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 October 30, 2011
Groundbreaking new research from the University of Alberta has led to the discovery of a new part of the cells that make up complex life.
Four years ago, work began on a project centered on “harmless soil amoeba,” when scientists came across a protein that he had seen before in human cells. The protein is an adaptin that brings things into the cell or expels things. It is the fifth of its kind.
By Ishmael N. Daro October 29, 2011
A new Danish study, published in the British Journal of Medicine, shows conclusively that there is no link between cellphone usage and brain cancer. And it won’t change anything.
The problem is that once you take on a belief like cellphones causing cancer, scientific evidence won’t easily sway you. The same goes for people who think vaccines cause autism or that climate change is a huge scam perpetrated by greedy governments and windmill makers.
By Nicole Barrington October 29, 2011
A new software program that minimizes the environmental impact of mining uranium is underway, with almost $1.5 million being invested by the federal and provincial governments.
The goal of this software is to reduce the impact to surface and ground water caused by mining — that is, to decrease the amounts of selenium, cobalt, nickel and other elements released into the environment.
By Canadian University Press October 27, 2011
Just as the prominence of the World Wide Web has changed drastically, so too has its “raison d’être” — it has gone from a database to a hub of real-time communication and social networks. It spreads ideas, news coverage and multimedia across geographical boundaries instantly, and researchers are constantly trying to make it even more streamlined and efficient.
By The Sheaf October 4, 2011
Gears of War 3 is the best of the series and one of the best games on the Xbox 360. Epic Games have crafted the pinnacle of intense gameplay with tight controls and large set pieces,while giving everything in the gameworld considerable weight. The graphical engine Epic implemented does some amazing things before your eyes. So amazing, in fact, that you might just stop moving after a firefight and look around at the shadows to take all the details in.
By Erik Labine October 2, 2011
Some time around midnight eastern time on Sept. 23, a decommissioned NASA satellite fell out of the sky — but nobody knows where.
The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, was launched in 1991. According to NASA, it was “the first multi-instrumented satellite to observe numerous chemical components of the atmosphere for better understanding of photochemistry.”
By Ishmael N. Daro September 22, 2011
Created by U of S student Jordan Campbell, OMG SASK, which is based on a similar site Campbell ran at the University of Waterloo called OMG UW, lets users post about any topic they like and, after some editing for grammar and spelling, it gets posted to omgsask.com where others can rate and comment on the posts.
By Ishmael N. Daro September 14, 2011
The University of Saskatchewan’s campus-wide wireless Internet service is a little safer after the removal of one network.
“Because the wireless network named ”˜uofs’ was not secure, this network is no longer accessible,” a recent university memo said.