Fungus may have potential to turn oilsands into forest

October 20, 2008

By Anne-Marie Hickey

A discovery by University of Saskatchewan graduate student Xiaohui Bao may help transform the Athabasca oilsands from looking like the Sahara Desert into a thriving forest.

Student's detective work helps map oil-rich formation

October 27, 2008

By By Anne-Marie Hickey

An estimated 500 billion barrels of oil lies within the Bakken Formation, a vast underground layer of rock covering Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Dakota, and Montana.

Research hopes to reduce oil industry footprint in North

October 6, 2008

By Anne-Marie Hickey

Back in the '70s, the Northwest Territories' Mackenzie River Delta was a central target for the oil and gas industry, though the dream of a massive pipeline to the South ended up being put on hold by a long government assessment.

X-ray technology gets a 21st century make-over

October 14, 2008

By Ashleigh Mattern

University of Saskatchewan student Joel Frey went into electrical engineering because of an interest in guitars and amplifiers. He even had plans to design his own.

U of S student explores link between stress and depression

September 29, 2008

By Anne-Marie Hickey

An estimated two thirds of Canadians know someone who suffers from depression. Yet there is little known about the biological cause of depression and a new antidepressant drug hasn’t been developed in half a century.