Alumni and Giving

Our alumni are making an impact around the world and in every sector. Stay up to date by checking our most recent alumni news and stories.

‘My time at USask was pivotal in my journey as an artist’

USask drama graduate Jimena Larraguivel (BA’07) is starring in a new BBC television show and an upcoming production at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, UK

Bringing performances to the people

USask graduate Mac Dawson (BSc’16, BFA’18), the artistic director of Sum Theatre, prepares for another exciting season of Theatre in the Park

Alumni Book Nook: Naomi Hansen (BA’17)

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USask history graduate Naomi Hansen has written a new book about prioritizing sustainability in the home

Take 5: Five facts about USask alumnus John G. Diefenbaker

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The former Prime Minister of Canada is linked to USask in some surprising ways

Take 5: Five facts that illuminate the Canadian Light Source

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USask graduate Grace Flaman (BSc'21, MSc'24), an associate scientist at the MID-IR beamline, supports a wide range of researchers at the CLS

USask alumna on journey to make 5,000 key sculptures

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Take 5: Five ways USask researchers are working with the UN to reverse climate change

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USask professor, graduate student work to raise awareness about the status of Earth’s cryosphere

Young Innovators: Exploring the health and wellness of Indigenous leaders

USask graduate student Sheila Naytowhow (BA'22, Cert'19, Cert'23) wants to understand how First Nation elected officials' experiences impact their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health

USask research explores impacts of increasing wildfires on biodiversity

#USask biology alumnus Dr. Aaron Bell (PhD) is highlighting how increasing wildfire activity influences biodiversity

‘There are no words to describe how grateful I am’

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Distinguished alumnus Dr. That Ngo (BSc’69, Sc’70, PhD’74, DSC’21), whose groundbreaking invention helped revolutionize diabetes care, chronicled his appreciation for USask in a 2024 self-published memoir

Celebrating the winners of USask’s 12th annual Images of Research contest

Six Arts and Science students, staff, faculty and alumni were selected as winners of the annual contest

Alumni Book Nook: Yuan Changming

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Award-winning poet and author releases a new collection of essays and a novel trilogy