U of S In the News

2008

• April 22, 2008: Satya Panigrahi and Barry Hertz share their eco-friendly research to celebrate Earth Day: Interviews courtesy of CFCR Saskatoon Community Radio.
  
  
• January 7, 2008: Research That’s Making a Difference: Interviews with leading U of S Researchers courtesy CJWW Radio

2007

• November 22, 2007: cbc.ca: U of S Dentristy professor, Dr. Kunio Komiyama and his colleague, Dr. Gerry Uswak : Fortune smiles on research for solar-powered toothbrush
  
  
• November 22, 2007: cbc.ca: Kathryn McWilliams, a U of- assistant professor of physics and engineering physics : U of S adds another eye on the sky
  
  
• October 11, 2007: CLS big plus for U of S, benefits entire country The StarPhoenix

• October 3, 2007: cbc.ca: Grade 12 student, Sarah Thiesson and Synchrotron researcher Ian Coulthard : Bright teen assigned to light source synchrotron

2006

• October 30, 2006: GlobeandMail.com: George Graham, 48 and Ingrid Pickering, 41 (PDF): Faculty Profile of U of S Synchrotron Researchers.
  
  
• October 24, 2006: CBC's "As It Happens" - Robot Climbers (MP3 sound clip--6 min. 29 sec., 6 MB): Interview with Clayton Ruszkowski, University of Saskatchewan leader of a team that competed in NASA/X-Prize competition in New Mexico. The team built a robot that could climb up a space elevator. (Used with permission from CBC.)
  
  
• October 24, 2006: The Toronto Star - Size Matters at Hockey Camps (PDF): Your 14-year-old, December-born son has a gifted set of hands and a wrist-shot that gives opposing goalies nightmares. But, despite his larger-than-average parents, he hasn't hit his growth spurt yet and is dwarfed by some of the behemoths he plays against. He keeps getting
  cut from elite teams because coaches say, "He's too small." The scenario is far from theoretical...
  
  
• October 17, 2006: The StarPhoenix - Project Searches for Ways to Use Flax Straw (PDF)
• September 23, 2006: The StarPhoenix - Synchrotron Lights the Path for Canadian Pharmaceutical Development (PDF)
• Sept 23, 2006: New Scientist Magazine - World-Class Tools Drive Saskatchewan Bio-Innovation (PDF)
• Sept 12, 2006: Globe & Mail.com - Canadian Teens Suffering in Silence (PDF)
• August 14, 2006: The StarPhoenix- There's a Big Future for Small Research at the U of S Campus (PDF)
• August 12, 2006: The StarPhoenix- Hot Summer Spawns Butterfly Bounty (PDF)
• August 4, 2006: Mountain News- Clean the Air (PDF)
• August 1, 2006: The StarPhoenix- Call of the Wild: Messier Has Long Been Fascinated by the Study of Big Game (PDF)
• July 20, 2006: The StarPhoenix- U of S Researchers Win Funding for BSE, CWD Work (PDF)
• July 18, 2006: The StarPhoenix- Novelist Makes TV Debut (PDF)
• July 11, 2006: The Pilot-Independent- Student's Research is Smelly Business (PDF)
• July 10, 2006: Discover Moose Jaw- Milk Fever Prevention (PDF)
• July 4, 2006: National Post- Canadians Go South to Choose Baby's Sex (PDF)
• July 2, 2006: Discover Moose Jaw- Researchers Develop New Oat Variety for the Ruminant Feed Market (PDF)
• July 1, 2006: The StarPhoenix- Saskatchewan Faces Population Crisis as Thriving Alberta Draws Skilled Workers (PDF)
• June 27, 2006: Canada NewsWire- Looking to Read the Great Canadian Story this Summer? (PDF)
• June 23, 2006: The StarPhoenix - Water Availability on River to Drop, Study Suggests (PDF)
• June 23, 2006: The Ottawa Citizen - But If It's Time to Fight, They May Want a Viagra (PDF)
• June 15, 2006: The StarPhoenix - Prairies Can Expect Worsening Drought (PDF)
• June 13, 2006: Globe & Mail.com - Canadians Fatter than Previously Thought (PDF)
• May 29, 2006: The Globe and Mail - Canada's Western Schools and Their Partners
  Rally To Call for Innovation (PDF--1 MB)
• May 23, 2006: Globe & Mail.com - Osteoporosis Defence is Built in Childhood (PDF)
• May 19, 2006: Calgary Sun - Air Cleared Over Cattle Concern (PDF)
• March 2, 2006: CBC News - Washington Expresses Regret Over 1884 Lynching of Canadian Teen
• February 13, 2006: The StarPhoenix - U of S Team Creates Agent that May Curb Addiction (PDF)
• February 2, 2006: The StarPhoenix - U of S Professor Uncovers Historical Injustice (PDF)
• January 23, 2006: Chemical & Engineering News - Gentler X-Ray Spectroscopy (PDF)
• Winter 2006: Green & White - Computing On the Shoulders of Giants

2005

• December 14, 2005: Lightsources.org – CLS Signs Agreement with Australian Synchrotron (PDF)
• October 24, 2005: Space.com – Riding a Beam of Light: NASA's First Space Elevator Competition Proves Highly Challenging (PDF)
• October 24, 2005: MSNBC.com – Can a Child’s Final Adult Height Actually be Predicted?
• October 14, 2005: Globe and Mail.com – Study Turns Pot Wisdom on Head (PDF)
• August 10, 2005: CNW Group – YM Biosciences expands anti-cancer product pipeline (PDF)
• June 27, 2005: Arrivenet.com - Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative Selects 43 Groundbreaking Research Projects for More Than $436 Million in Funding
• June 4, 2005: CBC Quirks & Quarks Annual Question Show

 

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