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Emma Wintermute, #USask student and USSU president, has been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious academic honours: the Rhodes Scholarship.

She is among only 11 Canadians selected as 2026 Rhodes Scholars.

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USask student leader named Rhodes Scholar, joins global changemakers - News
Emma Wintermute, president of the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) and an outspoken advocate for social change, has been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious academic honours: ...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Biology professor Dr. Neil Chilton (PhD) is receiving the Distinguished Teaching Award for his commitment to teaching and student success. Congratulations! 🎉
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Congratulations!

Dr. Carly Priebe, Dr. Kurtis Boyer, Dr. Paula MacDowell, and Dr. Neil Chilton are being celebrated for their dedication to #USask student engagement and learning through the Lieutenant Governor’s Post-Secondary Teaching Award:
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Four USask educators receive Lieutenant Governor’s Post-Secondary Teaching Award - News
Awards celebrate recipients for their dedication to education and enhancing student success.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Tonight at 7:30: The USask Wind Orchestra kicks off the fall season of #USask music ensemble concerts. artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...
USask Wind Orchestra: Homecoming
Featuring the USask Alumni Band
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November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Number 1 in Canada for water research and expertise 💧

A new international ranking places #USask as the top institute in Canada in the subject of Water Resources, which also positions the university 34th in the world.

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USask leads Canada in water research, earns high marks in international rankings - News
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is recognized as Canada’s leading centre for water research and expertise in a new international ranking.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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ICYMI: @usask.ca space physicist Dr. Daniel Billet (PhD) explained the science behind the northern lights and why they glow so bright.

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Northern lights explained: What makes the sky dance in colour? - News
From solar storms to Saskatoon’s lucky latitude, space physicist Dr. Daniel Billett (PhD) explains the science behind the northern lights and why they’re glowing so bright.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Are GenAIs "stealing" from human artists? Should they be able to hold copyright?

Tonight's #USask Philosophy in the Community lecture tackles a hot modern topic.
Philosophy in the Community: Generative AI and Intellectual Property Rights
A public talk by Will Buschert, sessional lecturer in philosophy
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November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Dr. Benjamin Hoy, associate professor in the Department of History at #USask, will be presented with the Distinguished Teacher Award today at Fall Convocation.

Congratulations Dr. Hoy!

#USaskClassOf2025

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Game-based learning the passion of USask’s Distinguished Teacher Award recipient - News
Dr. Benjamin Hoy (PhD) fell in love with history through playing games, rather than reading. Realizing he wasn’t alone, he incorporated gameplay into his teaching.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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“You just need to ask yourself: what do I want in life?”

Congratulations to USask business economics graduate Aiden Gerwing on receiving the top Fall Convocation undergraduate medal today!
USask President’s Medal winner took it ‘one class at a time’
Business economics graduate Aiden Gerwing saw university as a chance to reinvent himself
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November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Students first. Graduates today. Alumni forever. 💚 🎓

Join us in giving congratulations to the nearly 1,000 students who will be graduating today at Fall Convocation.

Click here to watch the live stream and to celebrate the #USaskClassOf2025!
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November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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A sense of student camaraderie sent a USask graduate across the ocean to the grave of one of the university’s fallen war veterans. artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...
‘It means family’: One graduate’s tribute to a fallen USask soldier
Tracey Jungwirth (BSc’92) had only read about Lieutenant Harold Robinson (BA’40), but she wanted to leave flowers at his grave
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November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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@usask.ca graduate student Basirat Liadi-Azeez made the trip alone from Nigeria to Saskatoon in the middle of winter, to a different country with a different culture.
She will be graduating next week with her Master's of Science degree at the #USaskFallConvocation2025!
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USask student masters the transition from Nigeria to Canada - News
Graduate student to receive Master of Science degree at USask Fall Convocation.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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#USask student Cole Dutchyn aims to make math less intimidating for other students.

He will be presented with the University Medal in the Sciences at Fall Convocation on Nov. 12.

Congratulations! 🏅 #USaskClassOf2025

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University Medal recipient breaks down the fear of math - News
USask Arts and Science graduand to receive University Medal in the Sciences at Fall Convocation.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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📖TODAY: Book launch with #USaskAlumni Sheheryar B. Sheikh (PhD'23).
Sheikh is the author of The Post-9/11 Great American Novel: Fictional Perpetuations of White American Trauma and Islamophobia."
⏰4:30 pm
📍Link Gallery and Room 154, @usasklibrary.bsky.social
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Book Launch with Sheheryar B. Sheikh
Sheikh (PhD’23) is the author of The Post-9/11 Great American Novel: Fictional Perpetuations of White American Trauma and Islamophobia
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November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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USask Prof. Brian Pratt: “I said, I think this could well be one of the biggest in the world." swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/mas...
Massive geological discovery near Swift Current pulls U of S attention
A rare geological discovery near Swift Current has caught the attention of experts. A massive concretion was unearthed on private land by Janie and Brian Gillis, who were excavating their sand and gra...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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🎭Doctor Faustus and the Disco Inferno Cabaret

This unpredictable, and slightly chaotic, evening of performance will include music, dance, drama, comedy and other unclassifiable spectacles.
🗓️Friday, Oct. 24 and Friday, Oct. 31
⏰7:30 pm
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Greystone Theatre: Doctor Faustus and the Disco Inferno Cabaret
The wildly successful student-created masterwork returns
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October 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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TOMORROW: Don't miss hearing from #USaskArtSci graduate Mackenzie Browning (MFA'14), who will be presenting an artist talk at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery.

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October 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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What short-term and long-term impacts can tariffs have on manufacturing employment?
University of Toronto's Dr. Joseph Steinberg will explore the effects of tariffs on manufacturing employment in this Economic Speaker Series talk.
🗓️Thursday, Oct. 16
⏰3:30 pm
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Tariffs, Manufacturing Employment, and Supply Chains
A talk in the Economics Speaker Series by Dr. Joseph Steinberg (PhD)
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October 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Congratulations! John Pomeroy was officially presented with the Dooge Medal at a virtual ceremony this morning. news.usask.ca/articles/res...
USask’s Dr. John Pomeroy wins international water research prize - News
One of the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask)—and the world’s—top water researchers has been recognized with a prestigious international honour recognizing his career work.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Would you trust AI with your cancer diagnosis? USask graduate Sakib Mostafa (MSc’20, PhD’24) is making sure you can. artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...
Unpacking the black box of AI
Would you trust AI with your cancer diagnosis? A USask graduate is making sure you can.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The USask Museum of Antiquities is celebrating half a century of revealing wonders of the past to Saskatoon audiences. artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...
USask Museum of Antiquities marks 50 years
Museum on the USask campus houses more than 1,000 artifacts and replicas from the ancient and medieval world
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October 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Dr. Damien Lee (PhD) has returned to @usask.ca as the head of the Department of Indigenous Studies.

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USask Indigenous Studies welcomes new department head - News
New leader looks to support colleagues, research, and the future of the department.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Almost everyone living around Whitehorse relies on groundwater for drinking. USask geology student Emilie Perreault has won a national award for research that will help protect that water. artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...
USask student wins national award for Northern research
Polar Knowledge Canada recognizes geological sciences graduate student Emilie Perreault for research on groundwater in the North
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October 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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With high demand for block space, why are blocks on the blockchain rarely filled to capacity?

At the next USask Economics Speaker Series talk, we'll hear evidence that bitcoin mining pools are creating artificial scarcity to extract higher profits. artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...
Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol
A talk in the Economics Speaker Series by Dr. Alfred Lehar (PhD) of the University of Calgary
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September 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Philosophers and mathematicians are lovers of truth, but exact truth is elusive.

Philosopher Nicolas Fillion talks about a philosophy of approximation at this Sept. 26 USask colloquium. artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...
Approximation and Our Intellectual History
A colloquium on mathematics and philosophy by Dr. Nicolas Fillion (PhD)
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September 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Tomorrow: Chris Chipak, the local Indigenous artist behind this year's USask orange T-shirt, will present on the inspiration behind his process and the orange shirt design.
Chris Chipak Artist Event
Join us for a hands-on workshop with Indigenous artist Chris Chipak to discuss truth and reconciliation through art.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM