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A HEALTHY PERSPECTIVE Featuring a full complement of health science colleges, the University of Saskatchewan is a leader in research and training in the ever-changing field of health science. In this edition of On Campus News, we feature some of the people and programs in the Colleges of Dentistry, Kinesiology, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Nutrition, as well as the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

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ETHNOHISTORIAN 4 ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT 5 HUSKIES HOCKEY 1413 Social Sciences Research Laboratories expanding

SHANNON BOKLASCHUK

It’s a time of growth for the Univer- In the fiscal year ending April On Campus News is published 12 times sity of Saskatchewan’s (USask) 30, 2018, the SSRL supported 339 per year by University of Saskatchewan Social Sciences Research Laborato- unique research studies and worked Marketing and Communications. It is distributed to all USask faculty, staff, ries (SSRL). with 521 researchers, of which 445 graduate students and members of The SSRL’s physical footprint were from USask. During that same governing bodies, as well as to others is getting bigger, and so are the time period, 706 undergraduate in the university community, related number of projects and organiza- and graduate students worked with organizations, some Saskatchewan government officials and news media. tions it supports. In November, the the SSRL. Subscriptions are available for $24 SSRL opened the Mixed Methods “One of the things that we’re per year. Story and photo ideas Research Laboratory—its ninth really excited about is that we engage are welcome. Advertising rates are lab—and is opening its 10th in the so many students in the work that available online or on request. near future. The new Computational we do,” said Disano.    Research Laboratory will be located The SSRL has grown quickly On Campus News aims to provide a in the Murray Library. in a relatively short period of time. forum for the sharing of timely news, The SSRL is expanding in Disano was the only staff member information and opinions about other ways as well. The SSRL has when the unit opened in 2011; now events and issues of interest to the Jason Disano is the director of the SSRL at USask.  CHRIS PUTNAM there are 10. USask community. entered into a partnership with CBC Saskatchewan to gauge how He said one of the biggest assets The views and opinions expressed by writers of letters to the editor and residents feel about a variety of exists anywhere else—not in Canada, the City of Saskatoon, the Office of is the staff, since the employees have viewpoints do not necessarily reflect issues. The collaboration is similar not the U.S., and not abroad.” the Treaty Commissioner, and other training and expertise in a variety those of USask or On Campus News. to the work the SSRL does for Housed in the College of Arts Canadian universities. of areas. They help researchers with    Postmedia News Saskatchewan— and Science, the SSRL is a support “One of the things that makes grant applications and with devel- conducting public opinion surveys unit that assists faculty members this unit distinct or unique is we oping sections of ethics applica- We acknowledge we are on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the that provide data for news articles. and students with their research operate under what’s called a public tions, as well as collect, analyze and Métis. We pay our respect to the First “The SSRL, as it exists right projects and also works with orga- utility model,” said Disano. “That report on data. Nation and Métis ancestors of this now, is a unique entity,” said director nizations off campus, such as the means anyone, anywhere, can place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. Jason Disano. “Nothing like this Saskatchewan Health Authority, access the unit and work with us.” SEE SSRL, PAGE 14

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EDITOR James Shewaga

WRITER IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Chris Morin A lot happens at the USask during the weeks when On Campus News isn’t published.

DESIGNERS Here are a few of the top stories from news.usask.ca: Brian Kachur Pierre Wilkinson EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Fossil finding CIHR funding Unique certificate Education option Patrick Hayes Researchers at the University of Five USask research teams have been A unique new interdisciplinary The College of Education will Fiona Haynes Sandra Ribeiro Saskatchewan (USask) have helped awarded a total of $4.85 million by certificate offered by the College of begin offering the Early Childhood Stephen Urquhart uncover the earliest evidence ever the Canadian Institutes of Health Arts and Science at USask was officially Education (ECE) option in the David York found of organisms capable of Research (CIHR)—the main funding launched on Feb. 6 during Indigenous 2019/2020 academic year. In a movement. Recently published body for university health research Achievement Week. Starting in new partnership between the research conducted by an international in Canada—for cutting-edge health September 2019, students can register University of Saskatchewan and team of scientists reported the research in cancer, HIV and Indige- for the new Certificate in the Study the Government of Saskatchewan’s discovery of string-shaped fossils they nous health. The grants include $2.26 of Indigenous Storytelling. The Ministry of Education, students in believe to be trails left by tiny creatures million for research into re-awaken- departments of Indigenous studies, the Bachelor of Education program that wriggled through mud 2.1 billion ing and applying Indigenous knowl- English, and drama came together to will now be able to choose from three years ago. The discovery suggests that edge of wellness, led by Dr. Alexan- develop the certificate, which aims options: early childhood, elementary/ ISSN: 1195-7654 some lifeforms on Earth were able dra King (MD) and Dr. Malcolm to recognize student knowledge and middle years, or secondary. The PUBLICATIONS MAIL to move themselves 1.5 billion years King (PhD). Also receiving funding understanding of approaches to ECE program will feature eight new AGREEMENT NO. 40065156 earlier than previously thought. The on Feb. 15 were Dr. Humphrey Fonge Indigenous storytelling from multiple courses that are being developed as Return undeliverable addresses to: co-authors of the research paper were (PhD), Dr. Shahid Ahmed (MD), Dr. disciplinary and culturally specific part of the partnership. Teachers in UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS USask geological science professors Linda Chelico (PhD), Dr. Ekaterina perspectives. Registration is open to the ECE option will have the skills to G16 THORVALDSON BUILDING Dr. Luis Buatois (PhD) and Dr. Dadachova (PhD) and Dr. Maruti undergraduate students enrolled in teach children from pre-kindergarten 110 SCIENCE PLACE Gabriela Mángano (PhD). Uppalapati (PhD). any degree program at USask. to Grade 3. SASKATOON, SK S7N 5C9 Email: [email protected] FOR MORE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE NEWS, VISIT: news.usask.ca @usask

2 MARCH 8, 2019 PEOPLE OF THE PLAN The University of Saskatchewan’s new seven-year plan through to 2025 is entitled The University the World Needs and has been gifted the Indigenous names nīkānītān manācihitowinihk (Cree) and ni manachīhitoonaan (Michif), which translate to “Let us lead with respect.” In each issue of On Campus News in 2019, we will take a look at the 12 major goals of the new plan by profiling individuals involved in the university’s commitment to Courageous Curiosity, Boundless Collaboration and Inspired Communities. In this issue we profile Dr. Marie Battiste (EdD) in the College of Education.

COMMITMENT: COURAGEOUS CURIOSITY GOAL: UPLIFT INDIGENIZATION (Empower a daring culture of innovation with the (Expand the understanding and practice of courage to confront humanity’s greatest challenges Indigenous ways of knowing and concepts of and opportunities.) innovation.) Marie Battiste: Uplifting Indigenization JAMES SHEWAGA

The work of influential individ- National Aboriginal Achievement uals like Dr. Marie Battiste (EdD) Award in 2008. “If you are going is helping make the University of to do Indigenization, it has to be Saskatchewan (USask) a national with Indigenous people, it has to leader in Indigenization. be from our perspective, and it has The renowned Mi’kmaw to be within our goals and aspira- scholar, knowledge keeper, and tions for our futures.” educator from Nova Scotia’s After hosting the first Potlotek First Nation has served national forum—Building Recon- as a professor in the College of ciliation: Universities Answering Education for more than 25 years the TRC’s Calls to Action—in 2015, and is a supporter of the univer- Battiste said the university needs sity’s commitment to Indigeniza- to continue to work on increasing tion, reconciliation and decoloni- Indigenous knowledges in courses zation. While the university has across campus. come a long way, Battiste said there “Indigenous knowledges do is still plenty of work to be done. not come from within a book “It’s with great pride that and do not come from Euro-cen- I go out and I tell about what tric research. It comes from kinds of things we are doing here Indigenous peoples, from their and indeed we are, I would say, continued living on the land and leaps and bounds ahead of most their continued relationships  SUBMITTED universities across Canada and with each other,” she said. “The we will continue to be because Dr. Marie Battiste (EdD) is a Mi’kmaw scholar, knowledge keeper, educator and professor in the College of Education. maintenance of those relation- we have leadership who believe ships is bound through cere- in this and are working very hard to build on the Indigenous languages sity through respectful, meaningful, and the practices and the principles monies and those are the kinds toward achieving these outcomes,” that are a part of this province, ethical weaving of First Nations, of this university, having them at of ways that Indigenous people said Battiste, a Harvard and because this is the kind of inheritance Métis, and Inuit knowledges, lived the table is a very different kind of maintain and keep their culture, Stanford-educated leader in the that this institution can draw upon.” experiences, worldviews, and stories framework that we are looking at,” language and heritage alive and Department of Educational Foun- The commitment to uplift into teaching, learning, and research said Battiste, who is a Fellow of the well. And this institution has dations at USask. “But I do think Indigenization is a key founda- across campus. Royal Society of Canada and earned a role to play in making that it still needs to grow and there is tion of the new seven-year plan to “Having Indigenous people at the university’s Distinguished possible for them to continue to no end to it. And I think we need strengthen the fabric of the univer- the table of developing the policies Researcher Award in 2005 and a build upon and grow.” 

NEWS.USASK.CA 3 USask historian tracing lost Stó:lō stories CHRIS MORIN Through community engaged community will look into bringing scholarship and collaboration, a these lost boys back to be home.” University of Saskatchewan (USask) Carlson, internationally recog- historian aims to shed light on a nized for collaborative research with dark chapter of Canadian history Indigenous communities, recently when a number of Stó:lō First Nation launched the unique-in-Canada families were tragically torn apart. database developed at USask with While working as historian student researchers that aims to for the Stó:lō Nation in the 1990s, ensure Gladue rights of Indigenous Dr. Keith Carlson (PhD), now a people are fully accounted for during professor of history and Research sentencing. In 2017 he was appointed Chair in Aboriginal and Commu- to the College of New Scholars, nity-Engaged History at USask, was Artists and Scientists of the Royal tasked to research how the 1858 gold Society of Canada. He also leads the rush impacted the Stó:lō communi- one-of-a-kind Stó:lō Ethnohistory ties, including looking at the value Field School, which brings graduate of gold that was taken, and the envi- students into Stó:lō communities in ronmental damage to creeks and B.C.’s Fraser Valley region to work river systems. What he stumbled on priority community projects. across in the archival record was (From left) Grand Chief Clarence Pennier, Dr. Naxaxalhts’i Albert “Sonny” McHalsie and Dr. Keith Carlson (PhD).  CHRIS MORIN Carlson said the research done far more disturbing—evidence of in the Fraser Valley is community-en- an eight-year-old boy having been Digging deeper, Carlson during the gold rush, one contempo- said Carlson. “And we know that 30 gaged scholarship, and hopes these taken by a California miner. discovered evidence suggesting that rary observer recorded that “a great years later, two other young boys who partnerships will help inspire the Earlier historians had overlooked a large number of Stó:lō children many” young Stó:lō boys were taken were taken when they were six years telling of similar stories of Canada’s the story, and in the wake of residen- had been abducted from the area to California where they were used old, found their way back to the Fraser history from other regions. One tials and other tragedies, the story by miners from the United States. as a source of free labour. Valley to the Stó:lō community. It’s current project funded by the Social had also slipped from the memories And while no one knows exactly “We were able to find the burial almost unbelievable, but somehow Sciences and Humanities Research of many in the Stó:lō community. how many children were taken away site of one of them in Sacramento,” they made that journey.” Council looks at how Stó:lō people Working alongside members of are envisioning future reconciliation. the Stó:lō community on Lost Stories, “We have students working both a Canada 150 project that aims to here on campus and in the communi- shed new light on forgotten stories, ties and doing interviews with youth, Carlson has nurtured relation- artists, hunters and fishers there and ships with a number of community asking what they envision reconcili- leaders, academics, and artists to ation should look like, so that people uncover truths about the gold rush. can start to imagine how to bring Stó:lō cultural leader Dr. that about,” said Carlson. “From that Naxaxalhts’i, Albert “Sonny” research, we are taking those voices McHalsie, was recently on campus to the leaders and chiefs so that they LOUIS’ LOFT for a panel discussion at the Diefen- have concrete information to help Board of MONDAY, MARCH 18 baker Canada Centre, and high- them design and implement the 4 – 5:30 PM lighted the value of university-com- action plan of getting there.” Governors munity collaboration and the need “This work requires a lot of EVERYONE IS WELCOME. for more people to dig deeper into conversations, and you have to ask Community COMPLIMENTARY FOOD AND historical injustices against Indige- what the community priorities REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED. nous communities. are,” he continued. “As a university RSVP AT usask-bog.eventbrite.ca “We still have a protocol where researcher I have certain skills, and Reception if someone from our community I try to bring these into partnership passes away, we bring them back with community knowledge keepers home,” said McHalsie. “There’s an to find projects where we can collab- expression in our language that orate and find answers to questions says that. My niece passed away in that we couldn’t otherwise do on our Mexico and we had to bring her back own. We find that middle ground to be buried back home. It’s a strong where we can create capacity. That’s belief, and at some point, I believe the what I find exciting.” 

4 MARCH 8, 2019 USask historian tracing lost Stó:lō stories

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Every month in On Campus News, we highlight an exceptional graduate of the University of Saskatchewan in our new Alumni Spotlight feature. In this edition, Angie Bugg (BE’85) discusses excelling in a typically male-dominated field and thinks International Women’s Day (March 8) is a great time to bring attention to the issue of gender inequality.

University of Saskatchewan alumna Angie Bugg earned a Bachelor of Engineering in 1985 and now is the Energy Conservation Co-ordinator for the Saskatchewan Environmental Society.  TARYN RIEMER Angie Bugg: Engineering excellence TARYN RIEMER

On March 8, the world celebrates can-do attitude in every aspect of years. Just before she left, she was then, Bugg has trained more than 900 with K-12 students and teachers, International Women’s Day with her life. Two of Bugg’s passions are part of creating an internal envi- building operators in Saskatchewan, focusing on energy conservation for the theme of “balance for better.” volunteering and energy conserva- ronmental auditing program for the helping them make their buildings the next generation. And in doing University of Saskatchewan (USask) tion and she’s been able to do both company she was working for, a first efficient and comfortable. She’s also so, she has been able to show both engineering alumna Angie Bugg during her career. for her and the company. provided more than 100 energy audits young girls and boys how they can is the epitome of what it means to Bugg is the Energy Conservation Bugg and her husband, who for non-profit organizations and make a difference. balance work, life, and passion, all Co-ordinator for the Saskatchewan is also an engineering grad from small businesses in Saskatchewan. “Whenever we go into class- while succeeding in a field tradi- Environmental Society. She works USask, returned to Saskatoon in It is common for these organiza- rooms I make sure to point out tionally dominated by her male part time and is able to volunteer the 1990. She began to dive into an area tions to go on to achieve energy and I’m an engineer, partly to show the colleagues. other half of her time to four different she was always interested in: using water savings of 10-30 per cent. kids that women can be engineers, “We’ve moved forward so organizations throughout Saskatoon. her engineering training for envi- “When I started at the Envi- but also to let them know that this much, but engineering still isn’t 50 “My parents have always done ronmental protection. ronmental Society we kind of had to cool stuff we’re about to be doing per cent women. It lags way behind a lot of volunteering and viewed While Bugg consulted for beg people to participate in environ- is something that relates to engi- the other professional colleges. I volunteerism as an important part of various companies, she worked with mental programs,” said Bugg. “But neering and that if they find what think it’s something we need to be how they lived their lives,” said Bugg. waste management regions, which is now we have lots of people interested we’re doing fun, engineering might paying attention to because so many After completing her degree where RMs and towns get together to in our programing because there’s be for them,” said Bugg.  people don’t have the same privilege from USask in 1985, Bugg made her manage their garbage and recycling. so much more recognition of the Taryn Riemer is that I do,” said Bugg. way to Alberta where she worked In 2003, she started at the Saskatch- importance of the work we do.” a communications specialist Bugg has always taken this in the oil and gas industry for five ewan Environmental Society. Since Bugg also does a lot of work in Alumni Relations.

NEWS.USASK.CA 5 Medical hall calls on Dr. Dosman USask researcher to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in May

KRISTEN MCEWEN

Though he’s known as the “father of found the test results showed the agricultural medicine,” Dr. James grain dust was affecting the lungs Dosman (MD) didn’t have rural of the participants. This discovery health care in mind when he started led to an international symposium, his career in medicine. Grain Dust and the Lung, in 1977, The distinguished College as well as the publication of a book of Medicine researcher at the on the findings. University of Saskatchewan (USask) The national department of will be inducted into the Canadian labour asked Dosman to lead a Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) committee, resulting in the national on May 2 for his contributions to Canadian Grain Dust Medical respiratory, agricultural and rural Surveillance program. The program medicine. mandated that companies had Initially, Dosman wanted to reduce dust levels and offer a to specialize in cardiology while breathing test every three years. attending the cardio-respiratory “At 38 years old, I thought medicine program at McGill this is just what happens, I didn’t University in Montreal in 1969. He realize that to translate research landed his specialty after a good into policy and program in such a friend and respiratory research short period of time was an unusual fellow encouraged him to make the opportunity,” Dosman said. switch. Dosman collaborated on many “I thought that going into studies that would lead to provincial, respiratory might present certain national and international opportunities,” Dosman said. impact, including developing an After finishing his studies international code of safe practice in and research in Montreal, he had agriculture for the United Nations a choice of where his career would International Labour Office. take him next—from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, to Edmonton LEGACY AT CCHSA or Winnipeg. Dosman is currently working within But in 1975, he decided to the Canadian Centre for Health and come back to the University of Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA), Saskatchewan, where he started formerly known as the Centre for the path of medicine. More than Agricultural Medicine, which he 40 years later, he is still leading helped establish in 1986. The faculty, innovative research initiatives on Dr. James Dosman’s (MD) office is lined with awards and accolades from his remarkable career. KRISTEN MCEWEN students and staff in the centre campus, serving as a Distinguished focus their research on various Research Chair. issues around health and safety in “I think (my wife) Sue would pursue medicine. girls and one boy. USask College of Medicine and the agriculture and rural life. say one of my (traits) is loyalty,” “He said, ‘Those doctors are no “Sue’s been very much a part of Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis Recently, Dosman became a Dosman said. “My parents lived here smarter than anybody else. They just it all—ups-and-downs, and schemes League, later known as the Lung certified specialist in sleep medicine. … We certainly had roots.” work harder.’ I thought that fit me and planning, triumphs and failures Association of Saskatchewan. His team has been working with First perfectly,” Dosman said. that go along with almost doing Dosman’s first project with Nations communities for the past FROM ANNAHEIM TO SASKATOON He attended USask in 1959 to anything,” Dosman said. the league was the Grain Dust two years and studying the effects Dosman grew up on a farm in start studying medicine. Shortly Study. His team studied breathing of housing and social conditions on Annaheim, Sask., located 35 after, he met his wife, Susan. They THE EFFECTS OF GRAIN DUST tests from 1,100 elevator agents, at sleep and breathing problems. kilometres northeast of Humboldt. will be celebrating their 57th Dosman returned to Saskatchewan the request of the Saskatchewan In his final year of high school, wedding anniversary in 2019. The in 1975 after receiving an offer to Wheat Pool, to determine the effect a teacher encouraged Dosman to pair have five grown children; four lead a new partnership between the of grain dust on lungs. The team SEE DOSMAN, PAGE 14

6 MARCH 8, 2019 Medical hall calls on Dr. Dosman COLLEGE OF NURSING USask researcher to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in May GRADUATE PROGRAMS: • Master of Nursing (MN)

• Professional Practice (Course-Based and Thesis)

• Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (NP)

• Post-Graduate Nurse Practitioner Certificate (NP)

• Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Brooklyn Nemetchek of Saskatoon plans to head overseas again this spring, after completing her master’s in the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan. DAVID STOBBE Nemetchek grows as a nurse through graduate studies CORY LEYTE

Once Brooklyn Nemetchek earned admission and the same number die project to work on, and I was gone.” integrate the formal learning I was say, pharmacy, or public health.” her Bachelor of Science in Nursing within six months of going home. The Saskatoon born-and-raised doing at the same time.” In addition to overseas oppor- in 2016, she knew she’d probably “There’s no follow-up, no census Nemetchek was about to learn that Nemetchek said she recog- tunities, the College of Nursing carry on with graduate studies. She about what’s going on in the homes,” graduate studies at USask can be nizes that her opportunity to do allows students to study where they just didn’t know when, where or Nemetchek learned. self-directed, flexible and relevant to her graduate studies was “literally live. In May, Nemetchek is off to how. “I’ll just work and figure it out,” As she dove into her work, she her passion. placed in front of me.” She’s grateful the School of Tropical Medicine in she told herself. found herself getting immersed in While she weathered patchy for that and encourages others who Liverpool for a three-week course “I absolutely love the field of the culture. Internet service to complete her are considering a master’s degree to that is a prerequisite for working global health,” said Nemetchek, “I really love Uganda,” she said. coursework via distance learning look at what the College of Nursing with organizations like Doctors whose faith-based upbringing While overseas, Nemetchek during her additional six months offers, with graduate studies indi- Without Borders, as well as Samar- encouraged serving others. discovered another passion: in Uganda in 2017, she managed to vidually tailored. Nemetchek itan’s Purse. So, she immediately jumped at cross-disciplinary collaboration. conduct a new phase of the original said the mentorship she received After that, she wants to work the offer after graduating when she “I loved working with so many research, this time targeting infant through both Dr. Matthew O. Wiens in East Africa. For Nemetchek, the got a chance to volunteer in Uganda different doctors and nurses,” she mortality. She turned that into her (PharmD) as project research head challenge of nursing in Africa makes for three months with a collabo- said. master’s thesis, Pediatric Infectious from the International Centre for her feel like she’s doing something rative University of Saskatchewan Back in Canada, Nemetchek still Disease in Resource-Limited Settings: Child Health, and Dr. Susan Fowl- worthwhile and working for (USask) research program. had no tangible grad studies plan. Describing Post-Discharge Mortality er-Kerry (PhD) as her supervisor something greater than herself. And The collaboration, led by the “But then I spoke with Adil,” in Uganda. Her master’s took just from the College of Nursing, were that’s precisely what she is looking for. late Dr. Adil Nazarali of the College she recalled. “It was a very short 14 months between conception and invaluable in her growth, learning, “I love experiencing new of Pharmacy and Nutrition, focused conversation. I asked him what thesis defence in 2018. and experience. things,” she said. “And I’ve become on pediatric mortality in Uganda, he’d think about me going back (to “I did my research with the “The College of Nursing has a a better nurse.”  a country with extreme poverty Uganda) to continue volunteering. team; either I’d go to their office or lot of options to get an MN (Master and scarce medical supplies and And he said, ‘Great. Do you want to work in hospitals during the day,” she of Nursing),” she said. “I say figure Cory Leyte is the resources in hospitals. A study found do your master’s while you’re there?’ explained. “Those broad experiences out what your interest is. You can communications officer in the that five per cent of children die after Next thing I knew I had the visa, a made it so much easier to actually reach out across the university, to, College of Nursing.

NEWS.USASK.CA 7 Dietitian call centre now open at USask

KIERAN KOBITZ

Thanks to a new program at the project in early 2018, a new dietitian ship between Dietitians of Canada University of Saskatchewan (USask), call centre has opened within the and the Government of Canada’s free nutritional advice and informa- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. First Nations and Inuit Health tion is now just a phone call away. Eat Well Saskatchewan was a pilot Branch (Saskatchewan) last year. Following a successful pilot project funded through a partner- The pilot program was a resounding success, which led to discussions on how to continue the project in a THE WHELEN LECTURE sustainable setting. In the new partnership with the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, WOMEN IN SCIENCE the federal government is providing SPEAKER SERIES $210,000 of new funding over three years to continue Eat Well Saskatch- ewan. “The college was a natural choice to become the home for the call centre,” said Dr. Carol Henry (PhD), associate dean of nutrition. “It complements the similar services we’re providing to the pharmacy Bondar Ad community and provides an envi- Registered dietitian Carrie Lambden is the co-ordinator of the  KIERAN KOBITZ ronment in which evidence-based new dietician call centre in the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. nutritional information can be trusted.” The call centre will provide free a culturally sensitive approach to The centre can provide basic nutritional information to the public providing nutrition information. nutritional information to callers and health-care professionals. One She understands the unique food and refer them to other health-care key goal carried over from the pilot environments and nutrition needs resources as needed. project is to fill the gap for rural, of Indigenous communities in It’s not intended to replace remote, and isolated communities, Saskatchewan. an in-person consultation with a FEATURING as many of them lack access to the “This new service is intended to registered dietitian or a visit to a services of a dietitian. provide credible nutrition informa- family physician, but it will be able Dr. Roberta Bondar Registered dietitian Carrie tion to both the public and health- to assist people in finding a dietitian Canada’s first female astronaut and world’s first neurologist in space Lambden was hired in January as care professionals,” said Lambden. for further in-person consultations SUSTAINING THE FUTURE OF the centre’s co-ordinator. A USask “There’s a lot of misinformation or other related services, such as a OUR PLANET AND OURSELVES nutrition graduate, Lambden about food online, and our goal is to diabetes educator. worked for nearly 10 years as a become a resource people can trust.” Members of the general public Register online at scienceandinnovationpolicy.ca community nutritionist for the Registered dietitians are health- and health-care professionals can Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC). care professionals who are trained contact the centre Monday through During her time with STC, she to provide advice and counselling Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm by March 26, 2019 7–8 PM travelled to Indigenous communi- about diet, food and nutrition. They Convocation Hall, 107 Peter MacKinnon Building, University of Saskatchewan phone at 1-833-966-5541, or via ties to provide nutrition counselling use the best available evidence, This event will be video conferenced to the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy’s email at [email protected].  University of Regina campus (CB308) and professional expertise to indi- coupled with good judgment viduals and groups. about the client’s or communities’ Kieran Kobitz is the SUPPORTED BY

Centre for the Study of Lambden’s experience with unique values and circumstances, communications and alumni Science and Innovation Policy Indigenous communities gives to determine guidance and recom- relations specialist in the College her the knowledge needed to take mendations. of Pharmacy and Nutrition.

8 MARCH 8, 2019 Dentistry develops progressive programs

JAMES SHEWAGA

With two major new programs starting in May and more on the way, it’s an exciting time for the ever-evolving and expanding College of Dentistry. The University of Saskatch- ewan (USask) dental school will begin offering a new Bachelor of Science in Dentistry as well as the International Dental Degree Dentistry is a research and Program (IDDP) this spring as the evidence-based profession, and college continues to develop to meet the needs of its students, the profes- now even our undergraduate sion and the province it serves. students will be involved in “The dental school is really pleased that our two proposed new creating the research that programs are going ahead,” said Dr. guides the profession. Doug Brothwell (DMD), dean of the College of Dentistry, which began — Dr. Doug Brothwell (DMD) the first accredited dental program in the province 50 years ago back in 1968/69. “Both programs are very important to the future of the dental school and to the dental profession.” The new bachelor’s and IDDP programs were recently approved by University Council. Brothwell also hopes to make another important announcement soon as the college proposes to offer graduate programs for the first time. Dr. Doug Brothwell (DMD) began his five-year term as dean of the College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan on Sept. 1, 2017.  DAVID STOBBE “We don’t offer them yet, but that’s next,” said Brothwell. “We in 30 applicants being accepted in will get much more in-depth of the 10 dental schools in Canada their profession in Canada.” have a notice of intent before the some graduate programs, so highly training and experience in research, already offer similar programs, Brothwell believes foreign- planning and priorities committee competitive is an understatement,” hopefully leading to a published which support federal initiatives to trained dentists could potentially right now for our first specialty said Brothwell. “Our graduates paper for every student,” he said. give immigrants more opportunity help fill the gap by providing more program, so we anticipate opening are always looking for ways to be “It’s 20 in-depth weeks of working to make the most of their previous dentists to practice in rural and our first three graduate programs better applicants in this competitive on a single research project, from training and experience. northern areas of the province. within two years.” process. The Bachelor of Science in inception to publication. Dentistry “There are hundreds and “My experience in Saskatch- The addition of graduate Dentistry allows them to show that is a research and evidence-based hundreds of dentists from other ewan, and in other places in programs would be a significant they have the ability to perform profession, and now even our countries who are living in Canada Canada, is that the candidates who advancement for the college, with dental research, which is a require- undergraduate students will be and are unable to write the exam- will come into our international the new bachelor’s degree specifi- ment of all graduate programs.” involved in creating the research inations that are required to dentist program have values that cally designed to bolster research Brothwell said the emphasis that guides the profession.” become licensed in Canada, so align more closely with rural and initiatives that would enhance on enhancing research opportuni- Meanwhile, the new IDDP their former training goes unrec- remote practice, so it is our hope USask students’ chances of being ties for students is a new focus for program will offer internationally ognized and un-utilized,” said in offering this program that some accepted into highly competi- the college as it strives to bolster its trained dentists—from schools not Brothwell. “That’s the principal of those grads will choose to locate tive specialized programs, such as research output. accredited in Canada—the ability to reason why we’ve introduced the their practices in those areas,” said orthodontics. “With the new Bachelor of practice in the country by receiving international dentist program: to Brothwell. “And anything we can do “Acceptance into any of the Science in Dentistry, instead of some credit for previous education provide a pathway that allows these that helps to increase the number of 10 specialties offered in Canada every dental student doing a small and by completing the final two dentists from other countries to dentists who practice in rural and is a highly competitive process, research project—which seldom led years of the four-year Doctor of obtain Canadian credentials and northern areas is a good thing for with in some cases as few as one to publication—five dental students Dental Medicine program. Seven be eligible for licensure to practice our province.”

NEWS.USASK.CA 9 Cardiovascular disease in Indigenous women Kinesiology research chair examining social and cultural connections

ALYSSA WIEBE

University of Saskatchewan My research will focus on the prevention importance of culture and social research has been positive, with researcher Dr. Heather Foulds (PhD) support for a larger array of risk many of the Indigenous people is studying the role of social and of cardiovascular disease with a specific focus factors. Foulds has collaborated she has spoken to recognizing the cultural factors in heart disease and on Indigenous populations and women. with a committee of community importance of culture and support stroke among Indigenous women. advisors to design the project and in health. The Canadian Institute for — Dr. Heather Foulds (PhD) are preparing for the first study. “Indigenous women are a really Health Research (CIHR), the Heart The first step will be to get a important part of our communities,” and Stroke Foundation, and USask a holistic approach to assessing the obesity,” said Foulds. “My PhD work sense of what culture means and Foulds said. “We play important recently awarded Foulds—the importance of cultural identity, built on this observation. One of the what measurement of culture should roles both within the home and university’s Indigenous Early Career cultural connectedness and social important findings was that cultural look like, through focus groups and outside of the home, supporting Women’s Heart and Brain Chair—a support as risk factors for cardio- identity and cultural engagement photovoice. The group has begun families, children, grandchildren, total of $730,000 over five years to vascular disease among Indige- were important risk factors of with a study in collaboration with Elders and other family members. complete her research. nous women, investigating whether hypertension among Indigenous Métis people on campus and antic- Indigenous women are massively “My research will focus on the being culturally engaged, positively populations, even more important ipates undertaking a similar project under-represented when it comes to prevention of cardiovascular disease identifying with your culture and than body size.” with First Nations people in the understanding heart disease.” with a specific focus on Indige- having social support networks Building on that idea, her near future. nous populations and women,” said may mediate risks of cardiovas- current project will look at the The initial response to her SEE FOULDS, PAGE 15 Foulds, a professor in the College cular disease. of Kinesiology. “I am currently “From my initial master’s undertaking a project to assess the research working with a number of importance of culture and social communities in British Columbia, support as mediators of risks of we noticed that blood pressure was heart disease.” fairly low, even among communities Her research program will use with elevated rates of diabetes and UNIVERSITY STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD Recognizing staff members who have achieved excellence while living the University of Saskatchewan’s values.

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10 MARCH 8, 2019 Epp emphasized the ways in which USask has an especially Cardiovascular disease in Indigenous women strong platform on which to found a program such as this, as the insti- tution already blends such a large array of health-related studies Kinesiology research chair examining social and cultural connections within a single campus, under the One Health banner. “This university is quite unique,” Epp said. “We have all health sciences [colleges and schools] on one campus—medicine, dentistry, kinesiology, pharmacy and nutrition, veterinary medicine, public health, and nursing. The epidemiology that has been taught on campus has involved collaborations between veterinary medicine and human or public health for a very long time ... This linkage between human and animal health epidemiology learning extends into practice as well.” The program’s two-year timeline is designed to dovetail coursework, field study and the development of practical skills including data analysis, diagnostic USask launches new testing and evaluation, outbreak investigation and surveillance assessment. The intent is to provide the students with the necessary skills they’ll need to succeed as they master’s in field epidemiology begin their careers. “The goal is to provide them The new master’s program in field epidemiology will allow USask students to participate in real-life animal disease investigations.  TRACI HENDERSON with experience in applying the skills to real-world examples,” said  HENRYTYE GLAZEBROOK Epp. “This will prepare them for entering jobs in federal, provincial The University of Saskatchewan with a large-scale investigation or or local animal [units] or even public (USask) is preparing to take bold being the first eyes to look over a health units, where these skills are new steps in the study and control of possible disease outbreak on a local already being used daily.” disease in animal health with a new farm. The program is only accepting Master of Science degree program in This hands-on, project-based one or two students each fall, since field epidemiology. program is structured to provide smaller groups will allow for a Scheduled to launch at the students with opportunities to higher degree of one-on-one inter- Western College of Veterinary participate in ongoing, real-life action with instructors and more Medicine (WCVM) this fall, the animal disease investigations. It will easily facilitate field work. But the master’s program is the first of its help them to best understand the positive reaction to the program’s kind in Canada, as well as one of ways in which disease flourishes in development has already made Epp only two similar training opportu- an animal setting, how its spread confident that it will fill a critical gap. nities around the globe. can be carefully managed to prevent “Without any formal adver- “There is only one other formal further outbreak, and how these tising we already have interest for program in the world that I know skills can position them as future this year’s intake of students,” Epp of that is a [field epidemiology Dr. Tasha Epp (DVM) is an associate professor in the WCVM  JEANETTE NEUFELD leaders in animal health. said. “I think that speaks to the training] program for veterinar- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences. “Veterinarians will always fact that we saw a need, proposed a ians specifically,” said Dr. Tasha need skills to tackle outbreak inves- program to meet that need, built it, Epp (DVM), associate professor in is situated both within a veterinary public health issues.” tigations,” Epp said. “Veterinarians and they came.”  the WCVM Department of Large and academic unit, and is specif- It’s common for veterinarians are on the front lines of defending Animal Clinical Sciences. ically for veterinarians. The focus at every level of their field to work our country’s food supply, animal HenryTye Glazebrook is a “Our program differs from will be on animal health issues but first-hand on disease cases, whether health and economic trade with freelance writer and a graduate of most training programs because it will not rule out links to human or it’s assisting a government agency other countries.” the University of Saskatchewan.

NEWS.USASK.CA 11 Interested in governance at the University of Saskatchewan? Information Consider offering to join How about Committee What does it do? often? expected a University Committee vacancies

Each year, the Nominations Committee of Council invites University of University Council Committees Saskatchewan faculty members, librarians, and sessional lecturers to step forward and offer to serve on university committees. Our committees are Academic Programs Reviews and approves curricular twice a month 2 vacancies the mechanism through which collegial university governance is achieved. Committee changes from all colleges, recommends + sessional Finding excellent people to serve on our committees is the job of the major curricular changes to Council, Nominations Committee. The committee’s terms of reference direct it oversees policies relating to students to find members who are broadly representative of the disciplines of and academic programs the university, and to strive for equity and diversity in representation. Nominations Committee Nominates GAA and Council members as required 2 vacancies Nominees are selected for their experience, demonstrated commitment, for university committees and panels (must be a Council and potential for significant contributions to committee functions. member) Planning & Priorities Reviews and advises Council and the twice a month 3 vacancies Following are the committee vacancies to be filled for the 2019/20 Committee university administration on planning, + sessional academic year. Appointments are generally for three-year terms. Sessional budgeting, and academic priorities lecturers are appointed for one-year terms. Research, Scholarly & Reviews and advises Council on issues twice a month 2 vacancies Artistic Work Committee related to research, scholarly and artistic (must be a Council To volunteer or to nominate someone else: work, including research-related policies member)

submit nominations online at: usask.ca/secretariat/ Scholarships & Awards Grants awards, scholarships, and as required 4 vacancies forms/committeenominationform2018.php Committee bursaries open to students of more by Friday, March 22, 2019. than one college or school; advises Council on scholarship and awards policies and issues Teaching, Learning & Reviews and advises on pedagogical once a month 2 vacancies For more information, please contact a member of the Nominations Academic Resources issues, Indigenous content, support + sessional Committee of Council: Committee services for teaching and learning, and policy issues related to teaching, Nominations Committee of Council: Phone learning and academic resources Pam Downe (Chair) Archaeology and 1974 Anthropology Collective Agreement Committees Roy Dobson Pharmacy and Nutrition 6363 University Review Reviews college recommendations variable 1 vacancy Donna Goodridge Medicine 4209 Committee for awards of tenure, renewals of November to (URC) probation, and promotions to professor March (evenings) Eric Lamb Plant Sciences 1799 Renewals and Tenure Hears appeals of URC decisions March 3 vacancies Vicki Squires Educational Administration 3067 Appeal Committee recommending against renewal of + one senior Stephen Urquhart Chemistry 4657 probationary period or award of tenure administrator Ryan Walker Geography and Planning 5664 Promotions Appeal Panel Members of the Promotion Appeal variable in 15 vacancies Commitee, Sabbatical Committee, the spring (must be full Philip Woods Nursing 6244 and President’s Review Committee professor) Greg Wurzer Library 6020 are selected from this roster

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12 MARCH 8, 2019 Huskies’ Harmsworth takingHUSKIES care HOME ACTION: of business  JAMES SHEWAGA It should come as no surprise in the accounting field at some point, that future accountant Colby but I’m not sure if I want to do big Harmsworth is always one of the business or small business or work most accountable players on the ice privately,” she said. “I still have a for the University of Saskatchewan couple more years before I have to Huskie men’s hockey team. decide, so I am just going to enjoy my The third-year defenceman and time here with the Huskies.”  Edwards School of Business student earned a reputation as a dominant HUSKIE HIGHLIGHTS: defender and team leader during his Defenceman Leah Bohlken and time in the Western Hockey League goalie Jessica Vance of the USask (WHL) and now in the Canada women’s hockey team, and former West conference. Leading the team’s Harmsworth Huskies captain Kaitlin Willoughby defencemen with a superb +18 plus/ are playing for Team Canada at the minus rating (the Huskies scored 18 Canada West coach of the year. “He is FISU World University Games from more even-strength goals than they the voice of reason for our team. He’s March 2-12 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia gave up with him on the ice), Harms- very determined and he checks all … Huskies head coach Jason Reindl worth is the backbone of the blue-line the boxes as a student-athlete. He was was named coach of the year after and one of the keys to the Huskies’ a popular recruit, no question about USask athletes swept the men’s and success in a record-setting season in that. Obviously, he had the entrance women’s team titles at the Canada which they rattled off 13-game and Colby Harmsworth is a leader of the Huskie men’s hockey team.  GETMYPHOTO.CA average to get into any school he West track and field championships 10-game winning streaks. wanted, so he had a few choices and in Edmonton, Feb. 22-23. USask’s “It’s been a phenomenal season,” think we know that any time we get “(Being named an Academic we certainly wanted him. He is a very Julianne Labach was named Canada said Harmsworth, who chipped in to nationals, we have a legit chance All-Canadian) was a goal that I set,” important part of our team.” West female track athlete of the year, offensively with two goals and nine to win it,” said Harmsworth. “To win said Harmsworth, who balances For Harmsworth, it was an easy while Kieran Johnston earned male points in 28 games for the Huskies it would be something to say thanks classes with passes, skating six decision to return home to Saskatoon field athlete of the year honours. (25-3-0), who are ranked third in the to all the supporters who helped get days a week with the Huskies. to attend USask and suit up for the The Huskies are now competing country and set a team record with the new rink built, all the alumni “Being dedicated in the classroom Huskies after completing his junior in nationals in Winnipeg this 25 wins this season. “We lost some who support us. The alumni are is something my parents always hockey career in Calgary . week … USask’s Logan Sloan was key guys from last year who were very important to our team and to stressed, and my sister is an engineer “I knew there were always named rookie of the year while leaders of the team, but I think we win it for them would be great. The so I always try to keep up with her. going to be opportunities to play Huskies coach Daniel Olver was transitioned really well. I can’t ever only other time the university won In my first two years on the team pro, and I wanted to get my degree honoured as women’s coach of remember winning that many games nationals was when (coach) Dave I roomed with (Kendall) McFaull first,” said Harmsworth. “I actually the year at the national wrestling in a row and it really built our confi- (Adolph) was on the team (in 1983), so and (Jordan) Fransoo on the road committed to the U of S before the championships in Calgary, Feb. dence this year.” to win it again would be something.” and McFaull was in engineering and (WHL) playoffs when I was 20, and 22-23. The Huskies team placed The first-place Huskies fell to the In addition to being an elite Fransoo was in agriculture, so they I just knew where I wanted to go. I second overall … Head coach Lisa Alberta Golden Bears in the league player, Harmsworth has excelled in are both pretty smart guys. And when had some offers from other schools, Thomaidis’ Canada West champion final, but have earned their fourth the classroom, earning the nod as an they went to study, I went with them, but coming home and being with Huskie women’s basketball team is straight trip to the national champi- Academic All-Canadian for posting so that helped build good habits.” friends and family and playing for competing in the national champi- onship, March 14-17 in Lethbridge, an average of better than 80 per cent Adolph said Harmsworth’s the Huskies was the deciding factor.” onship in Toronto this week. Last Alta. Having the chance to bring the while completing a full course load leadership on and off the ice made Harmsworth will graduate in week, Huskies guard Sabine Dukate championship trophy back to campus of 24 credit units. Harmsworth went him one of the Huskies’ top recruits. two years with a commerce degree was named the Canada West in the Huskies’ first year in state-of- a step further last season, taking “He was captain of the Calgary and either pursue professional player of the year, while teammate the-art Merlis Belsher Place would be nine classes for a total of 27 credit Hitmen for a reason and he is an hockey or enter the world of business. Summer Masikewich was selected the perfect finish to a superb season. units while averaging 81 per cent in alternate captain for our team for a “There might be pro opportu- as the league’s top defensive player. “It’s definitely a motivator and I his second-year business courses. reason,” said Adolph, who was named nities, and I definitely want to work Feel like you’re the home team, IHG® even when you’re on the road. 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NEWS.USASK.CA 13 Dr. James Dosman (MD) stands in the James Dosman Boardroom in the Canadian Centre for Health and  KRISTEN MCEWEN Safety in Agriculture. In the background is a photo documenting the establishment of the centre. Dosman honoured to be nominated General Academic FROM PAGE 6 Assembly (GAA) CMHF NOMINATION early years, we said we did it because one grain of knowledge that fits into Dosman was nominated as a 2018 we didn’t know we couldn’t do it.” a larger piece, much of our research What “The University the CMHF inductee by CCHSA director One key message that Dosman is practical in nature.” Dr. Niels Koehncke (MD). sticks to is “knowledge is universal.” World Needs” Needs From Us “It’s very moving to be “Research is important. It Kristen McEwen is a recognized,” Dosman said. “You affects health in the end—one way communications co-ordinator in President Peter Stoicheff, chair of the GAA, invites the College of Medicine. you to attend the annual GAA meeting, where he don’t do it for that reason. In the or another,” he said. “Whether it’s will give his report on the state of the university. This event is open to all faculty, staff and students.

MONDAY, APRIL 8 NOON SSRL a one-stop research shop at USask CONVOCATION HALL FROM PAGE 2

Members of the GAA include the president as While the SSRL is supporting and decision labs at McMaster ‘cooler’—research projects because chair, members of faculty, elected students, deans, more projects every year, what also University and at the University of we have all those different pieces executive directors of schools, vice-presidents, the excites Disano is that the projects Calgary—“no one’s pulled those university secretary and the registrar. under one roof,” said Disano. “The are becoming larger in scope and pieces together, under one roof, like SSRL keeps growing and expanding For more information, visit scale. He attributes that to the way we have,” he said. based on the need and demand that usask.ca/secretariat the SSRL functions. While other “Of course there’s an economy of we’re seeing from our researchers.” Canadian universities have some scale in supporting all these labs, but This event will be live streamed of the assets that the SSRL has—for the bigger benefit is we can actually Shannon Boklaschuk is a example, there’s a telephone survey do bigger, more complex, more communications officer in the facility at the University of Waterloo sophisticated—I guess I could say College of Arts and Science.

14 MARCH 8, 2019 COMING EVENTS

SEMINARS/LECTURES is insufficiently engaged. These accounts Gender issues and ethnic struggles present COURSES/WORKSHOPS will consist of various stations emphasizing produce very different explanations for the reader with a painful journey into the the benefits of sunshine, nutrition, water, Jesse Caldwell Memorial Lecture why people fall for fake news and suggest Italian/Canadian diasporic background. All Edwards School of Business, Executive exercise, air, rest, temperance, and trust. March 8, 7–9 pm, Archaeology Building, different types of interventions against are welcome. Education Please join us to learn how you can improve Room 132. Please join us for the Saskatoon political disinformation. Registration is open to the public and your health and achieve your full potential. Archaeological Society’s annual Jesse CONFERENCES university employees for upcoming Free breakfast will be served. All students, Caldwell Memorial Lecture. This year’s Philosophy in the Community programs. Call 306-966-8686, email faculty, and staff are welcome. speaker is Dr. Paul Hackett, who is an 7-9 pm, The Refinery, Emmanuel Anglican People Around the World (PAW) [email protected] or visit edwards. assistant professor in the Department of Church Basement. 609 Dufferin Ave. This Conference usask.ca/execed/ Global Vets Sign Painting Night Geography and Planning and is a research community lecture and discussion series is Planetary Health: Connecting food, people • March 12–14, Project Management Course March 27, 6:30–9 pm, Louis’ Loft. Come faculty member in the Saskatchewan Popu- organized by the Department of Philos- and the planet – Saskatoon join the students of the Western College lation Health and Evaluation Research Unit. ophy. Free and open to the public. For more March 12–13, 8 am-4:30 pm, St. Thomas • March 19, Leadership Essentials for Super- of Veterinary Medicine for a fun night to His lecture, entitled Historical Epidemics in information, visit: usask.ca/philosophy/ More College at Usask. Planetary Health visors – Saskatoon create your own beautiful wooden sign. Sign community the Fur Trade West: Implications for Archaeo- acknowledges the interdependence of • March 21, Appreciative Leadership – up and choose your design by contacting logical Practice, will examine the impact that human health and the health of the planet. Saskatoon us and we will send you an emailed list of epidemic diseases, such as smallpox, had March 8, Why Legal Aid Matters for Justice. This two-day conference will bring together options. When you arrive at the event, your Sarah Buhler, College of Law, will discuss • March 22–May 7, Speak! Canada Program on Indigenous groups in the fur-trade era a diverse audience of health, environment, – Saskatoon supplies will be ready: grab a free snack and of Western Canada and how the devasta- the vital importance of publicly funded Indigenous, and policy researchers, as find a seat. We’ll go through some quick • March 25–29, Certified Coach Training – tion of these epidemics might inform the legal aid in the context of a justice system well as community and industry partners instructions and let you get to work. There Saskatoon practice of archaeology in this region. All are and legal regime that disproportionately to better understand our role to improve are over 100 paint colours and nine wood • March 27, Creating Impact through welcome. Light snacks and beverages will impact members of marginalized commu- human health outcomes in a manner that stains to choose from. This event is being Branding and Advertising – Saskatoon be provided. nities. The talk will include some history is respectful to the Earth’s ecosystems and held in support of our Global Vets Team; a and background about legal aid programs inhabitants. For more information, visit: student-run organization geared to send Department of Psychology’s monthly in Canada and will argue that legal aid can planetaryhealth.usask.ca THE ARTS veterinary students to developing countries colloquium series both mitigate harm and promote justice for to volunteer. Email [email protected] to Members of the university community and people who find themselves drawn into the From Teaching to Research Publication: Grand Theft Terra Firma sign up and choose your design. Prices will system. the general public are welcome to attend. The Fundamentals of doing the Scholar- Daily until March 10, Diefenbaker Centre. vary depending on sign options. Deadline is For more information, contact Peter Grant ship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) An exhibit created by David Campion and March 19. Literature Matters at 306-966-6675 or e-mail: peter.grant@ May 2, 9 am–4:30 pm, College of Education. Sandra Shields, curated by The Reach usask.ca 7:30 pm, Grace-Westminster United Church This conference features two keynote Gallery Museum. Grand Theft Terra Firma is Images of Research Photo-Imaging- social hall, 505 10 St. E. Reading, studying and sessions structured as workshops on an unflinching redress of Canada’s colonial Video Competition talking about literary works helps us make narrative. By combining contemporary March 28, 3–4 pm, Arts 153. Gordon developing and conducting studies in What does research look like to you? Enter sense of the world. In this series of community popular culture with historical source Pennycook of the University of Regina the SoTL. Scholars from USask and other the fifth annual USask Images of Research talks, members of the Department of English material, artists David Campion and Sandra presents Reasoning like good lawyers or bad Saskatchewan institutions are invited to photography and imaging competition. Open explore diverse literary topics. Shields disrupt the celebratory mythology philosophers? Why people fall for fake news. participate. The morning session is focused to USask students, staff, faculty and alumni. • April 24, A Preview of the Shakespeare on of nation building and invite us to critically The alarming spread of entirely fabricated on the process of developing studies. The Submit in four categories, with cash prizes news stories during the 2016 U.S. presiden- the Saskatchewan 2019 Season afternoon session is focused on the publica- evaluate our own continued and compli- cated relationship to colonial practices. offered in each. Grand prize: $500. Category tial election is a salient example of how tion process in SoTL journals, which may be winners awarded $300, first runner-up Role Model Speaker Lecture Free admission. human reasoning often fails. During this talk, an unfamiliar process for discipline-based awarded $200, with awards also given for (College of Arts and Science) two broad perspectives on this question will scholars. In addition to the keynotes, overall Best Description and Viewer’s Choice. be outlined. One argues that humans reason Gender and Ethnicity in the there will also be a series of short research MISCELLANY In 60 seconds, tell us in a video why your like good lawyers, while the other argues Memoirs of Penny Petrone presentations from USask SoTL scholars. This research matters to the world, for a chance conference is jointly supported by Edwards Health Expo that humans reason like bad philosophers. March 25, 4 pm, Arts 202. Professor to win a $300 prize, plus $300 for Viewer’s According to the good lawyer perspective, School of Business, College of Education, Margherita Ganeri of the Università della March 10, 9 am–4 pm, Education Lounge. Choice. Submit until March 20, with voting reasoning is often employed to justify our Calabria (Italy) will present a lecture on and Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Solace Campus Fellowship is proud to from March 21-April 3. Details: https:// beliefs and behaviors so that we might Penny Petrone (1925-2005). Petrone was one Learning. Free registration and lunch will present a holistic health expo on March research.usask.ca/imagesofresearch convince other people that we are correct. of the first authors of Italian Canadian litera- be provided. For more information and to 10. This event is designed to help us learn According to the bad philosopher’s perspec- ture. Her memoirs, Breaking the Mould (1995) register, visit: teaching.usask.ca/events/ how we can make small adjustments to our Next OCN: April 12 tive, human reasoning facilitates accurate and Embracing Serafina (2000), focus on the courses-workshops/fundamentals-of-do- daily lives which will in turn help us reap belief formation but sometimes fails or internal conflicts generated by her heritage. ing-sotl-conference.php big benefits to our overall health. The event Deadline: March 29

Foulds focused on updating heart disease data in Indigenous women

FROM PAGE 10 and arms, and unusual fatigue that in Indigenous communities through “We are relying on out-of- Once her research is completed, Foulds hopes to increase recog- is more likely to go undiagnosed and a qualitative approach, Foulds is not date information, at least 10 years Foulds will look at new cultur- nition in mainstream medicine to untreated. Mental stress can also be aware of any other researchers taking old, and a significant lack of infor- al-based programs or interventions show that women’s experiences of a trigger for women, and cardiovas- a more quantitative approach. mation,” she said. “Based on my as a method of improving health for cardiovascular disease differ from cular disease can often be confused Foulds said that since 2010, the previous research, I anticipate Indigenous women. men. She indicated that women with for the flu. only data collected to evaluate rates culture and social support will cardiovascular disease may experi- While there are other of heart disease among Indigenous be important contributors to risk Alyssa Wiebe is a communications ence less intense chest pain, addi- researchers exploring the importance women are from her previous work factors of cardiovascular disease specialist in the College of tional discomfort in the torso region of culture in well-being or wellness in B.C. and overall health.” Kinesiology.

NEWS.USASK.CA 15 Pack your bags and set your sights on memory lane, because this year’s On Campus News back page features landmark moments and events from our storied 110-year history.

Have a particular event you’d like to see featured? Let us know about it at [email protected]. With files from University Archives and Special Collections. MARCH 1975 HUSKIE SETS WORLD RECORD

Forty-four years ago, University of not compete as Canada joined a multi- Saskatchewan Huskies track and country boycott of the Moscow Games field star Diane Jones (now Jones in protest of the Soviet Union’s invasion Konihowski) etched her name into the of Afghanistan in December of 1979. record books. While attending the University of Jones established a new world record Saskatchewan, Jones competed for in the women’s pentathlon by racking Canada in the 1973 World Student up 4,540 points at the Canadian Indoor Games, winning a bronze medal Track and Field Championships in in pentathlon, and also won gold Edmonton on March 9, 1975. It was medals in the 1975 and 1979 Pan Am her final season of competing for Games and the 1978 Commonwealth the University of Saskatchewan track Games. She competed for Canada team, capping a career in which she internationally for 16 years and was led the team to three conference awarded the Order of Canada in championships, 12 individual titles in 1978, was inducted into the Canadian four different events, and set Canadian Olympic Sports Hall of Fame in 1995, indoor records in the 50-metre and led Canada’s Olympic team as Chef hurdles, long jump, shot put, and the de Mission in the 2000 Summer Games pentathlon. in Sydney, Australia.

Born in Vancouver and raised in Jones Konihowski, who married former Saskatoon, Jones competed for Canada CFL receiver John Konihowski in in the Summer Olympics in 1972 and 1977, graduated from the University 1976 and was ranked No.1 in the world of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of in women’s pentathlon in 1975 and Education in 1975, was awarded an 1978. She was a gold-medal favourite honorary Doctor of Laws in 2002, and in pentathlon heading into the 1980 was named to the Huskie Athletics Summer Olympics in Moscow, but did Board of Trustees in 2016.

Diane Jones crosses the finish line in a relay race A-4822 for the Huskies track and field team in 1975.