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In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how hybrid heating could hasten the transition to a cleaner grid and what lessons we can take from Alberta's challenges in keeping the power going amid extreme cold weather last weekend.
This weekend, amid extreme cold temperatures near -40 C in many places, Albertans got an emergency alert asking them to cut their power use or risk rolling blackouts. Here are five strategies that could reduce the risk of similar power shortages in cases of extreme weather across the country.
USask’s Distinguished Researchers for 2022 are both nationally and internationally renowned and have served the university and the province for decades.Asthma and allergen researcher Dr. Don Cockcroft (MD) has changed the world’s understanding of ast
As well, USask geological sciences professor Ingrid Pickering’s Tier 1 chair in molecular environmental science has been renewed for seven years. Pickering uses the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, a national research facility of USask. “Federal investment in these prestigious research programs recognizes the outstanding contributions of these female researchers to research excellence in Canada and our commitment to building an equitable and diverse research community,” said USask Vice-President Research Karen Chad. “These innovative research leaders will help develop solutions for challenges facing the world today and help attract promising young researchers.” The four USask awards totalling $4.8 million were part of a national CRC announcement today by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains.