Tag: University of Saskatchewan
Health Threat from Blue-Green Blooms Extends Beyond Single Toxin
As blue-green algae proliferates around the world, a University of Saskatchewan researcher cautions that current municipal drinking water monitoring that focuses on a single...
Canada Falling Short of U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals: Report
Canada could lead the world in helping to achieve water sustainability but is falling short of reaching the goals set out by the United...
DUC and USask Partner to Advance Wetland and Waterfowl Conservation
Ducks Unlimited Canada and the University of Saskatchewan have announced a partnership to create the Ducks Unlimited Canada Endowed Chair in Wetland and Waterfowl...
USask Water Scientist, John Pomeroy, Awarded Royal Society Medal
John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), has been awarded one of Canada’s top...
USask Research Turning Ethanol Wastewater into Alzheimer’s Meds
A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team’s quest to extract protein from more than a billion litres of wastewater produced annually has yielded promising...
USask & NRCan Sign MOU on Freshwater Management
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will strengthen the country’s commitment...
GIWS Associate Director Honoured with Distinguished Researcher Award
Associate director of University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS), Jeff McDonnell, was presented with the university’s highest honour for research at...
Dubé Wins Canadian Geographic Award
Dr. Monique Dubé has won Canadian Geographic‘s 2011 Environmental Scientist of the Year Award for her contributions to aquatic ecosystem research. Dubé is the Canada Research...
$30M for Water Security Research
Great video with Dr. Howard Wheater, the University of Saskatchewan's new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security. Water Canada spoke with Dr. Wheater...
$3.75M Invested in Water Quality Research
The feds are making an investment in water quality research at the Universities of Lethbridge and Saskatchewan.Today's investment totals $3.75 million and will go...
