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Computers were the lifeline of the USask campus during COVID - allowing basic essential institutional business to be conducted even while ~ 95% of staff and faculty were at home and not physically present on campus. Meetings went virtual overnight, thanks to technlogy that was already in place. However the technology had never been used previously to this extreme - putting a sudden enormous load on electronic collaboration services such as Webex, Teams, Sharepoint, and Zoom).

During the course of my career I served in executive leadership roles with a succession of agencies in the health sector in Saskatchewan. I also served on a wide array of Boards and committees  which were tasked with policy setting. Through that experience I gained  an appreciation for the value of evidence-based policy setting. During the decade from 2009 to 2019 I also provided consulting services to a range of governments and non-government organizations.

These letters became all too common during the 4th wave in Saskatoon. 

Working at the library we put out the StarPhoenix and the Globe and Mail in the morning everyday. These pictures are from July 2021 and they are of the last newspapers put out before the library shut down for Covid.

The invention relates to a composition for antiviral use.

State of the Art

Antiviral agents are the pharmacological agents used against the virus infections. They are used in order to control or destroy the viral infection.

Because of Covid-19 travel restrictions, the three of us, who have often travelled together, chose to see more of Saskatchewan by crossing all 12 ferries on the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers in a series of short trips. We include photos, interesting local information, descriptions of what we saw, and quotations from each of us.

My experience at the beginning of the pandemic, from working in a store, quarantining, and adjusting to the new restrictions and rules. 

A beautiful day to create...covid memories

A curriculum renewal panel discussion, a keynote address about MATH 101 and a robotic telescope demonstration were some of the highlights of the College of Arts and Science’s second annual “Think Big – Be Bold” Celebration Day.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held online. A video premiered on YouTube at 1 pm on March 24, 2021, to celebrate milestone achievements for two college commitments: Put Students First and New Curricula.

My teenage daughters created this vlog of their lives in the first few months of the pandemic:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLavT2uQQ1hUQjCpwdC5m0NpE4CBMVXBsx