Spotlight on Faculty
Meet the faculty members and staff across campus who make research possible for undergraduate students. Read about these innovators, get their perspective on why undergraduate research matters to them, and what they are doing to promote it.
A COIL of FYRE: Collaborative online international learning in a First Year Research Experience class
This class not only crosses disciplinary boundaries across campus, but crosses – in fact, smashes – international lines. It’s Dr. David J. Parkinson’s (PhD) ENG113 course, and it’s...
A Celebration of Opportunity: Toxicology Undergraduate Research Experiences
For undergraduates who choose to major in Toxicology during their USask studies, a myriad of research opportunities exist to expand learning beyond coursework.
Nutrition on FYRE
Creating an undergraduate research opportunity using USask’s FYRE course concept has helped students in Dr. Jessica Lieffer’s Nutrition 230 course to develop excellent research ski...
UrbanFYRE at USask
Under the City of Saskatoon-USask data sharing agreement facilitated through Research Junction, UrbanFYRE was developed by Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace (PhD) and Dr. Paul Hackett (...
Above All, Be Curious
The John Howland lab (JHL) focuses on behavioral neuroscience research and is located in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology in the Health Science’s building. H...
PICTuring Learning Through International Collaboration
Dr. David Parkinson, of the Department of English, is a veteran professor who has embarked on a steep learning curve the past few years. Since offering a First-Year Research Experi...
Better Teaching better Research: FYRE by the book!
Mirela David has offered First-Year Research Experiences (FYRE) since her first year of teaching at the UofS. She teaches FYRE classes in both Women’s and Gender Studies and Histor...
All Undergrads all the Time
Since 2014, Dr. Tracie Risling’s lab has become a permanent home for undergraduate students. Every summer, Risling, faculty member in the Department of Nursing, has watched as the ...
Undergrad Researchers: Investments worth Making
Dr. Hill, a faculty member in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, makes a point to welcome two undergraduate students every summer, often through the Undergraduate Student ...
Unbounded Research
Dr. Laroque, a faculty member in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, was a leader of undergraduate research before it was even a thing. Now offering First-Year Research Ex...
Collaboration in the Community
How many of us have heard that research in the humanities has no "real-world" value? An emerging initiative on campus has proven that narrative wrong.
An Early Taste is All You Need
Dr. Chris Todd is a faculty member in the Department of Biology. He was awarded the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Innovation in Learning in 2013.
Undergrads in the Lab
Dr. Alison Oates and Joel Lanovaz, the co- directors of the Biomechanics of Balance and Movement Lab, offer U of S undergraduate students the chance to get first-hand research exp...