News in 2014
SSHRC funds JSGS faculty to explore policy issues key to education, human resources and territorial identities
Three separate projects, led or co-led by JSGS faculty, have received $198,573 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in the latest rounds of Insight Gran...
U of S professor launches new, open online course on Circumpolar Innovation
A new open online course offered by the U of S looks to answer how innovation and technology can improve life for people in the North.
JSGS student awarded the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Jennifer Budney, PhD candidate at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy has been awarded the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
JSGS students compete in annual internal case competition
Held in Saskatoon on November 1, the JSGS Internal Case Competition brought together students from both campuses to showcase their knowledge and expertise.
New Royal Society of Canada College welcomes three University of Saskatchewan researchers
Three of the University of Saskatchewan’s most promising young researchers have been selected as inaugural members of the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) College of New Scholars, A...
JSGS Faculty, Béland and Marchildon, co-edit special issue of Canadian Public Administration
JSGS professors and Canada Research Chairs Daniel Béland and Gregory Marchildon, in collaboration with University of Victoria’s Evert Lindquist, have co-edited a special issue of C...
JSGS faculty contribute to new SSHRC-funded projects aimed at understanding people and society
On August 27, 2014, the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology) announced an investment of $44 million to support social sciences and humanities researcher...
Change in leadership announced for the JSGS Outreach and Training unit
The Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy is pleased to announce the appointment of JSGS executive-in-residence and former deputy minister, Wynne Young, as the incoming ...
2014-15 Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship Recipients Announced
The Government of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina, the University of Saskatchewan and the First Nations University of Canada have selected the 2014-15 recipients of the Quee...
Fairbairn will join JSGS U of S campus as professor
Former U of S Provost Brett Fairbairn will be transferring his appointment as a tenured professor in the Department of History to the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Poli...
JSGS Post-doctoral fellow, Amber Fletcher, receives U of R Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal
Amber Fletcher, JSGS post-doctoral fellow, has received the University of Regina’s Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal.
JSGS assistant professor, Dionne Pohler, receives international HR management award
JSGS Assistant Professor Dionne Pohler has been awarded the 2014 Emerging Scholar in Employee Participation and Ownership Award, by the Human Resources Division of the Academy of M...
JSGS Professor and CRC, Daniel Béland, elected president of international research committee
Daniel Béland, JSGS professor and Canada Research Chair, was elected President of the Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy (RC19) of the International So...
JSGS professor, Peter Phillips, named U of S distinguished professor
In April 2014, Peter Phillips, was honoured with the title “Distinguished Professor” by the University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Professorship Advisory Committee.
Working Together for the Best Interest of the Child
On May 7 and 8, the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) hosted a conference aimed at exploring issues, challenges and initiatives associated with child care.
JSGS says farewell to a U of S legend
Faculty, staff, and students at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy are remembering Duff Spafford, Professor Emeritus of Political Studies, one of the University o...
JSGS students win national awards at the Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research conference
Held May 12-15, the 2014 Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) conference is an annual event that connects researchers and decision-makers to further...
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy receives $500,000 from well-known entrepreneur in Regina
Local Regina entrepreneur Dr. Bev Robertson has gifted $500,000 to the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) to assist in establishing a centre focused on improvi...
Art Audiences in Need of Renaissance
Expectations are very high for the Remai, the new Saskatoon art gallery scheduled for completion in early 2016.
New director appointed at the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives
Murray Fulton, professor in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, has been named director of the University of Saskatchewan's Centre for the Study of Co-operatives ...
Building a stronger community
Corey Zaharuk always knew he wanted to work in law enforcement. However, careers in the policing field weren’t easy to find in the early 90s.