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.

H1N1

  • By January 30, 2014

    Vaccinations are back in supply across the city and on campus, though students are generally unaware or uninterested in getting vaccinated.

  • How to make a deadly virus: scientists fail to treat H5N1 like the WMD that it is

    By March 1, 2012

    Western media love hyping the threat posed by the various nuclear programs of “evil” nations like North Korea and Iran. And although the reporting is sensational at times, history proves that nuclear weapons can produce megadeath and that every measure should be taken to prevent their use. So I find it strange that a weapon even more lethal than the nuclear bomb is being developed and has yet to garner much attention.

    Scientists in the U.S. and Netherlands have recently created a mutation of the H5N1 virus that, if unleashed, could kill hundreds of millions of people.

  • Flu outbreak in residence

    By November 4, 2009

    At least 10 people living in University of Saskatchewan residences have fallen ill with confirmed or suspected cases of H1N1.

  • The practical students’ guide to H1N1

    By October 14, 2009

    Here are a few helpful tips to help you survive the scourge known as H1N1, as brought to you by Campus Health and Purell® ”” official sponsor of the 2009 Influenza Pandemic.

  • Getting sick from swine flu paranoia

    By October 13, 2009

    In June of this year, the World Health Organization officially declared H1N1 influenza (swine flu) a pandemic with an alert level of six, the highest on the scale. Transmittable between humans through airborne means, this new strain circled the globe in just a few short months, making it the first flu pandemic in 41 years. The reason for this particular virus’s virulence is said to be found in H1N1’s recent mutation, combining four pre-existing influenza strains into one.

  • New university policy likely to increase absenteeism

    By October 13, 2009

    The university has asked instructors to be more flexible regarding absences and to refrain from requesting medical notes from students this flu season.