A professor at the University of Regina has been given close to $1 million dollars from the federal government for research into gaps in therapy and diagnosis of COVID-19. Dr. Mohan Babu, an associate professor of biochemistry is focusing on the testing and diagnosis of asymptomatic and mild symptomatic people. Dr. Babu says the money […]
A new five year strategic plan has been launched by the University of Regina that will take the school to 2025. The plan includes five main areas of focus. Discovery, truth and reconciliation , well-being and belonging, environment and climate action and impact and identity. Interim President and Vice Chancellor Dr. Thomas Chase, said new […]
COVID-19 isn’t going to stop a Regina community association from staging some entertainment for the family this summer. Summerbash is put on by the Albert Park Community Association, but it is an event for the entire city. It has been going on for the past few years in Harbour Landing at Fairchild Park. Part of […]
The University of Regina expects their courses will continue to be offered online in the fall. In their Tuesday update on their website, the U of R shares that their remote delivery of classes offers students in the fall “the best chance of academic success as we navigate the rapidly changing landscape of the global […]
Students at the University of Regina have experienced a great deal of stress juggling school work, personal lives and the latest with the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why the university has made the decision to provide winter semester students with new options regarding how their grades are reported. “We know some students are experiencing a higher […]
The University of Regina is raising money to support struggling students during the COVID-19 pandemic. President Vianne Timmons says several students have lost part-time jobs due to COVID-19, meaning they are unable to pay for basic needs, especially if those students are raising children while attending classes. While the U of R has a Student […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the University of Regina to suspend all on campus classes back on March 14th, many students knew this year’s convocation ceremony was also in jeopardy. The cancellation of the 2020 convocation ceremony is now a reality. For 4th year education student Hannah Norgaard, the cancellation of her spring convocation ceremony […]
Students at the University of Regina will not be taking part in any convocation celebrations this spring. The university has announced their 2020 spring convocation has been cancelled in order to limit social contact due to COVID-19 risks, noting “the health and safety of our campus community is of the utmost importance.” The decision also […]
The University of Regina has been told that tests for COVID-19 performed on two students have come back negative. The students have been self-isolating on campus. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the U of R. The school says that they will continue to follow the advice laid out by the Saskatchewan Health […]
A first-year PhD student at the University of Regina is hoping her newly launched online therapy course will help post-secondary students overcome their mental health concerns. Vanessa Peynenburg says one of the findings the U of R’s online therapy unit has discovered is that students have much higher rates of mental illness than the general population. […]
