News and stories about research at the University of Saskatchewan
Twenty years ago this fall, CBC’s Peter Mansbridge hosted The National from the centre of USask’s huge synchrotron experimental hall to mark the impending launch of the nation’s largest science project in a generation—the Canadian Light Source (CLS).
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in four subject areas, according to a recent publication.
It’s an age-old idea: to use temporary support systems for building more permanent structures. Experts see the presence of wall sockets at Lascaux as evidence that a scaffold was used over 17,000 years ago for the famous paleolithic cave paintings.
The University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Dr. Bishnu Acharya (PhD) has been awarded the prestigious Mitacs Innovation Award, for his research into turning canola, oat and flax waste into feed for microbes, nutritional food additives and sustainable packaging.
From repairing deadly brain bleeds to tackling tumours with precise chemotherapy, micro/nano-robots (MNRs) are a promising, up-and-coming tool that have the power to substantially advance health care.
A recent agreement between the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) government aims to enhance research impact for and with Métis citizens.
The University of Saskatchewan (USask), Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL), and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Limited (CNL) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to collaborate on nuclear research and innovation.
