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.

biology

  • By July 11, 2020

    Sapiens is the thrilling account of our extraordinary history from insignificant apes to rulers of the world.

  • Professor packaged dead ducks and sent them to Memorial University administration

    By February 15, 2013

    After administrators at Memorial University posted a sign asking campus to stop feeding the ducks at Burton’s Pond, several apparently starved to death. Now one biology professor is taking matters into his own hands.

  • University of Calgary professors develop method to help clean tailings pond water

    By January 20, 2012

    What started in 2009 as a side project with low expectations has quickly yielded impressive results and garnered funding from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

    University of Calgary biochemistry professor Raymond Turner began working with Howard Ceri, a U of C biology professor, on creating a biofilm that would assist in the detoxification and reclamation of some tailings pond water left over after oil sands excavation.

  • New cell research at University of Alberta ‘final piece in puzzle,’ could lead to new disease treatment

    By 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.

  • How a familiar species of mammal changed Canadian wolves’ behaviour

    By May 24, 2011

    As humans become more urban, it is easy to lose touch with our natural environment and the effect we have on it

  • Biology conference presents top research

    By December 2, 2010

    The Biology Club is focused on hosting the Prairie University Biology Symposium, which will run Feb. 24 to 26.

  • New dinosaur joins Natural Sciences Museum

    By September 24, 2010

    A new dinosaur is swimming through the sky of the Natural Sciences Museum, dangerously close to the T-Rex’s jaws. The mosasaur, a cretateous-era reptilian is Saskatchewan born and built.