer-research-poised-to-aid-people-and-pets/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/cancer-research-poised-to-aid-people-and-pets/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:07:33 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=6315 A multi-disciplinary team of University of Saskatchewan researchers are investigating a new cancer treatment option that could benefit both humans and their four-legged friends. In a collaborative study that includes Drs. Valerie MacDonald and Casey Gaunt from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) as well as Drs. Troy Harkness, Terra Arnason and Jerry Davies from the U of [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/cancer-research-poised-to-aid-people-and-pets/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/industry-support-highlights-value-of-beef-teaching-research/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/industry-support-highlights-value-of-beef-teaching-research/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:18:06 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6254 Although many pieces of the puzzle remain to be filled in, plans to find a new home for the university’s Beef Cattle Research and Teaching Unit have garnered strong support from the industry it serves. The most recent step in the effort to relocate the unit is an application by the university to the Municipality [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/industry-support-highlights-value-of-beef-teaching-research/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/cross-cultural-conversations/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/cross-cultural-conversations/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:17:16 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6259 The U of S is opening its doors to more international students than ever before, but making sure those students have the English skills to succeed in and out of class and on and off campus is no small task. “When I came to the U of S, I visited all sorts of centres across [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/02/04/cross-cultural-conversations/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/30/building-a-new-health-sciences-library/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/30/building-a-new-health-sciences-library/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:59:25 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6219 The rule of thumb for carpenters is measure twice, cut once. For librarians working to set up a new library, the rule is similar— measure twice before putting anything on the shelves. And that’s exactly what has been happening as Susan Murphy and her staff prepare for move-in day at the Leslie and Irene Dubé [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/30/building-a-new-health-sciences-library/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/inside-view-improving-endoscopy-imaging/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/inside-view-improving-endoscopy-imaging/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:35:26 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6234 Khan Wahid wants to help your doctor see a whole other side of you. The associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and his team are developing new patent-pending technology for video endoscopy capsules. When it comes to getting a good look at your ailing innards, there are few tools more useful than these high-tech [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/inside-view-improving-endoscopy-imaging/feed/ 3 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Kahn-Wahid-homepage.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/sustainability-through-education/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/sustainability-through-education/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:14:02 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6192 Sustainability is a hot topic, but there is often a difference between an organization’s sustainability policy and practice. Aiming to help an organization’s practice match its policy is one of the areas to be studied in the newly launched Sustainability Education Research Institute (SERI) at the U of S. The institute, the first of its [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/sustainability-through-education/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/SERI-homepage1.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/on-campus-news-for-jan-25-2013/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/on-campus-news-for-jan-25-2013/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:13:31 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6186 The Jan. 25 issue of On Campus News features some great stories on the new Health Sciences Library, the launch of the Sustainability Education and Research Institute and U of S technology for video endoscopy capsules. Download the PDF here.]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/25/on-campus-news-for-jan-25-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/23/67-million-grant-to-canadian-light-source-at-u-of-s-supports-operation-of-national-synchrotron-facility/ http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/23/67-million-grant-to-canadian-light-source-at-u-of-s-supports-operation-of-national-synchrotron-facility/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:27:05 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=6181 Canada’s national synchrotron, the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, has been awarded up to $67 million over five years toward operating and maintenance costs through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). “The Government of Canada recognizes our country’s role as a world leader in innovation,” said the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2013/01/23/67-million-grant-to-canadian-light-source-at-u-of-s-supports-operation-of-national-synchrotron-facility/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CLS-funding.jpg