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Herzberg display honours, educates
In 1933, the situation in Germany was quickly worsening for physicist and chemist Gerhard Herzberg and his wife, Luise, who was Jewish. They arrived in Saskatoon and at the U of S in 1935 and Herzberg...
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Spring Convocation – Celebrating 100 Years, 1912-2011
It was May 1, 1912 when the University of Saskatchewan held its first convocation ceremony. In the auditorium of what was then called the Saskatoon Collegiate Institute and is now Nutana Collegiate,...
View ArticleHouse of the rising sun
The following story was originally published in the Winter 2011 issue of the Green & White alumni magazine. When Ronn LePage (BComm’78) snow-shoed across an area overlooking the North Saskatchewan...
View ArticleThe bone collector
It is the kind of career you dream about as a kid. Traveling the world in search of the remains of creatures that lived millions of years ago. Picking up the pieces and putting them back together....
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Young scientist award
Dr. Marcos Colazo, who did his graduate education at the University of Saskatchewan, has received the Young Scientist Award from the Canadian Society of Animal Sciences (CSAS). Dr. Marcos Colazo Born...
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Alumni receive Order of Canada
Two University of Saskatchewan alumni – poet Lorna Crozier and W. Brett Wilson, entrepreneur and philanthropist – were among the 50 Canadians recently named to receive the prestigious Order of Canada....
View ArticleU of S alumnus new CEO of Cameco
Tim Gitzel was born, raised and educated in Saskatchewan but never really aspired to be where he is today – chief executive officer of Cameco, the world’s largest producer of uranium. “You never know...
View ArticleAlumnus reaches out to Manila’s young artists
Kaid Ashton (BA ’04, BEd ’09), a street artist and photographer living in Southeast Asia, finds inspiration from the people he has photographed around the world, and giving something back to them,...
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The centre of student experiences
After more than two years of construction, the $28.5-million renovation to the Place Riel Student Centre was unveiled on August 18. The newly expanded and renovated space, now 55,000 square feet thanks...
View ArticleHoliday homecoming for actor
You could almost consider it a fairy tale story. A prairie boy goes to the U of S, stumbles into acting, becomes the youngest actor ever to play Macbeth at Stratford, plays Stanley Kowalski in A...
View ArticleThree U of S alumni honoured with Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
Three University of Saskatchewan alumni were among the first 60 Canadians to receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals during a special ceremony in Ottawa’s Rideau Hall on February 6. Dr. David...
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U of S alumni, professor, and former chancellor receive province’s highest...
Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield announced Oct. 23 that two U of S alumni, one alumnus who is also chancellor emeritus, and one professor emeritus will be invested into the Saskatchewan...
View ArticleU of S alumnus serves under both Trudeaus
Ralph Goodale was two years out of law school when he was elected as a member of parliament (MP) under the late Pierre Trudeau. With Justin Trudeau poised to become Canada’s 23rd prime minister,...
View ArticleThird time’s a charm for Vanderhaeghe
Prolific writer and U of S alumnus Guy Vanderhaeghe (BA’71, Arts’72, MA’75, DLitt’97) has, for the third time in his career, won the Governor General’s Literary Award. Daddy Lenin and Other Stories,...
View ArticleMathematician’s experience grows exponentially
Since he won the USSU Young Alumni Excellence Award two years ago, Stavros Stavrou’s (BSc’10, MSc’12, MEduc’15) contributions to his field, the University of Saskatchewan and the community have...
View ArticleU of S alumna, naval heroine remembered
The U of S is remembering a distinguished alumna and courageous naval officer who recently passed away. Born in Ardath, Sask. in 1915, Margaret Brooke completed a bachelor’s degree in home economics in...
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Reading room renovations
Edwards School of Business alumnus Larry Moeller and his family donated $500,000 to rejuvenate the dedicated student space in which he and his classmates studied during the 1970s. On March 29, the...
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Humanitarian honours
Humanitarians gathered on May 4 as notable U of S alumni were honoured at the Red Cross Power of Humanity Luncheon, which recognized extraordinary humanitarian efforts. Mike McDonald (BScKin’10),...
View ArticleSharing goats and guidance in Uganda
A U of S veterinary student is making a difference on the other side of the world. Jamie Neufeld, also an Arts and Science alumna (BSc’13), is currently working with Vets Without Borders (VWB) in...
View ArticleU of S alumnus wins UNESCO Kalinga Prize
René Raúl Drucker-Colín, a U of S alumnus and an eminent researcher who brought small doses of science to the general public in his home country of Mexico, is the winner of the 2011 UNESCO Kalinga...
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