Professors awarded $1.2 million in grants

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Created on Wednesday, 06 February 2013 17:54

by Dietrich Neu

Two University of Regina professors have come out winners in a nationwide race for funding.       

Both Nick Carleton and Mohan Babu have been awarded $1.2 million in grants for two health research projects at the U of R. Carleton received $467,499 to research chronic pain, while Babu has received $785,135 to research mitochondria. Both grants are part of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research’s yearly grant competition – which doles out approximately $240 million every year to over 14,000 health researchers in Canada.          

URSU changes ancient poster policy

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Created on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 16:54

by Dietrich Neu

The University of Regina Students’ Union is looking to make sweeping changes to its policies across the board.

The first on the chopping block: a controversial poster policy that operated under vague language, and made it unclear why some posters were blocked and some were not. URSU announced Jan. 14 that a new policy is now in place and will be more inclusive – however, one event organizer disputes this.

Rumours emerge after low turnout, high abstention by-election

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Created on Friday, 12 October 2012 12:10

By Derek Cornet

A low turnout and high abstention plagued the University of Regina Student’s Union (URSU) by-election on Sept. 25 and 26, but a president has been elected.

It was a tight race between URSU presidential hopefuls Tyler Gray and Nathan Sgrazzutti. Sgrazzutti pulled ahead and declared victory with a lead of only seven votes. The tight race has been overshadowed, however, by the by-election turnout and the number of people who abstained.

Basa fish considered to be a 'good alternative'

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Created on Wednesday, 06 February 2013 17:41

by Kristen McEwen

The source of the fish served in the Luther College cafeteria is anything but a mystery.

Some students and professors have complained about where the Basa fillets, one of the dishes served in the cafeteria, originate.

But Connie Korol, the food service manager at Luther College, said she researched the fish before bringing it to the school cafeteria and has made the dish at home.

Drinking age debated by students

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Created on Friday, 16 November 2012 13:47

By Derek Cornet

The debate on lowering the drinking age in Saskatchewan has heated up recently and university students haven’t been shy on speaking out.

Between Nov. 4 and 6, the Saskatchewan Party held their yearly convention and were confronted with a new idea to think about. The Saskatchewan Party Youth presented a resolution to lower the drinking age in the province from 19 to 18, which has spurred debate province-wide ever since.

New position helps aboriginal nursing students

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Created on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 21:26

By Tonaya Marr

Jason Bird, 37, has spent the last eight years of his life at the University of Regina, and he’s using his influence to help aboriginal students finish their degrees.

While working on his Master’s degree in administration, majoring in leadership, Bird has taken on the position of aboriginal support coordinator for the U of R’s fledgling nursing program, which is offered through the U of R and SIAST. Bird and his colleagues use their newly-created positions to keep aboriginal nursing students in school.