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, 2012

    Former president of the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union Chris Stoicheff spent his weekend in the battleground state of Virginia with hundreds of young Democrats doing some eleventh-hour campaigning for newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama.

  • Ethan Vishniac: with new university president comes an accomplished scientist and journal editor

    By November 2, 2012

    When Ilene Busch-Vishniac was appointed president of the University of Saskatchewan, the school cashed in on a two-for-one deal. Her husband Ethan Vishniac — a well-known astrophysics researcher — also moved to campus and joined the department of physics as a professor.

  • University of Alberta turns up heat on wildfire research

    By October 31, 2012

    The increased prevalence of wildfires over the past decade is becoming a concern for many Canadians. But a recently announced partnership between the University of Alberta and several provincial and national groups has ignited hope that something can be done to reduce instances of ferocious and costly fires that pose a danger to communities across the country.

  • Taking the pulse of a province: most comprehensive public poll in a decade caps off with forum

    By October 31, 2012

    A provincewide public opinion poll concluded Oct. 29 with a town hall at the University of Saskatchewan. About 100 attendees gathered to share their thoughts on the results with the researchers and journalists who worked on the survey.

  • Murder and maggots: the not-so-flashy world of a real-life forensic scientist

    By October 26, 2012

    As it turns out, the dramatic crime scene investigations you see on TV are bullshit. Forensic entomologist Gail Anderson recently stopped by the University of Regina to give a lecture about how studying insects can land you a job like Gil Grissom’s and Ice-T’s, or whoever the new guy is on CSI.

  • Dental clinic and hair salon to set up shop in old Campus Cove location

    By October 25, 2012

    The University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union has selected a nationwide campus dental clinic chain and a hair salon to move into Lower Place Riel as early as January.

  • Agro fields to become university cash cow

    By October 25, 2012

    The University of Saskatchewan has moved forward with the development of more than half of its land inside the city, creating a multi-million-dollar revenue source.

  • Election update: Don Atchison wins another term as mayor of Saskatoon

    By October 24, 2012

    Don Atchison has been named the next mayor of Saskatoon.