Science & Technology

A farewell to the original USask linear accelerator

On Campus News
Sixty years ago, it transformed the university. Now, it is being replaced.

How one of the first X-ray tubes came to USask from a family farm

For more than 50 years, no one was sure what it was

New USask Schulich leaders excel in the classroom and the community

Sahas Mittal and Rowan Redekopp have been named the USask 2024 recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leadership Scholarship

A prayer not a protest

Canadian Geographic
In 40 years of studies, Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) and colleagues have watched the South Saskatchewan River transform

USask agriculture, environmental sustainability projects receive Canadian Space Agency funding

Two innovative projects will use satellite technology for detailed mapping and analysis of the Earth’s surface

Geology Atrium to be temporarily closed for maintenance work

Geology Atrium to be temporarily closed from Aug. 13 to Sept. 4

USask Science Outreach and VIDO bring vaccine knowledge to Sask schoolkids

Top vaccine scientists are helping with science education for Indigenous K to 12 students

USask researchers part of discovery of three extinct walnuts in Arctic

An international research project discovered three new extinct walnut species in an unlikely place

Why are the northern lights sometimes pink?

CBC News
What makes the northern lights change colours? Nothing on Earth, says Dr. Daniel Billett (PhD)

‘The cutting edge in mathematics’: USask hosts CMS Summer Meeting

The Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Meeting is a major knowledge-sharing event for mathematicians

Innovation Saskatchewan invests $600,000 in USask-led HAWC science mission through ISF program

The funding will help HAWC advance Canadian space science through the development of advanced technological space instruments

Agricultural antifreeze? Sask. researchers say spray could help wine grapes handle cold better

Department of Chemistry adjunct professor Dr. Sue Abrams (PhD) is studying ways to defend plants from freezing temperatures