Amid the on-going controversy over the safety of mercury-containing dental fillings, a University of Saskatchewan research team has shed new light on how the chemical forms of mercury at the surface of fillings change over time.
Food and water around the world could soon become safer for human consumption thanks to a new cattle vaccine created by University of Saskatchewan graduate student David Asper.
Two long-time University of Saskatchewan professors--one a cell biologist and the other a sociologist--have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, considered Canada’s senior academic honour.
Today the University of Saskatchewan was awarded $4.76 million over seven years for three Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and associated equipment that will provide new ways of creating and administering vaccines, lay the groundwork for the next generation of X-ray imaging devices, and develop new and environmentally friendly fuel alternatives.
Human dimensions of environmental changes will be addressed with the appointment of Douglas A. Clark, renowned conservation policy scientist, as Centennial Chair in the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S).
Researchers investigating muscle-building supplements for seniors, work environments in long-term care homes, possible links between epilepsy and learning ability, and better cancer chemotherapy are among those that have been awarded $1.7 million over the next two years by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF). Nine researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and one researcher from the University of Regina were funded.
University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers are delving deeper into reasons behind childhood obesity thanks to $665,000 in grants provided through a partnership involving the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Rx&D Health Research Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Thanks to a $21.8-million infrastructure investment by the federal and Saskatchewan governments announced today, a major expansion and renovation of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) will be completed and 47 buildings across campus that are critical for research and teaching will have their leak-prone roofs replaced.
Canadian Light Source staff scientist Luca Quaroni and Alan Casson, Head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan used the synchrotron's infrared microscope to identify tissue afflicted with a condition known as Barrett's Esophagus from chemical fingerprints associated with the disease, which can lead to esophageal cancer.
With $3.73 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, University of Saskatchewan health scientists will train the next generation of health researchers through two unique-in-Canada projects"”one in synchrotron imaging and the other in rural health and safety.
University of Saskatchewan graduate student has been selected as inaugural recipient of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship"”one of the most sought-after scholarships for graduate students.
University of Saskatchewan graduate student has been selected as inaugural recipient of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship"”one of the most sought-after scholarships for graduate students.
University of Saskatchewan graduate student has been selected as inaugural recipient of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship"”one of the most sought-after scholarships for graduate students.
The University of Saskatchewan has purchased a North Battleford feed mill to develop a unique-in-Canada national research facility that will enhance animal nutrition and feeds research and benefit Canadian crop, livestock and feed processing industries.
A book on Canada's Arctic challenges, co-authored by U of S political scientist Greg Poelzer, has won the 2008/09 Donner Prize for best book on Canadian public policy.
Experts in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of Medicine and the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan are available to comment on the swine flu outbreak.
The Canadian Light Source recently reached an important milestone in its operational life when Brian Bewer, a University of Saskatchewan graduate student, made the 2000th research visit to Canada's synchrotron.
The University of Saskatchewan, through its Water Research Group, is one step closer to receiving a prestigious Canada Excellence Research Chair worth more than $10 million.
With funding announced today from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers will launch a three-year project to better understand the political and economic roles that growing Aboriginal communities play in Canada's North.
University of Saskatchewan toxicologist John Giesy has been named an Einstein Professor by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a distinction reserved for research leaders with the potential to win Nobel and other international science awards.
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