March 9, 2018 Volume 25, Issue 7 Publication Mail Agreement #40065156 ON CAMPUS NEWS
[email protected] news.usask.ca STUDENT SUPPORT ON THE RISE There are so many ways we support students to help them be the best they can be. The support is contagious as events like One Day for Students, the USSU Undergraduate Research Symposium and myriad of other awards grow year after year. All of this combines to set up our students for success for a lifetime to come. SEE PAGES 8-10 WORLD WIDE RESEARCH 4 DRIVEN DEAN 6 SEARCHING SASK 7 University key partner in supercluster KRIS FOSTER As a key partner in Canada’s agri- “The U of S has long been a and other stakeholders involved vital infrastructure and world-class On Campus News is published 12 times cultural supercluster, announced on world leader in agriculture research in crop breeding, agricultural researchers at the U of S will provide per year by University of Saskatchewan Feb. 15 by the federal government, and this will amplify and enhance crop production, food and food the companies participating in the Marketing and Communications. It is distributed to all U of S faculty, staff, the U of S is going to get a major things we already do. It will provide ingredient processing, and their supercluster with the innovative graduate students and members of research boost. very significant opportunities for supporting services companies— edge to accelerate commercialization governing bodies, as well as to others “We certainly anticipate signifi- faculty, graduate and undergrad- will have outcomes and partner- and add value at every point along in the university community, related cant opportunities for research with uate students, postdoctoral scien- ships far beyond that timeline.