University of Saskatchewan

The newly named FCC Accelerated Breeding Program at GIFS will drive sustainable advancements in agricultural productivity across Canada. Accelerated breeding combines technologies such as genomic selection, speed breeding, bioinformatics…

Hussein—former dean of engineering at the University of Regina, and professor emeritus--was elected chair by the Fedoruk Centre board at its May meeting. “The University of Saskatchewan aspires to be the university the world needs and is…

Every year the QS WUR analyzes and ranks more than 5,600 academic institutions from around the globe, publishing a list of their top 1,500. The 2025 QS WUR announcement marked two celebratory milestones for USask: achieving a…

The researchers’ findings, which were recently published in Nature Communications Biology, highlight their discovery of the lipid-lowering effects of nesfatin-1-like peptide (NLP). This newly identified peptide—or small protein—is a close…

“This symposium is premised on trying to highlight advancements in sciences that target the reduction of victimization,” said Dr. Mansfield Mela (MBBS). “We have focused this time around at some of the hidden patterns of violence that don’t…

The prestigious and competitive Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships are designed to help universities recruit and support the best and brightest graduate students – and this year, three University of Saskatchewan (USask) students have…

The project, “Screening eyes of people in Saskatchewan with non-invasive imaging technologies and artificial intelligence for early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease,” received a $150,000 Impact Grant as part of the Saskatchewan Health…

The funding will support Opus programming streams that target different timelines in the entrepreneurship lifecycle to drive startup development. Idea2Explore (i2Explore) provides year-round opportunities for anyone at USask to explore…

The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration grants are meant to provide opportunities and support for “high-risk, high-reward” Canadian-led research projects. “USask research continues to lead, pioneer and innovate new…

“We are at the verge of a major change with how medicine is dealing with organ failure,” said Dr. Ali Honaramooz (DVM, PhD) with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at USask. Honaramooz received $250,000 through the New…