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IMII Selects Winners of First‐Ever Diversity and Inclusion Challenge Program

International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII), on behalf of its member companiesand Innovation Saskatchewan, today announced the winners under IMII’s first‐ever $1 million Diversityand Inclusion Challenge which focuses on increasing the number of women and Indigenous people in themining sector’s workforce. They are: North Rim / RESPEC for Girls in the Classroom: Unearthing…

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Province Funds Major Science Research at the University of Saskatchewan

The Government of Saskatchewan has committed $2.2 million to Compute Canada, a national organization that provides Saskatchewan’s research community with advanced research computing infrastructure, support personnel and services.The Compute Canada Major Science Initiative 2.0 Project at the University of Saskatchewan will support research initiatives focused on global food security, the…

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Innovation Saskatchewan Launches Pilot Program to Promote Digital Literacy Skills to First Nations Youth

Saskatchewan students in the Cowessess Community Educational Centre and Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School will soon have the opportunity to participate in a pilot program called RoboYOU, to help them develop basic digital literacy and computer programming skills by using robotics. Created by Innovation Saskatchewan, RoboYOU is designed to provide Saskatchewan First Nations students in rural…

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