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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  • By March 17, 2011

    The next time your phone’s faceplate gets cracked, or your four-year-old laptop battery loses its charge in 15 minutes, you might want to stop and consider that it may have been designed to do that.

  • 2010 warmest year in recorded history

    By March 11, 2011

    According to UBC prof Tom Pedersen, scientists predicted the impact of CO2 in the atmosphere as early as the 1820s.

  • BRIEF: Researchers get NSERC grants

    By January 27, 2011

    Three researchers at the University of Saskatchewan received a $1.23 million award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

  • On climate change, Canada developing a reputation for disruption

    By January 7, 2011

    In addition to eggnog, gingerbread houses, caroling, ridiculous looking sweaters, and unspoken tension with in-laws, we can now come to expect the pre-Christmas tradition of having our government play an embarrassingly obstructive role at the United Nations World Climate Change Conference

  • Barcodes inside your food, not just on the box

    By November 25, 2010

    Food adulteration may not be a buzzword, but it has a huge impact on businesses worldwide.

  • What it means to be a skeptic

    By September 15, 2010

    A skeptic is not someone who is cynical, close-minded or rejects new ideas. In fact, it is quite the opposite. A skeptic is someone not in a fixed position but rather one who adopts a process. Skepticism uses the application of reason to evaluate all claims and requires compelling evidence before something is believable.

  • Prof researching better solar panels

    By May 14, 2010

    With his $20,000 research grant, Karthik Shankar intends to develop a more efficient, cheaper solar panel using nanotechnology.

  • Spectrum 2010 makes science cool

    By January 12, 2010

    Spectrum is the University of Saskatchewan engineering students’ triennial science and technology display showcase. It takes place from Jan. 14 to 17 and will feature displays from the College of Kinesiology for the first time as well as a special guest speaker, the Discovery Channel’s Jay Ingram.