The USSU Undergraduate Symposium is an annual event highlighting the research, scholarly and artistic works of undergraduate students at the University of Saskatchewan.
From research posters to sculptures, presentations to musical numbers, community-engaged learning experiences to dramatic dialogues, FYRE projects, honours, Dean’s Projects, summer research: any type of work may be submitted! All research conducted within the past year (including projects that you’ve presented in class or at a department or college research day) are all eligible to be presented at the USSU Symposium.
If you have any questions, please direct them to vpacademic@ussu.ca
USSU Symposium Winners 2024
| Award | Value | Winner | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences Placement Awards | |||
| First Place | $1000 | Anurag Sakharkar | Systemic Genome Correlation Loss as a Central Characteristic of Spaceflight |
| Second Place | $600 | Caleb Hammond | Exploring the MANF-NPTN Axis in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration |
| Third Place | $400 | Vanessa Phommavong | Characterizing the Use of Prolonged-Release Once-Daily Tacrolimus (LCPT) Across Canada |
| Natural Science & Engineering Placement Awards | |||
| First Place | $1000 | Sunny (Shen Yi) Yang | Foaming property of mildly fractionated faba bean protein under potential bakery application conditions |
| Second Place | $600 | Aaryan Patel | Automation Software for the Canadian Light Source |
| Third Place | $400 | Tanner Cook | Screening bread wheat and durum germplasm for resistance to Xanthomonas translucens causing bacterial leaf streak |
| Social Sciences, Humanities & Fine Arts Placement Awards | |||
| First Place | $1000 | Owen Deis | Framing the Reich: Visual Narratives of Guilt in American-Occupied Germany and the Nuremberg Trials |
| Second Place | $600 | Abhineet Goswami | Journey of Serenity |
| Third Place | $400 | Isra Banigesh | Islamic Values and Their Manifestation in Management Control Systems |
| Additional Awards | |||
| The Vice-Provost’s Award in Indigenous Engagement Award | $1000 | Emma Wintermute | Queering as Community: Making Space in the Classroom |
| Mayor’s & the University President’s Award in City-Building Award | $500 | Enactus University of Saskatchewan | Build-a-Business |
| Signature Research Area Award | $375 | Carolyn Stadnyk/Carlie Meikle/Caitlyn Oakenfold/Kailee Wilson | Attitudes and Practices Towards Eating with Others Among the University of Saskatchewan Community |
| Sustainability Award | $200 | Kara Walz | Calf muscular changes following Bedrest |
| Sustainability Award | $200 | Sunny (Shen Yi) Yang | Foaming property of mildly fractionated faba bean protein under potential bakery application conditions |
| Sustainability Award | $200 | Hassan Cheema | Investigating the effect of Creatine Monohydrate on Brassica rapa subsp. Chinensis plants. |
| Sustainability Award | $200 | Brianne Symak | The Effects of Chromium Exposure on Bumblebee Buzz Response |
| People’s Choice Award | $250 | Angi Patel/Jenil Patel/Hetvi Darji | Mindful Spaces: Empowering Student Mental Health |
| University Library Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award | $500 | Wren Dahl | Queering Menstruation: A Critical and Community Engaged Analysis of Queer Bodies Who Bleed |