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.

sustainability

  • By February 25, 2019

    Led by a U of S medicine professor, the project aims to be self-sustaining.

  • Trash talk: Waste audit finds 60 per cent of campus waste can be diverted from landfill

    By February 8, 2019

    Styrofoam, which is only available in Lower Place Riel, was found in great
    amounts.

  • Concerns on transparency and sustainability raised at University Council

    By January 24, 2019

    A former faculty member asks for transparency on alleged university ties to Monsanto.

  • Sustainability shaming doesn’t work: being unkind won’t help change people’s minds

    By November 29, 2012

    Environmental advocates need to find people who are aware of the world’s growing environmental issues but have not yet taken action. We need to convince them to do something. This will not be achieved by browbeating or berating them, but by offering positive reinforcement to work toward a solution.

  • Campus sustainability: U of S ranks as one of the least environmentally friendly universities in Canada

    By February 8, 2012

    The word “sustainable” is seemingly everywhere. It gets a lot of use by corporations to make their products seem more Earth-friendly than they really are, leaving consumers with a somewhat fuzzy idea of what the word means; is it really better for the environment or simply an attempt to jump on the green bandwagon?

    For the University of Saskatchewan’s Office of Sustainability, the former seems to be the case. The U of S has been increasing commitments to making the campus more environmentally friendly, and the Office of Sustainability plays a large role in that.

  • My summer of adventure in South Africa

    By September 18, 2011

    Volunteer Eco Students Abroad is an organization that brings together young people to create real and lasting change in indigenous village communities. This summer, I traveled to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with 35 other Canadians to take part in the very first VESA Africa group.

  • Alternatives to Alternative Energy

    By April 10, 2011

    The catastrophes in Japan might finally achieve what decades of conflict in the Middle East have not: compel governments to invest in the research required to develop viable energy alternatives.

  • U of S rethinking flood prevention

    By March 9, 2011

    To prevent flood damage caused by increasingly unpredictable rain seasons, the University of Saskatchewan is looking into more sustainable ways to pave its walk and roadways.