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USask drama alumni celebrate 50 years of 25th Street Theatre
The influential Saskatoon theatre company is holding its 50th anniversary celebration at USask
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Windscape Brass Quintet
Jun 10, 2024
A concert featuring the Department of Music’s Dean McNeill and members of the Regina Symphony and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Allison Hrabluik: The Splits
May 17 - Aug 30, 2024
A video work intersecting documentary and fiction
Jeff Thomas: I Refuse to be Invisible
May 10 - Sep 27, 2024
Photos exploring historical and contemporary representations of Indigenous identity
USask Arts and Science alumni win book awards
Dr. John C. Courtney (DLitt’05, PhD) and Dee Hobsbawn-Smith (MFA’14, MA’21) have won 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards'Each word is a spirit': Saskatoon play reinvents Shakespeare in English, French and Cree
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"It’s an honour that I get to translate — and I’ve got to do it right," said Cree language keeper and Department of Indigenous Studies faculty member Randy MorinErika Dyck awarded USask Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award
Dyck is a professor in the Department of History and Canada Research Chair in the History of Health and Social JusticeWindscape Brass Quintet
A concert featuring the Department of Music’s Dean McNeill and members of the Regina Symphony and the Calgary Philharmonic OrchestraAlumni Book Nook: Victoria M. Jurgens (BA’91, BSNT’92)
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Victoria M. Jurgens is the author of the children’s book "Silisia Dances Toward Her Dream"USask alumnus headlines technology event to inspire Saskatchewan students
Rahat Yasir (MSc'18) gave the keynote at Digitized 2024USask drama alumni celebrate 50 years of 25th Street Theatre
The influential Saskatoon theatre company is holding its 50th anniversary celebration at USaskUSask professor receives prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship
Professor Dr. Loleen Berdahl (PhD) has received the most prestigious national teaching award in CanadaUSask community marks Red Dress Day
Faculty, staff, and students were invited to an event to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peopleUSask archaeologists recognized for advice, advocacy on residential school graves searches
Canadian Archaeological Association working group has won a Governor General’s Innovation AwardOffering support to international graduate students
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USask graduate Dr. Yolanda Palmer-Clarke (PhD’15) continues to be a source of encouragement for international studentsAlumni Book Nook: Dr. Mark Abley (BA’75, DLitt’22)
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Mark Abley is the author of "Conversations with a Dead Man: Indigenous Rights and the Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott"USask Arts and Science alumni win book awards
Dr. John C. Courtney (DLitt’05, PhD) and Dee Hobsbawn-Smith (MFA’14, MA’21) have won 2024 Saskatchewan Book AwardsWindscape Brass Quintet
A concert featuring the Department of Music’s Dean McNeill and members of the Regina Symphony and the Calgary Philharmonic OrchestraAlumni Book Nook: Victoria M. Jurgens (BA’91, BSNT’92)
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Victoria M. Jurgens is the author of the children’s book "Silisia Dances Toward Her Dream"USask drama alumni celebrate 50 years of 25th Street Theatre
The influential Saskatoon theatre company is holding its 50th anniversary celebration at USaskAlumni Book Nook: Dr. Mark Abley (BA’75, DLitt’22)
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Mark Abley is the author of "Conversations with a Dead Man: Indigenous Rights and the Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott"Nine USask faculty members named distinguished professors
Three College of Arts and Science faculty were recognized for their exceptional achievements in research, scholarly, and artistic workAllison Hrabluik: The Splits
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A video work intersecting documentary and fictionJeff Thomas: I Refuse to be Invisible
USask Art Galleries and Collection
Photos exploring historical and contemporary representations of Indigenous identityJeanette Lynes on finding play in the rigours of writing fiction
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The director of the USask MFA in Writing Program will judge the Literary Fiction category for the 2024 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeUSask supports new music, community organizations
A unique research grant helped create new compositions for a concert supporting an important causeUSask announces 2024 Images of Research contest winners
Winning submissions included images from projects in the Departments of Art and Art History, and Biology,Alumni Book Nook: Robert James Clark (BA’85, ARTS’87)
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USask graduate Robert James Clark is the author of "Fiendish Crime: A True Story of Shell Shock and Murder"See all Alumni and Giving News
USask Arts and Science alumni win book awards
Dr. John C. Courtney (DLitt’05, PhD) and Dee Hobsbawn-Smith (MFA’14, MA’21) have won 2024 Saskatchewan Book AwardsAlumni Book Nook: Victoria M. Jurgens (BA’91, BSNT’92)
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Victoria M. Jurgens is the author of the children’s book "Silisia Dances Toward Her Dream"USask drama alumni celebrate 50 years of 25th Street Theatre
The influential Saskatoon theatre company is holding its 50th anniversary celebration at USaskOffering support to international graduate students
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USask graduate Dr. Yolanda Palmer-Clarke (PhD’15) continues to be a source of encouragement for international studentsAlumni Book Nook: Dr. Mark Abley (BA’75, DLitt’22)
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Mark Abley is the author of "Conversations with a Dead Man: Indigenous Rights and the Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott"College of Arts and Science teaching fellowship recipient to study uses of AI in classroom
Lesley Biggs Early Career Teaching Fellowship intended to support future scholars, foster teaching excellenceHome is where the heart is
Award-winning author Sharon Butala, who is moving back to Saskatchewan from Alberta, is the latest recipient of the Glengarry Book Award Prize for her novel Leaving WisdomInternational collaboration brings artwork to life with augmented reality
shARed spaces team explores the possibilities of a developing technology and its place in digital art‘There’s so much about a dog that touches people’s hearts’
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Sociology professor Dr. Colleen Dell (PhD) and USask graduate Doreen Stumborg (BA'09, MFA'20) are part of the PAWS Your Stress TeamVimy Ridge Day: Honouring the sacrifice of soldiers from USask
It was one of the defining moments in Canadian military historyAlumni Book Nook: Robert James Clark (BA’85, ARTS’87)
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USask graduate Robert James Clark is the author of "Fiendish Crime: A True Story of Shell Shock and Murder"International film festival showcases USask student video work with ‘Focus on Canada’
International film festival based in Germany featured Art and Art History student worksSee all Science & Technology News
USask alumnus headlines technology event to inspire Saskatchewan students
Rahat Yasir (MSc'18) gave the keynote at Digitized 2024USask celebrates launch of Canada’s freshwater monitoring network
The Global Water Futures Observatories is a network of freshwater monitoring and observation stations placed strategically across CanadaInternational collaboration brings artwork to life with augmented reality
shARed spaces team explores the possibilities of a developing technology and its place in digital artUSask announces 2024 Images of Research contest winners
Winning submissions included images from projects in the Departments of Art and Art History, and Biology,Five things to know about the upcoming solar eclipse: USask space expert
A SuperDARN scientist talks about the eclipse on April 8, 2024Canada had designs on being a hydro superpower. Now its rivers and lakes are drying up.
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“In parts of the country, conditions are truly disastrous,” said Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) of the Department of Geography and PlanningUSask research making a splash on World Water Day
USask is celebrating World Water Day—and showcasing its world-class water research happening on campus and beyondNational USask-led satellite science mission receives $17 million in funding
The HAWC mission could revolutionize the way we understand and address climate change'From strength to strength:' Water research hub brings women's voices to the forefront
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The USask-led Women Plus Water project connects early-career female scientists with mentors who can help them thriveUSask research: For water in Western Canada, forget the old normal
University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) says the ways we’re managing water resources will no longer cut itTsunami on the plains: USask researchers find sea waves once swept Prairie Provinces
Department of Geological Sciences researchers have found the strongest-ever evidence of a tsunami in a shallow inland seaWomen and girls in STEM: ‘Different perspectives are always good’
USask chemistry assistant professor reflects on gender divide in STEM-related studies'Each word is a spirit': Saskatoon play reinvents Shakespeare in English, French and Cree
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
"It’s an honour that I get to translate — and I’ve got to do it right," said Cree language keeper and Department of Indigenous Studies faculty member Randy MorinUSask community marks Red Dress Day
Faculty, staff, and students were invited to an event to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peopleUSask archaeologists recognized for advice, advocacy on residential school graves searches
Canadian Archaeological Association working group has won a Governor General’s Innovation AwardUSask double honours student has passion for volunteering
“Follow your interests,” says award-winning computer science and math student Fraser McLeodGrandparents inspire Indigenous studies student at USask
Eileen Lennie-Koshman wants to empower Indigenous people to tell their storiesMétis cancer survivor experiences documented in digital storytelling project
Dr. Robert Henry (PhD) co-led a project that highlighted stories of Métis cancer survivors in SaskatchewanSeven Arts and Science recipients honoured at USask Indigenous Student Achievement Awards
Arts and Science Indigenous students recognized for academic excellence, community engagement, leadership, research and resiliencyAn urban elder’s journey: The role of tradition, community, and education
Dr. Linda Young (BA'94, BFA'98, MEd'20, PhD'23) is the first USask PhD candidate to earn her doctorate through ConversationSharing Métis stories
USask graduate Leah Marie Dorion (BEd’94, BA’99), an interdisciplinary artist, teacher, and author, celebrates her Métis heritage through a variety of literary and artistic projectsThe top 10 stories of 2023
A list of the College of Arts and Science’s most-read news storiesFormer USask faculty member becomes one of New Zealand’s chief science advisors
Dr. Simon Lambert (PhD) is the first holder of a newly created position with the Ministry for the EnvironmentDr. Angela Jaime appointed vice-provost, Indigenous engagement
Indigenous Studies professor Dr. Angela M. Jaime (PhD) has been appointed to the role for a five-year termSee all Politics & Society News
USask archaeologists recognized for advice, advocacy on residential school graves searches
Canadian Archaeological Association working group has won a Governor General’s Innovation AwardMétis cancer survivors share their stories of confronting and beating cancer
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They are raw, they are real, and they are inspiring, and thanks to a new project from USask, they will finally be heardUSask faculty learned as much from students in sustainability fellowship
Six USask faculty fellows each contributed a chapter for a newly released bookMétis cancer survivor experiences documented in digital storytelling project
Dr. Robert Henry (PhD) co-led a project that highlighted stories of Métis cancer survivors in SaskatchewanEight songs that ‘inspire inclusion’ on International Women’s Day
USask Women’s and Gender Studies Program faculty members give their song recommendations‘A pioneer as a female artist’: New exhibition celebrates Sask. painter’s landscape legacy
USask graduate Wynona Croft Mulcaster (BA'43) found inspiration on the Canadian prairies and in MexicoWomen and girls in STEM: ‘Different perspectives are always good’
USask chemistry assistant professor reflects on gender divide in STEM-related studiesIn photos: Exploring Black joy and wellness as a form of resistance
Several Arts and Science students participated in the photo project, 'Mosaic of Black Joy and Wellness'Black History Month at USask: 'There's no wrong way to be who you are'
University of Saskatchewan (USask) business economics students Azee Amoo and Teniola Bolaji talk about what Black History Month means to themScholars receive prestigious History of Healthcare funding to explore health and society
USask Department of History researchers Justin Fisher and Matthew Barret are among 11 historians working to enhance healthcare in CanadaUSask cybersecurity expert weighs in on AI benefits and risks
Computer Science associate professor Natalia Stakhanova (PhD) talks about the limitations and benefits of embracing AIIs the beloved snowman melting away for good in Toronto? We asked experts
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Water research expert Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) discusses the shorter snow season in CanadaEight songs that ‘inspire inclusion’ on International Women’s Day
USask Women’s and Gender Studies Program faculty members give their song recommendationsThe Anthropocene, atmospheric chemists, geologists and historians
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Scientists have voted against declaring an Anthropocene epoch, but it's all a matter of perspective, writes historian Dr. Jim Clifford (PhD)The water gets hotter and the frog just sits there
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We need national co-ordination, new investment and novel technologies to respond to the climate emergency, writes Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) of the Department of Geography and PlanningService dogs play vital roles for veterans, but Canada’s lack of standards makes travel and access difficult
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Drs. Colleen Dell (PhD) and Linzi Williamson (PhD) examine the need for service dog standards in CanadaStriving for transparency: Why Canada’s pesticide regulations need an overhaul
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Department of Biology professor Dr. Christy Morrissey (PhD) is among researchers calling for more transparent and scientifically robust pesticide regulation in CanadaThis solar cycle, the sun’s activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted
The aurora is both a scientific wonder and a risk factor to industry, writes USask postdoctoral fellow Dr. Daniel Billett (PhD)Manitoba’s reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women’s remains in landfill are a smokescreen
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Obstacles to a search have more to do with political will than technical concerns, writes Department of Political Studies faculty member Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD)How colonial racism fuels Saskatchewan’s criminalization of Indigenous men
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Indigenous people shouldn’t have to fear police who are supposed to protect them, write Indigenous studies faculty members Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD) and Randy MorinConvicted murderer Colin Thatcher’s invitation to the Saskatchewan legislature diminishes us all
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Recent events at the legislature show that we live in a society that normalizes violence against women, writes Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD) of the Department of Political StudiesStatement on the tragedy at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon
A message from Dr. Priscilla Settee (PhD), vice-dean Indigenous in the College of Arts and ScienceThe simple reason a viral math equation stumped the internet
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Mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating‘Water’ we doing to our water?
Governments at all levels need to work together to manage and protect our freshwater resources, writes Raylene Hartl, a master’s student studying biology at USaskSee all Students & Campus Life News