Providing education and access to services for remote communities is a daunting task. Not all communities have the same opportunities, but the University of Saskatchewan has faculty and alumni who work on a daily basis to reduce the inequity between the north and the south.
A short film showcasing a unique course at the University of Saskatchewan will soon be reaching international audiences.
In massive data downloads digested by state-of-the-art supercomputers, the mountain of evidence of the effects of climate change is making the scientific case for a troubling conclusion.
Although her work has taken her to multiple countries across four continents, Irena Creed has found a place to call home amongst like-minded researchers at the University of Saskatchewan.
The U of S has appointed NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory water scientist Jay Famiglietti to become its Canada 150 Research Chair in Hydrology and Remote Sensing. Jay Famiglietti will take over from Howard Wheater to lead the Global Institute for Water Security and will hold joint appointments with SENS and the Department of Geography and Planning in the College of Arts and Science.
March 6 - 8, the Global Institute for Water Security is hosting 'Hydrology 2058: Learning from the past, shaping the future'.
When Brady Highway first arrived in Churchill, Manitoba in November 2013 to begin a new position with Parks Canada, it was the morning after a polar bear attacked and seriously injured two people. The event made national headlines.
Indigenous people and local communities around the world are critical players in environmental sustainability and biodiversity conservation, said University of Saskatchewan researcher James Robson.
Douglas Clark was a recent guest on the Canadian Mountain Network's podcast on Traditional Knowledge in the Yukon Territory.
Wapusk National Park is a remote, northern place that few people are lucky enough to visit in their lifetime. Fortunately, remote trail cameras provide an opportunity for the world to see the park’s wildlife, undisturbed by the presence of people.
According to the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the U of S is number one in Canada, number six in North America and number 18 in the world for water resources.
Global Water Futures (GWF), the world’s largest university-led freshwater research program, has announced 21 new projects across Canada—valued at over $10 million in total—to address critical water security challenges, from the melt of mountain glaciers and the thaw of northern permafrost, to prairie food production, river basin prediction and the health of the Great Lakes.
SENS Associate Faculty member Christy Morrissey's research has linked the use of insecticides to serious health issues in songbirds.
SENS Assistant Director, academic and Faculty Member Maureen Reed was recognized with the Distinguished Researcher Award at the Fall U of S Convocation Ceremony for her leadership and pioneering research.
SENS PhD students review factors that shape sustainability in new paper.
Pre-treated barley straw is showing promise as an environmentally-friendly material that could be used to help soak up certain types of antibiotics polluting waterways.
A 15-minute documentary film directed by Ian Toews (291 Film Co) during a collaborative, interdisciplinary course offered by SENS professor Graham Strickert and Art History professor Susan Shantz in May 2017 is now available online.
Together with SaskPolytech, we are bringing together international experts, government, industry, Indigenous and community members to share best practices and challenges for implementing renewable energy in remote, rural, Indigenous and northern communities.
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, SENS is expanding in two areas – aquatic toxicology and renewable energy for remote and Indigenous communities.
Helen Baulch, an assistant professor at SENS, is leading a project that uses in-lake sensor technology to inform drinking water treatment and source water protection planning on Buffalo Pound Lake.
