THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

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  • By November 7, 2013

    The second candidate for the position of dean of the College of Medicine presented his vision for the college’s next seven years on Oct. 29. The University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine has been without a permanent dean since Bill Albritton resigned in 2012. The Dean Search Committee is now on their second round of applicants and has short-listed three candidates.

  • U of S concussion test could represent breakthrough

    By November 7, 2013

    New research at the University of Saskatchewan could make concussion testing as easy as donating blood. Changiz Taghibiglou, an assistant professor in the department of pharmacology, is developing a simple blood test that could determine if someone has a concussion within a matter of minutes.

  • The U of S held strong through the World Wars

    By November 7, 2013

    Less than a decade after the university first opened its doors to the people of Saskatchewan, its students, faculty and staff were thrust into the First World War and would remain a lifeline for the Canadian military through to the end of the Second World War.

  • Young Liberals campaign for pot legalization

    By November 1, 2013

    Over 35 campuses across the country are seeing posters promoting the legalization of marijuana as a part of a Young Liberals campaign. Tied to the Liberal party’s own agenda to legalize pot, the campaign seeks to educate and promote the policy.

  • Robots use human emotion to heal patients

    By October 31, 2013

    U of S professor Chris Zhang is building emotionally-savvy “virtual partners” to help rehabilitate patients by teaching robots how to mimic and respond to human emotion.

  • Suzuki rallies environmental call to arms

    By October 31, 2013

    On Oct. 24, University of Saskatchewan students and faculty had the opportunity to hear from one of the world’s most renowned environmental activists, David Suzuki.

  • HIV tests soon to be standardized

    By October 31, 2013

    To reduce the number of unaware HIV-infected people, the Saskatchewan HIV Provincial Leadership Team is standardizing testing for the virus with the routine blood work done with yearly checkups.

  • Candidate for med school dean presents on innovation

    By October 31, 2013

    John Conly — a professor from the department of microbiology, immunology and infectious diseases at the University of Calgary,  gave a presentation on his vision for the College of Medicine on Oct. 28.