News and stories about research at the University of Saskatchewan
Four University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been recognized with one of Canada’s highest academic honours for invaluable contributions in their fields. Dr. Dwight Newman (DPhil) and Dr. Leon Kochian (PhD) have been named Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Fellows, and Dr. Steven Rayan (PhD) and Dr. Allyson Stevenson (PhD) have both been named College Members of the RSC.
It’s a problem that’s made its way through pig farms around the world for decades, with no clear cause or solution.
Wheat – a vital food crop that feeds billions of people worldwide – plays an important role in food security. Estimates place global wheat production at nearly 800 million tonnes this year, volumes that can be achieved, in large part, due to targeted breeding of high-yielding cultivars.
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and the Canadian Beef Improvement Network (CBIN) have announced a strategic partnership to offer state-of-the-art DNA testing and analysis services for Canada’s beef industry—bringing critical high-throughput genotyping capabilities home and strengthening Canada’s position in the global beef market.
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is recognized as Canada’s leading centre for water research and expertise in a new international ranking.
University of Saskatchewan researchers monitoring near-Earth space environment to mitigate weather and security threats
Canada is a cold place, but that doesn’t stop us from growing plants in our homes and gardens. And every year, many of those plants pop back up in the spring or shake off the snow and ice to thrive again.
