On the road again

USask engineering graduate Lisa Franks (BE’06), an award-winning Paralympian and Para athlete, shares her travel adventures online while living in her accessible campervan.

USask Engineering’s Dr. Xiaodong Liang named IEEE Fellow

Dr. Xiaodong Liang has been named an IEEE Fellow. As one of the highest honours in the global engineering community, it recognized Dr. Liang’s contributions to the protection of power systems and the analysis of electrical submersible pump systems.

USask remembers: The service of the McNab brothers

From the Prairies to Passchendaele, from the Land of Living Skies to the skies over London in the Battle of Britain, the McNab brothers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) answered their country’s call in both world wars.

Outstanding USask Engineering alumni honoured with achievement awards

As the highest honour presented by the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association, this award recognizes an alumnus/alumna for an outstanding lifetime of personal and professional accomplishments and contributions to the social, cultural, and economic well-being of society in their field(s) of endeavor.

USask races past campaign goal to raise close to $571 million

Today marks a major milestone for the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and the province, as the Be What the World Needs Campaign—the largest fundraising campaign in Saskatchewan’s history—crosses the finish line. Together, alumni, individual, and corporate donors have helped USask surpass its audacious $500-million goal, reaching a grand total of $570,739,155.

A match made at USask

Rhodes Scholars Rachel Andres and Colin Dyck discovered their love for science—and their love for each other—while pursuing undergraduate degrees at the University of Saskatchewan

Empowering students to ‘be what the world needs'

One journey started with a fascination with space and led to an exploration of satellite technology for insights on climate futures. Another was shaped by witnessing difficult experiences in family and community – and inspired a reflection on the long-term implications of decision-making in the justice system.

Cameco gifts $10 million to USask

Cameco and the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are celebrating a partnership that will bring new opportunities to students, serve northern and Indigenous communities, support the province’s energy and mining sector, and impact global research.

Who Runs the World?

Highlighting scientific research and work done by female USask undergraduate students.

Huskies’ Hundeby tackles engineering degree before CFL opportunity

Seth Hundeby turned heads with an All-Canadian season and impressed scouts as one of the top prospects in this year’s Canadian Football League draft. But he also made one thing clear to CFL teams: He is returning to the University of Saskatchewan (USask) this fall to continue his engineering degree and to complete his fifth year of eligibility with the Huskies football team.

Wu honored as Fellow of two prestigious engineering societies

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Engineering proudly shares that Dr. Fangxiang Wu, Professor and Graduate Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering, has recently been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a Fellow of the UK Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), recognizing his exceptional contributions and sustained achievements in the field of engineering.

USask to host Canadian National Nuclear Energy Management School

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) will host the Canadian National Nuclear Energy Management School (NEMS) from May 26 to June 6, 2025, in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the USask College of Engineering – a first-of-its-kind program in Western Canada.

USask honours achievements of two new Rhodes Scholars

Two University of Saskatchewan (USask) students have been selected to receive prestigious Rhodes Scholarships for the second time in two years. Only 11 scholarships are awarded to students across the country each year.

Engineering Biological Replicas

It’s an age-old idea: to use temporary support systems for building more permanent structures. Experts see the presence of wall sockets at Lascaux as evidence that a scaffold was used over 17,000 years ago for the famous paleolithic cave paintings.

Researcher launches app, website for dialysis patients

Amira Abdelrasoul, a researcher in the University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering recently launched an app and a website with information for kidney dialysis patients. Both were funded by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation.

Alum leads major gift to college

Amit Gupta returned to the College of Engineering, where he hung out as a kid, to announce a significant gift that will establish the Siemens EDA (Electronic Design Automation) Chair.

USask researcher selected as the 2025 Darcy Distinguished Lecturer

University of Saskatchewan (USask) hydrogeology professor Dr. Grant Ferguson (PhD) will be traveling across the globe in 2025 to deliver lectures on innovative groundwater research after being named the National Groundwater Association’s (NGWA) Darcy Distinguished Lecturer.