USask Economic and Social Impact Analysis, 2024/25
In September 2021, USask installed 14 orange banners in the Bowl—the heart of the Saskatoon campus—to bring a physical presence to the Calls to Action detailed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Since the 2020 opening of USask’s Prince Albert campus, increased academic and research opportunities have been made available in Saskatchewan’s northern communities.
USask alumnus David Agbanwu (ME’20) is passionate about developing clean and efficient energy solutions for underserved communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
USask researchers are bridging biology and data science to develop a new, non-invasive artificial intelligence (AI) screening tool for those at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Over the course of decades, thousands of people in Saskatchewan and far beyond have further developed their appreciation for music thanks to key USask initiatives.
The record $570,739,155 raised in the university’s Be What the World Needs campaign has been invested in USask projects, priorities, and places.
Drawing upon his USask education and his entrepreneurial spirit, Murad Al-Katib (BComm’94) has helped to revolutionize the province’s agricultural industry by connecting local producers to international markets. A graduate of the Edwards School of Business who is widely known as the “Lentil King of Saskatchewan,” Al-Katib established pulses as an integral provincial export, building a global supply chain for locally grown plant-based proteins.
A USask project guided by Indigenous knowledge and values is dedicated to advancing soil health and sustainable land stewardship in partnership with Indigenous communities.
The City of Saskatoon and the University of Saskatchewan have a longstanding history of collaboration and partnerships dating back more than 40 years, which has strengthened communities through education, research, and engagement.
A USask Rec program with a 33-year history at the University of Saskatchewan is making a difference in the community.
As a research-intensive university, USask has recognized that researchers can benefit from entrepreneurial programming designed to help them take their research to the next level by building a business.
Excir, Inc., is a clean-tech company that specializes in extracting precious metals from electronic waste. The company has ambitions to become a leader in sustainable precious metals recovery. USask chemistry professor Stephen Foley, two former students, and a business partner founded Excir in 2017.
USask graduate student Emilie Perreault has received national recognition for her research into groundwater vulnerability to metal contamination in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Nuclear science offers the potential for meeting the increased energy demands of AI to providing isotopes for imaging services at Royal University Hospital on the USask campus.
A USask researcher is leading the Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO), a network of freshwater monitoring and observation stations placed strategically across the country that plays a key role in determining the security and sustainability of Canada’s freshwater.
The USask community is guided by ohpahotân | oohpaahotaan “Let’s Fly Up Together”—the first Indigenous Strategy solely created by Indigenous people at a Canadian U15 research institution—in its shared responsibility to dismantle barriers, create welcoming spaces, and ensure Indigenous voices and knowledges are valued at every level.
For USask engineering student Sahas Mittal, receiving major scholarships in his first year of studies was “transformative.”
Studying at USask proved to be the right choice for recent USask alumni Caydence Marley (JD’24) and Kennedy Marley (JD’24). During their time as undergraduate students, the identical twin sisters had nearly identical academic journeys that fostered a passion for learning and making a difference.
In various distributed education locations across Saskatchewan, USask is educating the professionals that the province needs. As a result of these programs, students can stay in their home communities without uprooting their family, avoid being overwhelmed in an urban setting and minimize incurring debt due to having to live away from the community.
Clinical trials have had a significant and lasting impact on the people of Saskatchewan by improving access to cutting-edge treatments, strengthening health care partnerships, and fostering a culture of research excellence within the province.
Recent USask graduate Chi Vu (BSc’25) experienced “incredible personal growth” as a student intern at a local digital products and services firm.
