U of S Prof Wins Top Young Scientist Award
Michael Rogers, an assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, has received the International Union of Food Science and Technology’s Top Young Scientist Award.

The Young Scientist Award recognizes research in food research that has potential global health benefits.

Rogers was nominated for creating a solid edible food spread from canola oil that contains anti-colon cancer compounds and has no trans or saturated fats.

He presented his study, alongside six other top young scientists, at the world congress before 2,000 other food scientists and technologists from around the world in October in Shanghai, China.

Curator Wins Lieutenant-Governor Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Joan Borsa (women’s and gender studies) has received the Lieutenant-Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Arts Award for her innovative curatorial work over the past three decades.

Borsa has played an important role in provincial and national arts activities by combining her many roles as curator, art critic, art educator, art administrator, art consultant, board member, gallery director, colleague, role model and

U of S Scientists Elected to Royal Society of Canada

The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada have elected Safa Kasap (electrical engineering) and John Tse (physics and engineering physics) as two of their newest fellows, bringing the U of S total to 17 fellows.

Kasap is recognized as a pioneer in electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices research, from fundamental principles to advances in direct conversion X-ray image detectors for medical imaging.

Tse is known as a scientific leader in applying sophisticated computational and experimental methods to determine the relation between structure and properties of complex solids.

Toxicologist Appointed to EPA Science Advisory Board

U of S toxicologist John Giesy has been selected to sit on the prestigious Science Advisory Board of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

As a member of the board, Giesy will provide independent advice on proposed EPA policies and potentially controversial decisions on environmental issues. Giesy previously served on the EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors.

One of the world’s top toxicologists, the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology recently developed a test called H295R Steroidogenesis Assay that screens for hormone disruptors such as those found in certain plastic water bottles.

He began developing the test when the EPA called on him to find a test for toxins in consumer products that did not require animals as test subjects.

Sylvia Fedoruk Named to Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Sylvia Fedoruk, former U of S chancellor, professor, researcher, and co-inventor of the cobalt-60 therapy unit, the world’s first radiation machine for the treatment of cancer in humans, has been named a 2009 inductee into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF).

Sixty years ago, Fedoruk was the only woman conducting medical-physics research in Canada. She and her five fellow inductees join 71 former CMHF laureates who have brought distinction to Canada through their contributions to medical science.

Jim Hendry Wins $200,000 Synergy and Innovation Challenge Award

Jim Hendry, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair in Environmental and Aqueous Geochemistry, has won the $200,000 NSERC Synergy Award for his partnership with Cameco, a uranium company.

Hendry has helped Cameco improve mine waste management through research into mine tailings’ chemical properties and contaminants’ movement.

Established in 1995, the NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation highlight successful Canadian university-industry partnerships.

Sociologist Wins Distinguished Researcher Award

Sociology professor Roanne Thomas-MacLean has received the fall 2008 Distinguished Researcher Award for her contributions to primary health care and women’s health research.

Thomas-MacLean is leading Charting the Course of Arm Morbidity in Breast Cancer, the largest study ever conducted on the long-term arm disabilities that plague breast-cancer survivors after surgery.

With support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance, she continues to work with 745 breast-cancer survivors.

Engineering Student First in Sustainable Management Competition

Civil engineering graduate student Luanne Sirota took first place in a national engineering student competition by describing a new method for prioritizing repairs to unsafe sidewalks.

Sirota’s winning paper suggests cities should factor in foot traffic and nearby residents’ ages when considering repairs, rather than focusing solely on how severely a sidewalk is damaged.

The contest, sponsored by UMA Engineering and the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, asked Canadian post-secondary students for research papers on the sustainable management of civil infrastructure assets.

Native Law Expert Wins Saskatchewan Book Award

James Youngblood Henderson, associate law professor and research director at the U of S Native Law Centre, won the 2008 Saskatchewan Book Awards’ scholarly writing prize for Treaty Rights in the Constitution of Canada.

Henderson’s book places the legal analysis of treaty rights in the broader context of First Nations and Canadian history.