http://news.usask.ca The latest headlines from the University of Saskatchewan Tue, 15 May 2012 16:07:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/student-advising-the-path-to-academic-success/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/student-advising-the-path-to-academic-success/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:07:34 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=4091 Guided by the recommendations of a 2010 external review and with the concerted efforts of many people across campus, the U of S is closing in on its goal of providing students with the best academic advising possible. “There’s no group who understands the student experience better than advisors,” said Dan Pennock, acting vice-provost of [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/student-advising-the-path-to-academic-success/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/convo-homepage-news_image.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/bringing-back-the-rodeo-club/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/bringing-back-the-rodeo-club/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:59:33 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=4052 The thing about the student experience at the U of S is that you can always find extracurricular opportunities to pursue, even if it involves a horse named Rootbeer Kazanova and barrel racing. For Katie Dutchak, that meant re-establishing the U of S rodeo team so she and her trusty steed could compete at the intercollegiate [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/bringing-back-the-rodeo-club/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dutchak-homepage-news_image.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/woolf-conference-showcases-university-collaboration/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/woolf-conference-showcases-university-collaboration/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:57:24 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=4098 While Virginia Woolf may be the focus of an international conference taking place at the U of S in June, the real highlight will be unique collaborations and partnerships it has spawned across campus and beyond. A graduate student seminar, a play, a poetry reading, public forums, film, research posters, an undergraduate course, new pedagogy, mentorships, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/15/woolf-conference-showcases-university-collaboration/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/final-10-entrepreneurs-chosen-in-u-of-s-tech-venture-challenge/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/final-10-entrepreneurs-chosen-in-u-of-s-tech-venture-challenge/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:20:02 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=4073 Ten entrepreneurs with ideas ranging from e-publishing, e-health, biofuels, mechanical engineering, and audio special effects will begin working on turning their ideas into businesses as finalists in the Tech Venture Challenge. The finalists were announced in Saskatoon May 10. “These programs give you the opportunity to create something, and the confidence to take the leap. [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/final-10-entrepreneurs-chosen-in-u-of-s-tech-venture-challenge/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/bringing-a-new-perspective/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/bringing-a-new-perspective/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:11:42 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=4025 Jared Brown is the newly elected University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) president, and he is also the first Aboriginal student to step into that position. “I think the Aboriginal perspectives are overlooked, not for any reason other than people don’t understand the issues,” said the 22-year-old Brown, who was born in Prince Albert, Sask. “I bring that perspective. It’s already in my mind so I [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/bringing-a-new-perspective/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/on-campus-news-may-11/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/on-campus-news-may-11/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:47:31 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=4019 The May 11 issue of On Campus News features stories about the Health Sciences project and the new USSU president as well as  updates on academic advising and copyright licensing. Download the PDF]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/11/on-campus-news-may-11/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/learning-to-learn-at-the-u-of-s/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/learning-to-learn-at-the-u-of-s/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 20:16:29 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=4006 Thinking about attending the University of Saskatchewan, but not sure you have the skills and time to succeed? Ann Remy, director of the university’s College of Arts and Science Transition Program, says this is a dilemma many mature students and recent high school graduates struggle with. They would like to pursue various goals through an education at [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/learning-to-learn-at-the-u-of-s/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/transition-homepage-news_image.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/wiebe-awarded-houston-professorship/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/wiebe-awarded-houston-professorship/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:56:59 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3999 Karen Wiebe has been awarded the Stuart and Mary Houston Professorship in Ornithology in the Department of Biology. With the professorship, Wiebe will be expected to be a prominent and active participant in ornithological research, and to contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching. The professorship comes with a $22,000 annual research grant. Wiebe, who earned [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/wiebe-awarded-houston-professorship/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/university-of-saskatchewan-and-architect-douglas-cardinal-unveil-plans-for-new-student-centre/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/university-of-saskatchewan-and-architect-douglas-cardinal-unveil-plans-for-new-student-centre/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:12:08 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=3981 The University of Saskatchewan unveiled new design plans for the long-anticipated Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre at a special event May 9. Architect Douglas Cardinal was at the event to share with the public how the centre will provide the necessary amenities and resources for Aboriginal students, while serving as a central space where all [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/university-of-saskatchewan-and-architect-douglas-cardinal-unveil-plans-for-new-student-centre/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/homepage-news-Douglas_Cardinal.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/new-budget-system-links-revenue-and-costs-directly-to-activity/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/new-budget-system-links-revenue-and-costs-directly-to-activity/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:38:32 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3806 After four years of research, planning and development, the University of Saskatchewan is moving toward a new internal budget system that links revenue and costs directly to academic activity. Called the Transparent Activity-Based Budget System (TABBS), the model has been introduced to college deans and will be run parallel to the existing budget system until [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/new-budget-system-links-revenue-and-costs-directly-to-activity/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/new-approach-to-college-quarter-development/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/new-approach-to-college-quarter-development/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:36:35 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3821 The university will take a new approach to developing a 31-acre parcel of land in College Quarter that will include a twin-pad ice rink, a hotel, athletic fields and retail or office space. A request for expressions of interest (REI) was issued late last year for the multi-use development on the corner of Preston Avenue [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/10/new-approach-to-college-quarter-development/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/working-on-campus-popular-option-for-students/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/working-on-campus-popular-option-for-students/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:58:05 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3833 Shari Thompson can tell when the economy is humming – all she has to do is look at the number of job postings on the U of S Student Employment and Career Centre website. “When economic times are good,” said the employment co-ordinator, “we’ve got a lot more activity and right now, our students are [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/working-on-campus-popular-option-for-students/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/creating-a-global-classroom/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/creating-a-global-classroom/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:56:20 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3827 While presenting at the TED Conference in Palm Springs, California in early March, Edwards School of Business instructor Trevor Maber was surprised at the number of people who were taken by his by talk.  “After my presentation, dozens of people came up to me and told me how much they appreciated my talk,” said Maber [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/creating-a-global-classroom/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/a-vision-for-student-enrolment/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/a-vision-for-student-enrolment/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:55:11 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3843 Since October, a university committee has been working to develop a new Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) plan that will guide the long-term vision for undergraduate and graduate student enrolment—including numbers and composition—at the U of S. “In reality, SEM is about fundamentally shifting the way we think about our enrolment,” said David Hannah, associate vice-president [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/08/a-vision-for-student-enrolment/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/04/president-mackinnon-awarded-inaugural-prime-ministers-of-canada-fellowship/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/04/president-mackinnon-awarded-inaugural-prime-ministers-of-canada-fellowship/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:38:30 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3956 University of Saskatchewan President Peter MacKinnon has been named the first recipient of the Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship, an initiative of the Public Policy Forum to enhance governance in Canada. The announcement was made at the Public Policy Forum’s Testimonial Dinner in Toronto May 3, held to honour Canada’s former prime ministers. The fellowship, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/04/president-mackinnon-awarded-inaugural-prime-ministers-of-canada-fellowship/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/04/i3-idea-challenge-finalists-present-videos-of-their-businesses/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/04/i3-idea-challenge-finalists-present-videos-of-their-businesses/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:52:00 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3887 Eleven teams of aspiring entrepreneurs at the University of Saskatchewan are now one step closer to winning cash and support to start their own businesses. Groups of students with ideas for ergonomic dishcloths, custom microphone stands and gluten-free pulse snack bars are all finalists in the Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence’s i3 Idea Challenge. The challenge [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/04/i3-idea-challenge-finalists-present-videos-of-their-businesses/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/news-homepage-YouTubes-ocn1.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/huskies-heenan-selcted-first-overall-in-cfl-draft/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/huskies-heenan-selcted-first-overall-in-cfl-draft/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 19:40:51 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3908 University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ offensive lineman Ben Heenan has been selected first overall in the 2012 Canadian Football League (CFL) draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Riders’ CEO Jim Hopson made the announcement at the annual Dogs’ Breakfast May 3. Heenan, a six-foot-four, 310-pound offensive guard, is the second Huskie to be drafted number one overall; [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/huskies-heenan-selcted-first-overall-in-cfl-draft/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/sharing-in-the-science/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/sharing-in-the-science/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 13:50:52 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3814 Kyle Larson is heading off to eastern Nepal this fall in the hope of shedding new light on ideas about how the highest mountains on Earth were formed, and he’s asking for little extra help from members of the general public who share his interest in geology. The assistant professor in the Department of Geological [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/sharing-in-the-science/feed/ 3 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/homepage_news-kyle_Larson.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/pharmacy-student-project-addresses-hiv-overall-population-health/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/pharmacy-student-project-addresses-hiv-overall-population-health/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 13:49:38 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3896 Six students from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the U of S who developed a pilot project to reduce the prevalence of HIV in Saskatchewan were rewarded for their efforts with top place in the recent Pharmasave-Rubicon Annual Innovation in Pharmacy Student Business Plan Competition.  The students, all in their third year of [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/05/03/pharmacy-student-project-addresses-hiv-overall-population-health/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/u-of-s-researchers-embark-on-linkage-between-brazilian-and-canadian-synchrotrons/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/u-of-s-researchers-embark-on-linkage-between-brazilian-and-canadian-synchrotrons/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:36:30 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3858 Use of advanced internet technology to bring scientists and leading-edge research infrastructure together half a world apart has been demonstrated between the national synchrotron facilities of Canada and Brazil. The demonstration in Brazil, observed by Canadian Governor General David Johnston and Dr. Antônio José Roque da Silva, Director of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/u-of-s-researchers-embark-on-linkage-between-brazilian-and-canadian-synchrotrons/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homepage-news-ocn-CLS-.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/time-in-a-bottle/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/time-in-a-bottle/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:18:00 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3850 This first-century blue glass flask from the ancient Phoenician city of Sidon is one of more than 75 pieces of ancient glass and pottery that make up the Arthur and Beatrice Minden collection currently on display in the university’s Museum of Antiquities. The artifacts were donated to the museum by the Minden’s children and are [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/time-in-a-bottle/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/presidents-residence-to-get-summer-renovation/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/presidents-residence-to-get-summer-renovation/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:33:06 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3798 The iconic President’s Residence at the University of Saskatchewan is scheduled for a makeover this summer. The greystone residence, home of the university’s first president Walter Murray and subsequent holders of that office, was completed in 1913 at a cost of $44,615 and is considered one of the finest homes in the city. Colin Tennent, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/30/presidents-residence-to-get-summer-renovation/feed/ 7 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/seeing-education-in-3-d/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/seeing-education-in-3-d/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:57:51 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3790 Bill Nixon has seen the future of education, and it is three-dimensional. “It’s an interesting phenomena right now,” said Nixon, a filmmaker and documentary project manager with Media Access and Production (eMAP) at the University of Saskatchewan. “There are a lot of 3-D movies coming out in the entertainment industry, but the real value in [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/seeing-education-in-3-d/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homepage-3D-eMap-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/on-campus-news-april-27/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/on-campus-news-april-27/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:04:25 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=3781 The April 27 issue of On Campus News features stories on the President’s Residence makeover, the strategic enrolment management project and an overview of TABBS, the university’s new budgeting model. Download the PDF.]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/on-campus-news-april-27/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/mackinnon-reflects-on-strengths-questions-in-final-gaa-speech/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/mackinnon-reflects-on-strengths-questions-in-final-gaa-speech/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:54:00 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3655 In his final address as president to the General Academic Assembly, Peter MacKinnon chose to highlight three strengths in the Canadian post-secondary sector as well as three big questions institutions in that sector face, and how the University of Saskatchewan fits into each. Speaking in Convocation Hall April 9, MacKinnon said he chose to stay [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/27/mackinnon-reflects-on-strengths-questions-in-final-gaa-speech/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/26/business-students-head-to-israel/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/26/business-students-head-to-israel/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:08:08 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3765 A group of 16 students from the University of Saskatchewan’s Edwards School of Business, Dean Daphne Taras and Saskatchewan businesspeople leave for Israel and Jordan April 30, and will spend almost two weeks in the region exploring similarities and differences in business, entrepreneurship and culture.  The special course, entitled Mining and Entrepreneurship in Israel and [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/26/business-students-head-to-israel/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/israel-homepage-news_image-OCN.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/26/preparing-for-the-new-president/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/26/preparing-for-the-new-president/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:21:48 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3661 There are always a few things that need to be done when a new employee joins an organization, but when that new employee is moving into the president’s office, the list gets just a little bit longer. Ilene Busch-Vishniac will be taking over as U of S president July 1 but the wheels have been [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/26/preparing-for-the-new-president/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/24/jsgs-students-offering-pro-bono-work-through-the-policy-shop/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/24/jsgs-students-offering-pro-bono-work-through-the-policy-shop/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:15:21 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3753 Individuals from the University of Saskatchewan Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Students’ Association are helping not-for-profit and charity organizations in the province by providing free research, analytic and strategic services. Aptly named, The Policy Shop was formed as a student consulting group that could provide pro bono work to groups seeking additional policy capacity [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/24/jsgs-students-offering-pro-bono-work-through-the-policy-shop/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/24/u-of-s-researchers-partner-with-first-nations-u-of-r-fnuniv-on-1-5-million-respiratory-health-initiative/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/24/u-of-s-researchers-partner-with-first-nations-u-of-r-fnuniv-on-1-5-million-respiratory-health-initiative/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:28:41 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3745 Saskatchewan First Nations communities may soon breathe easier thanks to knowledge created by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, and First Nations University of Canada, in partnership with the communities of Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation, and Montreal Lake Cree Nation. The research partners were recently awarded more than $1.5 million over [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/24/u-of-s-researchers-partner-with-first-nations-u-of-r-fnuniv-on-1-5-million-respiratory-health-initiative/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homepage_news-Sylvia_Abonyi.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/19/students-pursue-interests-through-learning-communities/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/19/students-pursue-interests-through-learning-communities/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:46:40 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3648 The opportunity to engage with their peers and at the same time support the priorities of their university is proving to be very popular with U of S undergraduate students.  Building on the success of the course-based learning community model introduced in 2007, undergraduates are using interest-based learning communities to pursue a particular passion, and [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/19/students-pursue-interests-through-learning-communities/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/18/u-of-s-researchers-find-bat-killing-fungus-is-european-invader/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/18/u-of-s-researchers-find-bat-killing-fungus-is-european-invader/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:03:32 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3732 Results from an experiment conducted in a University of Saskatchewan bio-safety lab suggest that bats in North America are dying from a European strain of fungus recently introduced to Canada and the United States. White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease of hibernating bats that’s associated with a skin infection caused by the fungus Geomyces [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/18/u-of-s-researchers-find-bat-killing-fungus-is-european-invader/feed/ 2 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homepage-ocn-news-bats.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/college-of-medicine-moving-forward-with-accreditation-action-plan/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/college-of-medicine-moving-forward-with-accreditation-action-plan/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:56:12 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3668 With a comprehensive action plan in place and changes already being implemented, the dean of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine is confident the accreditation bodies for medical schools in Canada will be satisfied with the college’s progress toward full compliance with accreditation standards. Dr. William Albritton said the action plan addresses 10 areas [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/college-of-medicine-moving-forward-with-accreditation-action-plan/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/medicine-building-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/u-of-s-board-of-governors-announces-2012-13-tuition-rates/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/u-of-s-board-of-governors-announces-2012-13-tuition-rates/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:48:37 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3712 The University of Saskatchewan’s Board of Governors has approved tuition increases that average 4.4 per cent across a variety of programs for the 2012-13 academic year. Tuition will constitute approximately 22.5 per cent of the university’s operating budget, and support core academic programs and services as well as improvements in teaching, learning, and the student [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/u-of-s-board-of-governors-announces-2012-13-tuition-rates/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tuition-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/unique-partnership-creates-internships-for-u-of-s-students/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/unique-partnership-creates-internships-for-u-of-s-students/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:55:25 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3686 University of Saskatchewan students will be the first in the world to participate in a unique partnership between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Universities of Canada (UCAN).The U of S was chosen to pilot the UCAN-UNDP initiative that aims to provide opportunities for Canadian graduate and law students to gain international experience in [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/unique-partnership-creates-internships-for-u-of-s-students/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/interns-OCN-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/research-explores-immigrants-lack-of-economic-success/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/research-explores-immigrants-lack-of-economic-success/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:54:17 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3637 What started with the question of why skilled immigrants are less prepared for life in Canada than those who came 10 years ago turned into a very fruitful research trip to India for Scott Walsworth and Kara Somerville, and a family experience that won’t soon be forgotten. Study after study has shown that immigrants arriving [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/research-explores-immigrants-lack-of-economic-success/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/india-OCN-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/addressing-the-revenue-expense-gap-vps-detail-universitys-financial-position/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/addressing-the-revenue-expense-gap-vps-detail-universitys-financial-position/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:37:30 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3627 In light of declining public investment in post-secondary education across the country and a number of significant budget pressures, the University of Saskatchewan is looking to address a gap between revenue and expenditures that could reach $20-40 million per year by the end of the current planning cycle in 2016.   At a town hall [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/16/addressing-the-revenue-expense-gap-vps-detail-universitys-financial-position/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homepage-news-Fairbairn-town_hall.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/13/on-campus-news-for-april-13/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/13/on-campus-news-for-april-13/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:30:49 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=3604 The April 13 issue of On Campus News features stories on the revenue, expense gap, learning communities and research in India. Download the PDF here.]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/13/on-campus-news-for-april-13/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/12/sunrise-health-region-and-the-u-of-s-announce-joint-initiative/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/12/sunrise-health-region-and-the-u-of-s-announce-joint-initiative/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:16:24 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3590 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. According to a news release from the SHR, located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, and the U of S College of Nursing, the partnership will benefit [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/12/sunrise-health-region-and-the-u-of-s-announce-joint-initiative/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/u-of-s-conference-business-back-on-track/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/u-of-s-conference-business-back-on-track/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:01:18 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3578 With large parts of the Marquis Hall kitchen, retail space and dining rooms out of service for renovation, with construction going on almost everywhere on campus, and with a good chunk of the Bowl caged off, the U of S has not been the most attractive conference destination recently. But now that the cranes have [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/u-of-s-conference-business-back-on-track/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/riders-return-to-campus-for-2013-training-camp/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/riders-return-to-campus-for-2013-training-camp/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:56:26 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3572 Although it’s more than a year away, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced that their training camp will be returning to the University of Saskatchewan.  Brendan Taman, the team’s general manager, said about 120 players, coaches and support personnel will travel to Saskatoon June 1, 2013 and will hit the field at Griffiths Stadium in PotashCorp [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/riders-return-to-campus-for-2013-training-camp/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/football-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/new-structure-proposed-for-college-of-medicine/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/new-structure-proposed-for-college-of-medicine/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:54:02 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3554 The College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan is planning for the future. A concept paper is being presented to faculty, staff and students this week and will be discussed internally over the next several weeks. The concept, presented by the dean of the college, Dr. William Albritton, and Provost and Vice-President Academic Brett [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/new-structure-proposed-for-college-of-medicine/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homepage-news-albritton.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/water-institute-truly-global/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/water-institute-truly-global/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:52:19 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=3533 The Global Institute for Water Security marked its first anniversary on International Water Day, March 22, and is proving, as the name implies, its research scope is far reaching—from as close to home as the South Saskatchewan River Basin, to as far away as Bangladesh, Pakistan and India. “Water is such a big issue, both [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/water-institute-truly-global/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/jillian-humbert-named-womens-basketball-coach/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/jillian-humbert-named-womens-basketball-coach/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:51:32 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3548 University of Saskatchewan Huskie women’s basketball head coach Lisa Thomaidis will be taking her professional leave of absence during the 2012-13 season, and taking over the reins of the Canada West bronze medalist Huskies as the interim head coach will be Jillian Humbert. Humbert has been an assistant coach with the Huskies for the last [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/11/jillian-humbert-named-womens-basketball-coach/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homepage-news-humbert.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/05/plants-prove-survival-of-the-fittest/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/05/plants-prove-survival-of-the-fittest/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:36:48 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=3537 When Bob Bors isn’t breeding fruit crops, he shifts his attention to tinkering with a perennial plant native to tropical climates. And his new series of coleus is gaining international attention. “For about a decade I have used coleus to teach plant breeding and propagation to classes,” said Bors, assistant professor of plant sciences in [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/05/plants-prove-survival-of-the-fittest/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homepage-news-coleus.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/03/u-of-s-to-decrease-expenses-in-light-of-budget-pressures/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/03/u-of-s-to-decrease-expenses-in-light-of-budget-pressures/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:39:33 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3513 The University of Saskatchewan will need to decrease its expenses over the next four years in the face of budget pressures that include lower-than-requested provincial funding, salary and benefit costs rising faster than revenue increases, solvency and going concern pension issues, and the pressing need for capital renewal to support teaching, research and innovation. At [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/03/u-of-s-to-decrease-expenses-in-light-of-budget-pressures/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/news-ocn-homepage-Brett-budget.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/02/renewus-at-the-heart-of-four-year-capital-plan/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/02/renewus-at-the-heart-of-four-year-capital-plan/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:38:29 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3502 The priorities for the University of Saskatchewan in the next four years and the facilities and equipment needed that realize those priorities have been brought together in the latest version of the institution’s multi-year capital plan which, at its heart, is focused on addressing critical capital deficiencies across campus. Released with the integrated plan and [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/02/renewus-at-the-heart-of-four-year-capital-plan/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/aerial.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/02/the-long-road-to-inspiration/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/02/the-long-road-to-inspiration/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:54:53 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3493 He had to travel half way around the world, but Ljuban Klobucar, a Serbian poet from Croatia, found not only a new home at the U of S, but also inspiration for his writing. It was 1995, and Klobucar, with his six-year old son and elderly parents, left war-torn Croatia. “It was war. We saw [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/04/02/the-long-road-to-inspiration/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/30/diefenbaker-canada-centre-gallery-reopens-to-the-public/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/30/diefenbaker-canada-centre-gallery-reopens-to-the-public/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:46:35 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3479 The Diefenbaker Canada Centre (DCC) reopened its gallery doors to the public earlier today following extensive renovations made possible through a funding partnership between the Government of Canada and the University of Saskatchewan. “The exhibit is a gesture towards Mr. Diefenbaker, a truly unique Canadian,” said Michael Atkinson, executive director of the DCC. “On behalf [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/30/diefenbaker-canada-centre-gallery-reopens-to-the-public/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/30/on-campus-news-for-march-30/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/30/on-campus-news-for-march-30/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:27:50 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=3471 The March 30 issue of On Campus News features stories on budget pressures, the RenewUS capital strategy and water research. Download the PDF here]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/30/on-campus-news-for-march-30/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/29/researchers-at-u-of-s-vido-intervac-close-in-on-vaccine-to-protect-babies/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/29/researchers-at-u-of-s-vido-intervac-close-in-on-vaccine-to-protect-babies/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:02:56 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3462 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. Sylvia van den Hurk and her team have developed a vaccine candidate that shows promise against RSV, with human clinical trials about two years [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/29/researchers-at-u-of-s-vido-intervac-close-in-on-vaccine-to-protect-babies/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Sylvia-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/students-at-the-heart-of-stm-expansion-plans/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/students-at-the-heart-of-stm-expansion-plans/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:03:35 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3349 St. Thomas More College (STM) is preparing for a major expansion that will serve to improve the experience for its students but will also help the University of Saskatchewan address some classroom shortages on campus. Tenders will go out soon for a three-storey building right along College Drive that will be linked to the existing [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/students-at-the-heart-of-stm-expansion-plans/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/a-new-name-for-the-faculty-club/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/a-new-name-for-the-faculty-club/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:58:26 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3368 It has been years since the Faculty Club at the U of S was the exclusive domain of faculty, and members have decided it is a good time for a name change that reflects that fact. On July 1, the name will officially change to University Club, explained Donna Cram, club manager, a move approved [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/a-new-name-for-the-faculty-club/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/homepage-faculty_club-ocn-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/creatine-shows-potential-in-preventing-osteoporosis/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/creatine-shows-potential-in-preventing-osteoporosis/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:04:03 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3362 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. Through various studies with adults over 50 years of age, Phil [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/27/creatine-shows-potential-in-preventing-osteoporosis/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/homepage-phil-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/23/the-honourable-gordon-barnhart-returning-to-u-of-s/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/23/the-honourable-gordon-barnhart-returning-to-u-of-s/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:12:00 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3435 The Honourable Gordon Barnhart will be returning to the University of Saskatchewan on April 1 as an adjunct professor in the Department of History, College of Arts and Science. Barnhart recently completed his term as the twentieth Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, a post to which he was appointed in August 2006. Prior to this, Barnhart [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/23/the-honourable-gordon-barnhart-returning-to-u-of-s/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/barnhart-homepage-news-ocn.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/college-of-medicine-is-fully-accredited-provosts-statement/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/college-of-medicine-is-fully-accredited-provosts-statement/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:39:45 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3421 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. In November 2009, the College of Medicine was granted full accreditation for eight years by the Liaison [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/college-of-medicine-is-fully-accredited-provosts-statement/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/homepage-news-medicine-white_coat.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/moot-victory/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/moot-victory/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:04:45 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3399 For the second year in a row, the University of Saskatchewan College of Law’s Western Canada Moot team has won the Sopinka Cup, a competition that aims to the art of oral advocacy.  Students Jared Epp, Lauren Ignacz, Andrea Johnson and Riley Potter along with coach Ashley Smith took first place in the criminal trial [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/moot-victory/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/moot-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/professor-emeritus-and-former-vido-director-honored-with-canada-gairdner-wightman-award/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/professor-emeritus-and-former-vido-director-honored-with-canada-gairdner-wightman-award/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:56:29 +0000 Mark A. Ferguson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3393 University of Saskatchewan Professor Emeritus Lorne Babiuk has been awarded the prestigious Canada Gairdner Wightman Award in recognition of his accomplishments over three decades that include leading the U of S Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) to become a world centre for vaccine research, training and development. Next to the Nobel Prizes, Canada Gairdner [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/22/professor-emeritus-and-former-vido-director-honored-with-canada-gairdner-wightman-award/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/21/mass-notification-practices-under-review/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/21/mass-notification-practices-under-review/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:13:08 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3341 The university’s protocol for determining what information should be shared with students, staff and faculty about violent incidents on campus, and when, is under review following a New Year’s day situation in which a woman reported she was sexually assaulted in a McEown Park student residence. “We do not have a formal University of Saskatchewan [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/21/mass-notification-practices-under-review/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/20/on-the-road-to-reclamation/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/20/on-the-road-to-reclamation/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:07:40 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3196 A few years ago, U of S Civil Engineer Lee Barbour took his wife Twila to the Mildred Lake oil sands mine site operated by Syncrude, just north of Fort McMurray. Barbour had been working with Syncrude on reclamation research projects since 1998 and wanted to show his wife his work. “Driving towards Fort McMurray, [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/20/on-the-road-to-reclamation/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/exploring-the-natural-world-at-bioscan/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/exploring-the-natural-world-at-bioscan/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:54:33 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3376 For anyone with an interest in the natural world, Bioscan 2012 at the University of Saskatchewan was the place to be March 9-11. School groups were among the almost 600 visitors to the tri-annual event organized by the College of Arts and Science’s Division of Science. For more about Bioscan 2012, including photos, visit the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/exploring-the-natural-world-at-bioscan/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Bioscan_homepage_news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/provost-reappointed/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/provost-reappointed/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:13:57 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3331 Brett Fairbairn has been reappointed to the position of provost and vice-president academic for a second five-year term that will begin July 1, 2013. The university’s Board of Governors confirmed the reappointment as its meeting March 6, and it was announced the next day by President Peter MacKinnon. MacKinnon said a wide-ranging review of the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/provost-reappointed/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/taking-the-pulse-of-a-province/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/taking-the-pulse-of-a-province/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:57:15 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3312 Few and far between are research projects that can bring together more than 30 faculty members, 40 students and engage an entire province.  That is the aim, however, of Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan, an ambitious survey being undertaken by the Social Sciences Research Laboratory’s (SSRL) new survey facility. Undergraduate students hired for the project [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/taking-the-pulse-of-a-province/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/promise-and-potential-third-integrated-plan-approved/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/promise-and-potential-third-integrated-plan-approved/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:36:03 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3315 Having received the stamp of approval from both the Board of Governors and Council, the third integrated plan becomes the map Provost Brett Fairbairn believes is “going to take our university another four years down the path of transformation.”  Promise and Potential: The Third Integrated Plan 2012-2016 was endorsed by the board at its meeting March [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/19/promise-and-potential-third-integrated-plan-approved/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Nancy-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/16/on-campus-news-for-march-16/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/16/on-campus-news-for-march-16/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:04:15 +0000 Kris Foster http://news.usask.ca/?p=3303 The March 16 issue of On Campus News features a story on the third integrated plan, an update on mass notification practices, a look at expansion plans at STM and much more. Download the PDF here]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/16/on-campus-news-for-march-16/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/funding-supports-clean-energy-development/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/funding-supports-clean-energy-development/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:18:25 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3281 The University of Saskatchewan will receive $3.5 million from SaskPower to create a faculty chair that will help advance academic and applied research in clean energy development in the province. The funding announcement was made March 13 in Regina by Rob Norris, minister responsible for the crown corporation. A similar SaskPower-funded chair will be established [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/funding-supports-clean-energy-development/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/singers-take-centre-stage/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/singers-take-centre-stage/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:31:54 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3262 Both current and former U of S music students took centre stage, and a lot of prizes, in a unique opera competition held recently in Convocation Hall. The $5,000 top prize in the Gordon Wallis Opera Competition went to Chelsea Mahan, a 2011 graduate of the music education program at the U of S and currently [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/singers-take-centre-stage/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Chelsea_Mahan-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/crc-funding-announced/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/crc-funding-announced/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:31:25 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3254 The University of Saskatchewan’s newest Canada Research Chairs (CRC) are working in a diverse range of areas, from solar cells and bacterial resistance to materials science and the causes of multiple sclerosis. The federal government announced $6.6 million in CRC funding for the U of S March 13. This includes four new chairs and the [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/crc-funding-announced/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mirek_cygler-homepage-crc-ocn-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/president-murray-remembered/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/president-murray-remembered/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:08:09 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3208 A new online exhibit by U of S Archives tells the story of Walter Murray and the University of Saskatchewan. This site attempts to show some of the details from the life of Murray, as discovered in the records available in the U of S Archives. The exhibit can be viewed at scaa.usask.ca/gallery/murray]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/president-murray-remembered/feed/ 0 http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/entrepreneurship-challenge/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/entrepreneurship-challenge/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:56:17 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3203 It is a startling fact, but only about 10 per cent of new business ventures survive the first year of operations. The Industry Liaison Office (ILO) has launched a new competition called the Tech Venture Challenge with the aim of improving that figure. Among the reasons for the lack of success is not enough knowledge [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/14/entrepreneurship-challenge/feed/ 1 http://news.usask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/new-Schuler-homepage-news.jpg http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/13/partnership-in-the-north/ http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/13/partnership-in-the-north/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:55:41 +0000 Colleen MacPherson http://news.usask.ca/?p=3244 A recent visit by a delegation of Arctic researchers from Russia’s Northern Arctic Federal University (NArFU) has led to a new partnership that will support more northern research and enriched Arctic program options for U of S students. “This series of meetings was the start of what we hope will be a lifelong partnership,” said [...]]]> http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/13/partnership-in-the-north/feed/ 0