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Set in an architecturally stunning century-old campus in Saskatoon, the U of S is the core of a dynamic research hub working to address critical challenges faced by people locally and around the world. World-class research centres include global institutes for food and water security, the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, the Crop Development Centre, and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), plus an impressive array of national and provincial bio-science research labs. With stellar research teams and annual research income of more than $200 million, the university has earned a place among the U15 group of Canada’s top research universities.

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La policía utiliza un cañón de agua contra los manifestantes durante una reciente protesta antigubernamental en Santiago de Chile. En varios países de América del Sur se han producido disturbios sociales en los últimos meses. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

¿Qué está ocurriendo en Sudamérica?

En el último siglo, varios países sudamericanos se enfrentaron a golpes de estado, dictaduras militares y levantamientos sociales. A pesar de las mejoras económicas de los últimos años, el continente sigue padeciendo revueltas.
Des manifestants visés par un canon à eau de la police lors d'une récente manifestation anti-gouvernementale à Santiago, au Chili. Plusieurs pays d'Amérique du Sud ont connu d'importants troubles sociaux ces derniers mois. AP Photo/Esteban Felix

L’Amérique du Sud en ébullition : les raisons de la colère

Au siècle dernier, plusieurs pays d’Amérique du Sud ont connu des coups d’État, des dictatures militaires et des soulèvements. Malgré une situation économique améliorée, le continent reste instable.
Demonstrators clash with a police water cannon during a recent anti-government protest in Santiago, Chile. Several South American countries have been experiencing massive social unrest in recent months. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

What’s going on in South America? Understanding the wave of protests

In the last century, several South American countries faced coups, military dictatorships and social uprisings. Despite economic improvements in recent years, the continent remains mired in unrest.
Finances, academic performance and a sense of belonging may all be factors in whether or students finish their post-secondary studies. (Shutterstock)

What universities can do to keep students from dropping out

Tailored strategies to address students’ finances, academic success and socio-emotional connections with an institution or program can help keep students in school.
A wildfire moves towards the town of Anzac from Fort McMurray, Alta. in May 2016. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP

More frequent fires could dramatically alter boreal forests and emit more carbon

The boreal forest is being reshaped by wildfire. As climate change intensifies wildfire activity, the boreal forest will likely become a carbon source.
It took Thomas Edison countless failures before he succeeded in developing a marketable lightbulb. Shutterstock

Technology start-ups that fail fast succeed faster

Canadian technology start-ups that incorporate an approach that learns from failure tend to perform and innovate with greater success than start-ups that seek to assign blame.
Only three per cent of HIV organizations in British Columbia offer basic dental care to those who need it. (Shutterstock)

People living with HIV struggle to access much-needed dental care

Research shows that many people living with HIV struggle with tooth decay, bleeding gums and tooth sensitivity – due to the costs of dental care and discrimination by dental professionals.
The global water crisis means scientists face urgent decisions on how to foster water managers’ care. Here, the North Saskatchewan River with the Rocky Mountains, Banff National Park. (Shutterstock)

Water-sharing experiment suggests people put their own survival first

Imagining how to increase water managers’ empathy for others in a holistic way is critical for our human and planetary future.
Sergio Moro, former judge and now Brazil’s justice minister, was heralded for his Operation Car Wash anti-corruption investigations. Now he’s facing allegations he co-ordinated with prosecutors, improperly advising them in a case against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Operation Car Wash: A corruption investigator is accused of his own misdeeds

Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro, once a judge who oversaw a massive and successful anti-corruption operation, is accused of improperly directing prosecutors in a case against a former president.
Des militants de Greenpeace accrochent une bannière au Stade olympique de Montréal, en juillet 2018, pour protester contre l'expansion du pipeline Trans Mountain. Les Canadiens sont divisés sur le sujet, comme sur plusieurs autres. La Presse Canadienne/Ryan Remiorz

Le Canada est-il vraiment un pays divisé?

L'histoire du Canada est caractérisée par des tensions interprovinciales. Mais au sein même des provinces, les opinions divergent grandement. Et le Canada fonctionne fort bien malgré ces conflits.
The media and politicians with a vested interest pit provinces against each other. But a study shows there are lots of differences of opinion within provinces, and geography doesn’t matter much. Here Quebec residents protest against the government’s Bill 21, which bans religious headgear, in April 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Canada: Is it really a country divided?

Despite decades of bickering and hand-wringing, Canada continues on. National tensions, in and of themselves, are not leading us to poor policy outcomes.
The big spending provinces in Canada did not necessarily get the best Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) standardized test results. (Shutterstock)

Canadian schools spend more as enrolment and test scores fall

Research shows that the provinces vary widely in their ability to produce academic results for money they spend, and PEI shows the most efficient results.

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