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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    Real life applications of gene sequencing in… alcohol?

  • Energy-efficient phones could provide fall detection services for aging Canadians

    By March 8, 2013

    Computer science associate professor Alexandra Fedorova has received $442,000 for smartphone development over the next three years. Fedorova and her team, working out of Simon Fraser University, were awarded the funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

  • Melting things for science: studying potential volcanic eruptions in the lab

    By January 19, 2013

    How do you journey to the centre of the earth? Well, you don’t. But with an overpowered mini-furnace and a big piston, you can get several kilometers down, or at least simulate those conditions.

  • Smartphone addiction: would you trade your pet for your phone?

    By January 1, 2013

    A new survey suggests Canadians are becoming addicted to their smartphones; good news for those in the business, but phone dependency is a real problem.

  • Controversial study suggests financial compensation would increase organ donations

    By November 27, 2012

    Would a financial incentive make you more likely to donate an organ? A recent study conducted by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta and the University of Calgary says yes, noting that almost half of Canadians surveyed approve of the idea, despite the fact that the sale of organs is illegal in Canada.

  • Chat app strengthens Canada’s diminishing indigenous languages

    By November 1, 2012

    An indigenous language chat application for mobile devices has created a shimmer of hope for the survival of aboriginal culture across the province and country. FirstVoices Chat is an iPhone application with over 100 keyboards for indigenous languages compatible with Facebook Chat and Google Talk.

  • Nohomophobes: website goes viral exposing jarring casual homophobia

    By October 12, 2012

    he word “faggot” has been tweeted nearly three million times since July 5. A new website from the University of Alberta’s Institute for Sexual Minority Studies & Services called nohomophobes.com tracks the tweets of people using the phrases “faggot,” “no homo,” “so gay” and “dyke” — all of which are tweeted well over 1,000 times a day.

  • Three websites a new student can’t be without

    By September 8, 2012

    From grabbing those notes for that class you missed to citing an essay to organizing your drinking schedule, being a new university student isn’t easy. Luckily, there are three amazing web sites — Google, Workflowy and CiteMe — that will help you keep up with your studies. Learning to use these sites will make your life as a student much easier.