I want to warmly welcome you to a new year and a new academic term at the University of Saskatchewan. It is my honour to be writing to you as the university’s 12th president and vice-chancellor.
As the United Nations spotlights the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are in a race against time to preserve vital lands and resources.
Policy research becomes transformative when students step beyond the classroom to present their work and engage in national conversations that connect their work to academics, policy practitioners, and the broader scientific community.
Dr. Harini Aiyer (PhD) didn’t know quite what to expect when she left family and friends back home in Asia and headed overseas to North America more than a decade ago.
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is one of Canada’s top research universities, and in 2025 USask researchers pushed the boundaries of research, scholarly and artistic work across numerous disciplines.