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.
By Tannara Yelland February 18, 2012
University of Saskatchewan professor Lee Barbour has been granted a five-year Industrial Research Chair through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to study water flow in reclaimed oil sands mines.
The IRC program is a partnership between academics and industry; in Barbour’s case, oil giant Syncrude will provide half the funding for the $2.6-million project, and NSERC will put up the other half.
By Canadian University Press February 17, 2012
University of Regina Students’ Union vice-president of student affairs Melissa Blackhurst has been charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, the Carillon has learned.
According to court documents, Blackhurst was stopped in Regina on Dec. 16 and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The documents, which are signed and dated Jan. 18, indicate that the Crown will proceed with a summary charge against her.
By Daryl Hofmann February 17, 2012
A 20-year-old female University of Saskatchewan student was sexually assaulted in a residence during the early morning hours of Jan. 1. The incident supposedly took place at the McEown Park towers off Cumberland Avenue.
It is not yet clear why information about the assault was delayed. The U of S Campus Safety statistics page, at present, still shows zero cases of sexual assault for 2012.
By Lewis Casey February 17, 2012
The University of Saskatchewan has a long and obscure history with mental health research. In the ’60s, professors Humphry Osmond, Abram Hoffer and Duncan Blewett used LSD therapy on both themselves and their patients to produce groundbreaking research and discoveries into the nature of mental illness and addiction before the drug was criminalized in 1969.
The film was introduced by the history department’s Erika Dyck, a major consultant on the film who helped ensure its accuracy. After the film ended she led a discussion on the content of the documentary, and later met with the Sheaf to discuss her own work in more detail.
By Nicole Barrington February 17, 2012
A new University of Saskatchewan report shows that money is not the most significant factor in the accessibility of post-secondary education.
The Accessibility and Affordability Report says that children from low-income families, rural communities, aboriginals and people with disabilities are less likely to attend a post-secondary school. But it also states the importance parents’ backgrounds play in their children’s future. The reasoning, according to the study, is that “having parents with post-secondary education creates a culture within the home that values higher education.”
By Ishmael N. Daro February 16, 2012
The university’s spending and planning will see a heavy focus on research for the next four years, as outlined in the Third Integrated Plan.
The integrated plans, first introduced in 2003, set multi-year priorities for the University of Saskatchewan, with the third plan set to come into effect in early March once the university council and board of governors approve it.
By Canadian University Press February 16, 2012
Have you ever read a chapter from your textbook and been unable to remember a single thing? A University of Alberta researcher may be able to tell you why.
George Georgiou, director of the U of A’s Reading Research Lab, has identified cognitive development issues that cause some students to struggle with reading comprehension — though their ability to read may be perfectly fine.
By Daryl Hofmann February 15, 2012
Two months after the University of Regina Board of Governors voted to keep board meetings behind closed doors, the university’s student newspaper organized an unauthorized sit-in at a board meeting in a bid to refuel the debate.
On Feb. 7, editors of the Carillon, along with approximately a dozen other students, attempted to attend an early-morning board of governors meeting without the required approval. But, as expected, they were barred entrance by security and spent several hours protesting outside the doors. This did not sit well with some.