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.
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.
From solar storms to Saskatoon’s lucky latitude, space physicist Dr. Daniel Billett (PhD) explains the science behind the northern lights and why they’re glowing so bright.
While avian flu and cattle flu aren’t quite the same as the flu we’re used to as humans, they can have deadly consequences for wild and farmed birds and long-term effects on our cows that we’re only just beginning to explore.
For more than two decades, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Dr. Daniel Chen (PhD) has been creating structures designed to support the growth of living cells. The goal? To find new and innovative ways to rebuild tissues and repair organs.
