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First Nations School Holds Competitions to Display Learning in Robotics from RoboYOU Program

The results of five months of learning robotics, computer coding and digital literacy skills were shown today in competitions by students at the Cowessess Community Educational Centre. The games marked the end of the pilot run of Innovation Saskatchewan’s RoboYOU program launched in February 2018, to provide First Nations students in rural communities with exposure to robotics for learning,…

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Funding Through Province's Innovation and Science Fund Will Help with Network Dedicated to Monitoring Weather in Space

The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network of Canada (SuperDARN), headquartered at the University of Saskatchewan, will receive $1.58 million through Innovation Saskatchewan’s Innovation and Science Fund over four years. Two researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, physicists Kathryn McWilliams and Jean-Pierre St-Maurice, lead Canada’s participation in the international SuperDARN…

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Province Funds Geothermal Power Demonstration Plant Near Estevan to Develop Zero-Emissions Energy Sources

The Government of Saskatchewan has provided $175,000 to DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation (DEEP) to establish a geothermal power demonstration plant in southern Saskatchewan.The funds, to be delivered over two years through Innovation Saskatchewan’s Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF), will be used to purchase equipment and build the infrastructure needed to demonstrate the…

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