Ph.D. Defence – Jarrett Phillips

April 7, 2022 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

Join us on May 5, 2022, at 9:00 am for the defence of Ph.D. candidate, Jarrett Phillips. Jarrett will present a novel algorithm called HACSim that is used to estimate the sample size necessary for capturing haplotype variation. This work provides researchers with a new tool to better understand variation within species – with applicationsContinue...

A Look Back at Groundwater and Salinity in Saskatchewan

March 28, 2022May 20, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

In the 1960s, SRC began the Geology and Groundwater mapping program, collecting and compiling data on the geology, quantity and quality of groundwater resources in Saskatchewan's agricultural regions. Learn more about this historic work and how it helped provide a basis for groundwater resources in the province.

Carbon Under Pressure: Mike McCubbing and his team expand capabilities with XRT sorting

March 26, 2022May 20, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

Meet Mike McCubbing, manager of SRC's Diamond Laboratory - one of the largest commercial diamond processing labs in the world. Learn more about Mike's career at SRC and how his team has helped grow SRC's diamond capabilities to meet evolving industry needs.

A Decade of Data: Climate Station at the Conservation Learning Centre Turns Ten

February 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

SRC's Climate Reference Station at the Conservation Learning Centre became fully operational in 2012. Find out how the station was started and why the Centre has been the ideal home for over a decade.

Sun, Wind and Storms: 2021 Weather Highlights for Saskatoon

February 2, 2022May 20, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

2021 was another year for the record books in more ways than one—just like 2020. Here’s a look back at 2021 and the weather that came with it in Saskatoon.

The Importance Of Safety

February 1, 2022 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

I recently made the decision to resign from the University of Guelph Senate. It is not, at least for me at this time, a safe space. I realized this over the course of the last semester when each scheduled senate or senate subcommittee meeting since September brought with it an incredibly overwhelming sense of anxietyContinue reading "The Importance Of Safety"

Canadian Science Policy Conference 2021: early bird fees and preliminary programme

September 10, 2021 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

The 2021 Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC 2021) is the 13th in the annual series and runs virtually from November 22 – 26 (including pre-conference events, CSPC runs from Nov. 8 -26). Early bird registration rates are available until midnight (presumably ET) October 8, 2021, Standard $150Academic $120Non-Profit / Retired / Diplomat $99Student / Postdoctoral Fellow / Trainee $40+ 13% HST I have never seen diplomats singled out for cheaper rates before. Are they paid…

â€˜Drift: Art and Dark Matterâ€™ at Vancouverâ€™s (Canada) Belkin Art Gallery from 10 September â€“ 05 December 2021

September 6, 2021 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

The drift in “Drift: Art and Dark Matter” (at the Belkin Art Gallery) comes from a mining term for an almost horizontal passageway or tunnel in a mine. (This makes sense when you realize SNOLAB is one of the partners for this show. For anyone unfamiliar with SNOLAB, there is more coming shortly.) The show itself appears to be a suite of multimedia installations from four artists, which were first shown at the Agnes Etherington…

Chocolate at Canadaâ€™s synchrotron (Canadian Light Source; CLS)

September 3, 2021 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

An August 31, 2021 Canadian Light Source (CLS) news release by Erin Matthews describes research which could change how chocolate is made, Scientists used synchrotron technology to show a key ingredient can create the ideal chocolate structure and could revolutionize the chocolate industry.Structure is key when it comes creating the best quality of chocolate. An ideal internal structure will be smooth and continuous, not crumbly, and result in glossy, delicious, melt-in-your-mouth decadence. However, this sweet…

Proximal Fields from September 8 â€“ 12, 2021 and a peek into the international art/sci/tech scene

September 2, 2021 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

Toronto’s (Canada) Art/Sci Salon (also known as, Art Science Salon) sent me an August 26, 2021 announcement (received via email) of an online show with a limited viewing period (BTW, nice play on words with the title echoing the name of the institution mentioned in the first sentence), PROXIMAL FIELDSThe Fields Institute was closed to the public for a long time. Yet, ithas not been empty. Peculiar sounds and intriguing silences, the flowsof the few…

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