Archived News
TechQual+ Assessment Survey Feb 7-28, 2013
The TechQual+ survey is being run February 7-28, 2013. All faculty and staff, as well as a random sample of students, have been invited to participate in the TechQual+ survey.... (full story)
ICT's Year in Review
When you’re travelling down a highway, it only makes sense to glance in the rear view mirror every now and then. For one thing, it can show you how far you’ve come. And, in 2012, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) at the University of Saskatchewan went a long, long way toward ... ... (full story)
Remaining ICT Directors Announced
Monisha Shukla and Chad Coller have been appointed to the positions of Director, ICT Applications and Director, ICT Platform Services, respectively. Effective Friday, June 1st, these appointments complete the leadership team of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) portfolio.Please join us in congratulating Monisha and Chad on their new roles within ICT.... (full story)
2012 Award of Innovation
A team of faculty and staff from our Computer Science department took home a major award at this year’s Saskatoon Association for Business Excellence (SABEX) Awards gala, winning the 2012 Award of Innovation for creating the first university iPhone app in Canada. The project, under the leadership of Chad Jones and Eric Neufeld, led to the founding of CollegeMobile (www.collegemobile.com), a company that creates educational and business apps for smartphones and tablet computers.... (full story)
Reorganization of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) portfolio
A major restructuring of the Information and Communications (ICT) portfolio is underway. The purpose is to provide a more streamlined mode of delivery for central ICT services and a clearer picture of the roles and responsibilities of ICT leadership at the University. The new structure is designed to provide a robust, innovative and supportive ICT environment, focused on enhancing service delivery, client relationships and efficiencies within an organizational structure more in line with nationa... (full story)
Astronomical amount of data travels to the U of S to support space research
Nearly 300 terabytes – the equivalent of about 25 million large phonebooks – of astronomical research data has been copied from the National Research Council’s Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics’ (NRC-HIA) Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC) in Victoria, BC and transferred to Compute Canada/WestGrid storage facilities at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK as part of the Canadian Advanced Network for Astronomical Research (CANFAR) project.... (full story)
“All Things Mobile at the U of S” Website Launched
A new website that Kevin Schneider referred to as “All Things Mobile at the U of S” in the November 18 issue of On Campus News has been launched. This site lists and describes the university’s mobile-friendly websites, mobile projects that are in development, and other mobile services. The site also makes it easy for the U of S community to suggest ideas for iUsask or to volunteer to be on a focus group to improve iUsask.... (full story)
Wireless Network Security
A recent article in the Sheaf drew attention to a matter that's important for all of us to understand, namely that using wireless networks, wherever they are, is a risky proposition. Whether it's in a coffee shop, in a hotel, in an airport, at the university, or even in your own home, we should never assume that our transmissions are secure. Information (such as usernames, passwords and data) travelling over a wireless connection is protected only if it is... (full story)
