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Feature Story: The Conversation: Far-right yellow vest extremists threaten Saskatchewan's economy
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-05-01)
For the first time in generations, international migration has helped to fuel Saskatchewan's population growth. "Suddenly," wrote Saskatchewan-based columnist Tammy Robert in Maclean's in 2017, "Saskatchewan was the place ...
Feature Story: Production and consumption: The elephant in the room
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-05-03)
The University of Regina and Luther College have been chosen by the International Association of Universities (IAU) to lead one of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next 12 years.
A ...
Feature Story: President receives YWCA Lifetime Achievement Award
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-05-03)
At the awards ceremony on May 2, University President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Vianne Timmons, received the YWCA Regina's Women of Distinction 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.
"Dr. Timmons fearlessly uses every opportunity ...
Feature Story: Engineering and science program for youth continues to grow
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-05-03)
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PromoScience grant is supporting the University of Regina EYES program.
As part of the U of R's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, EYES ...
Feature Story: Move-in day: students welcomed to their home away from home
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-08-30)
Today is move-in day on the University of Regina campus; energy is high and emotions abound as hundreds of new and returning students move into residences. About 150 faculty, staff, and volunteers are on hand greeting ...
Feature Story: Megan Smith's virtual reality
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-05-27)
There's potential for emotions to run high whenever an RCMP officer responds to a call. Their decisions can sometimes mean life or death.
So how can cadets best prepare to de-escalate a situation when a suspect feels ...
Feature Story: A doorway to culture
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-06-20)
What is the connection between horses, educational psychology, and Indigenous youth and culture?
Reconnecting with cultural and traditional ways of knowing and being is increasingly seen as a significant part of the ...
Feature Story: The Conversation: Guatemalan elections: Corruption, violence - and hope
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-06-28)
Thelma Cabrera may not have won her bid to become Guatemala's next president, but she did shake up the country's political scene.
A Maya Mam Indigenous rights defender, Cabrera finished fourth place among 19 candidates ...
Feature Story: U of R announces Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Energy, and Sustainability Policy
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-06-14)
Dr. Margot Hurlbert is the University of Regina's newest Canada Research Chair (CRC).
Hurlbert, coordinating lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Special Report on Land and Climate and ...
Feature Story: "Making Treaty 4" a powerful, emotional journey
(University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina, 2019-07-04)
Canada's relationship with Indigenous peoples and its contemporary significance was the subject of the Globe Theatre production Making Treaty 4 (MT4) this spring.
The play is not a historical reenactment but a conceptual ...