University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan, known as USask, is a public research university in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, founded on 19 March 1907 and the largest higher-education institution in the province, with about 15,005 full-time and 3,552 part-time students as of 2006.萨斯喀彻温大学（英文全名 University of Saskatchewan，简称 USask）是位于加拿大萨斯喀彻温省萨斯卡通的一所公立研究型大学，创立于 1907 年 3 月 19 日，是该省规模最大的高等学校，2006 年时有约 15,005 名全日制学生与 3,552 名非全日制学生。

It was created by an Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan, passed by the provincial legislature in 1907, with a mandate to provide higher education in all its branches permitting all persons without regard to race, creed or religion to take the fullest advantage.该校依据 1907 年省议会通过的《为萨斯喀彻温省设立并组建一所大学的法案》设立，其办学宗旨是提供各学科的高等教育，且不因种族、教义或宗教而区别对待任何学生。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed 411th, it falls in the 351-375 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it is 592nd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities, and it stands in the 401-500 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with OpenAlex recording 95,324 research works and 5,757,785 citations.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 411，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 351 至 375 区间，在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 592，在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 401 至 500 区间，OpenAlex 统计其研究成果 95,324 项、累计被引 5,757,785 次。

History

• The University of Saskatchewan was modelled on the American state university system, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research that would serve the needs of the largely agrarian province of Saskatchewan.萨斯喀彻温大学以美国州立大学体系为蓝本创办，着重开展推广教育与实用研究，以服务当时以农业为主的萨斯喀彻温省。

• The governance structure was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906, creating a bicameral system with a senate responsible for academic policy and a board of governors holding exclusive control over financial policy.其治理结构仿照 1906 年的安大略省《多伦多大学法案》，实行两院制，由负责学术政策的评议会与独掌财务政策的管理委员会共同治理。

• The original scope of the institution was to include colleges of arts and science, including art, music and commerce, agriculture with forestry, domestic science, education, engineering, law, medicine, pharmacy, veterinary science and dentistry.该校最初的规划涵盖文理学院（含艺术、音乐与商科）、农林学院、家政学院、教育学院、工程学院、法学院、医学院、药学院、兽医学院与牙医学院。

• Battleford, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon all lobbied to host the new university, and in a politically influenced vote the board of governors chose Saskatoon on 7 April 1909.巴特尔福德、穆斯乔、艾伯特王子城、里贾纳与萨斯卡通都曾争取成为新大学的所在地，最终管理委员会于 1909 年 4 月 7 日经一次带有政治色彩的投票选定萨斯卡通。

• Seventy students began the first classes on 28 September 1909, and the first class graduated on 1 May 1912, when two of the three students earning graduation honours were women.首批七十名学生于 1909 年 9 月 28 日开始上课，第一届学生于 1912 年 5 月 1 日毕业，在获得毕业荣誉的三名学生中有两名是女性。

• On 29 July 1910 the Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, laid the cornerstone of the College Building, the first structure to be constructed on the new campus.1910 年 7 月 29 日，时任加拿大总理威尔弗里德·劳里埃爵士为新校区建造的第一座建筑——学院大楼——奠基。

• The first building opened to students on 12 October 1912 and the university awarded its first degrees the same year, with Chief Justice Edward L. Wetmore elected as the first chancellor and Walter Charles Murray appointed the first president.首座建筑于 1912 年 10 月 12 日向学生开放，同年该校授予首批学位，首席大法官爱德华·L·韦特莫尔当选为首任校监，沃尔特·查尔斯·默里出任首任校长。

• Between 1909 and 1917 many of the original colleges were founded, among them Arts and Science in 1909, Agriculture and Engineering in 1912, Law in 1913, Pharmacy in 1914 and Commerce in 1917.1909 年至 1917 年间，最初的多个学院相继成立，其中包括 1909 年的文理学院、1912 年的农学院与工程学院、1913 年的法学院、1914 年的药学院，以及 1917 年的商学院。

• Further colleges followed, with Medicine in 1926, Education in 1927, Home Economics in 1928, Nursing in 1938, Graduate Studies and Research in 1946, and Physical Education, later called Kinesiology, in 1958.此后学院继续增设：1926 年的医学院、1927 年的教育学院、1928 年的家政学院、1938 年的护理学院、1946 年的研究生院，以及 1958 年设立、后更名为运动机能学的体育学院。

• Veterinary Medicine opened in 1964, Dentistry in 1965 and the School of Physical Therapy in 1976, completing the professional college structure of the twentieth century.兽医学院于 1964 年开办，牙科学院于 1965 年开办，物理治疗学院于 1976 年开办，至此二十世纪的专业学院架构基本成形。

• Designed by David Robertson Brown, the Memorial Gates were erected in 1927 in honour of the alumni who served in the First World War, bearing the names of the sixty seven students and faculty who died in service.由大卫·罗伯逊·布朗设计的纪念门于 1927 年落成，用以纪念在第一次世界大战中服役的校友，门上镌刻着在服役中牺牲的六十七名师生姓名。

• Of the 342 students, faculty and staff who enlisted for the First World War, 67 were killed, 100 were wounded and 33 were awarded medals of valour.在参军参加第一次世界大战的 342 名师生与员工中，有 67 人阵亡、100 人负伤，另有 33 人获得勇敢勋章。

• Correspondence courses were established in 1929, beginning the university's long tradition of extension and distance teaching across the province.函授课程于 1929 年开设，开启了该校在省内长期开展推广教育与远程教学的传统。

• Regina College was saved from bankruptcy and joined the university in 1934, gained degree-granting privileges in 1959, and became an independent institution, the University of Regina, by legislation in 1974.里贾纳学院免于破产并于 1934 年并入该校，1959 年获得学位授予权，又于 1974 年经立法独立为里贾纳大学。

• In 1939 Russell Hopkins wrote the university's fight song, titled Saskatchewan Our University, a tune that is commonly played at sporting events.1939 年，拉塞尔·霍普金斯创作了该校的加油歌《Saskatchewan，Our University》，这首曲子常在体育赛事上演奏。

• In 1946 the College of Graduate Studies and Research was established, and in 1948 the university built the first betatron facility in Canada, followed three years later by the world's first non-commercial cobalt-60 therapy unit.1946 年研究生院成立；1948 年该校建成加拿大第一座电子感应加速器设施，三年后又建造了世界上第一台非商用的钴 60 治疗机。

• The success of these facilities led to the construction of a linear accelerator as part of the Saskatchewan Accelerator Laboratory in 1964, placing the university's scientists at the forefront of nuclear physics in Canada.这些设施的成功促成了 1964 年作为萨斯喀彻温加速器实验室一部分的直线加速器建成，使该校科学家跻身加拿大核物理研究的前列。

• In the late 1990s the university launched a major revitalisation programme that included an expansion of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, a new parkade and a revised internal road layout.二十世纪九十年代末，该校启动了一项重大振兴计划，其中包括扩建西部兽医学院、新建停车楼，以及重新规划校内道路。

• On 15 February 2001 the university's arms were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority, and on 27 February 2001 the College Building was declared a National Historic Site of Canada.2001 年 2 月 15 日，该校校徽在加拿大纹章局登记；2001 年 2 月 27 日，学院大楼被宣布为加拿大国家历史遗址。

• The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization facility of 2003 develops DNA-enhanced immunisation vaccines for both humans and animals, and the Canadian Light Source synchrotron opened on 22 October 2004.2003 年建成的疫苗与传染病研究组织设施研发用于人类与动物的 DNA 增强免疫疫苗；加拿大光源同步辐射装置则于 2004 年 10 月 22 日启用。

• Graduate House, the university's newest residence, opened in 2013 in the College Quarter, adding purpose-built accommodation for graduate students.该校最新的宿舍楼研究生之家于 2013 年在学院区启用，为研究生增添了专门建造的住宿。

• In May 2014 the provost and academic vice-president Brett Fairbairn resigned amid a structural deficit dispute and the president Ilene Busch-Vishniac was dismissed two days later.2014 年 5 月，教务长兼学术副校长布雷特·费尔贝恩因结构性赤字争议辞职，两天后校长伊琳·布施—维什尼亚克被解职。

• Peter Stoicheff serves as president and vice-chancellor, and in 2017 Jacqueline Ottmann was appointed Vice-Provost Indigenous Engagement, reflecting the university's focus on reconciliation.彼得·斯托伊切夫担任校长兼校监；2017 年杰奎琳·奥特曼被任命为原住民事务副教务长，体现出该校对和解议题的重视。

Academics

• The university offers over 200 academic programmes through its colleges, including Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Biotechnology, the Edwards School of Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Kinesiology, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Nutrition, Physical Therapy and Veterinary Medicine.该校通过各学院提供 200 多个学术项目，涵盖农业与生物资源、文理、生物技术、爱德华兹商学院、牙医、教育、工程、研究生与博士后、运动机能学、法学、医学、护理、药学与营养、物理治疗，以及兽医等学院。

• The commerce college is now named the N. Murray Edwards School of Business in honour of the alumnus and Calgary Flames co-owner N. Murray Edwards, one of its best-known benefactors.商学院现名爱德华兹商学院，以该校校友、卡尔加里火焰队共同所有人 N·默里·爱德华兹命名，他是该校最著名的捐赠者之一。

• Agriculture has been central since the university began as an agricultural college in 1907, and the College of Agriculture and Bioresources still has access to neighbouring urban research lands.自 1907 年该校以农业学院起步以来，农业始终是其核心，农业与生物资源学院至今仍可使用邻近的城市研究用地。

• The Western College of Veterinary Medicine is the province's professional veterinary school and was expanded during the late-1990s revitalisation programme.西部兽医学院是该省的专业兽医学院，并在二十世纪九十年代末的振兴计划中得到扩建。

• The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, known as VIDO, develops DNA-enhanced immunisation vaccines for humans and animals and is a national leader in infectious disease research.疫苗与传染病研究组织（VIDO）研发用于人类与动物的 DNA 增强免疫疫苗，是传染病研究领域的全国领先机构。

• The Canadian Light Source, a synchrotron roughly the size of a football field, is Canada's national facility for synchrotron light research and one of the largest investments in Canadian science.加拿大光源是一座面积约相当于一个足球场的同步辐射装置，是加拿大国家同步辐射光研究设施，也是加拿大科学领域规模最大的投资之一。

• Discoveries made at the university include sulfate-resistant cement and the cobalt-60 cancer therapy unit, both of which had lasting industrial and medical impact.该校取得的发现包括抗硫酸盐水泥与钴 60 癌症治疗装置，二者都产生了持久的工业与医学影响。

• The university is a member of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities, a grouping of the fifteen most research-intensive universities in Canada.该校是加拿大 U15 研究型大学联盟的成员，该联盟由加拿大十五所研究最为密集的大学组成。

• It is an active member of the University of the Arctic, a circumpolar network of more than 200 universities and organisations, and takes part in the north2north mobility programme.该校是北极大学这一拥有 200 多所高校与机构的环极网络的活跃成员，并参与（north2north）学生流动项目。

• Partner institutions include Beijing Institute of Technology and Xi'an Jiao Tong University in China, the University of Greifswald and Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany, and the University of Oslo and Stockholm University.其合作院校包括中国的北京理工大学与西安交通大学、德国的格赖夫斯瓦尔德大学与达姆施塔特工业大学，以及奥斯陆大学与斯德哥尔摩大学。

• Affiliated theological colleges include Emmanuel College of the Anglican tradition, founded in 1909, St. Andrew's College of 1913, the Lutheran Theological Seminary of 1920 and St. Thomas More College of 1936.附属神学院包括 1909 年创立的圣公会背景的伊曼纽尔学院、1913 年的圣安德鲁学院、1920 年的路德神学院，以及 1936 年的圣托马斯·莫尔学院。

• Federated and affiliated colleges such as Briercrest Bible College, Gabriel Dumont College and St. Peter's Historic Junior College extend the university's reach across Saskatchewan.布赖尔克雷斯特圣经学院、加布里埃尔·迪蒙学院与圣彼得历史初级学院等联邦或附属学院，把该校的教育延伸至萨斯喀彻温省各地。

• The Plasma Physics Laboratory operates a tokamak on campus, and the university used the SCR-270 radar in 1949 to image the aurora for the first time.等离子体物理实验室在校内运行一台托卡马克装置；1949 年该校使用 SCR-270 雷达首次为极光成像。

• Innovation Place Research Park is an industrial science and technology park that hosts private companies working alongside the university's researchers.创新园研究园是一个产业科技园，容纳与该校研究人员合作的私营企业。

• Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialised coursework and a research thesis was introduced in the early twentieth century, with a master's programme in adult education added in 1966.该校在二十世纪初引入以德国为灵感、经美国发展的专门课程加研究论文式研究生培养模式，并于 1966 年增设成人教育硕士项目。

• As of 2006 the university had 7,000 faculty and staff, 15,005 full-time students and 3,552 part-time students across its colleges.截至 2006 年，该校拥有 7,000 名教职员工、15,005 名全日制学生与 3,552 名非全日制学生。

Campus

• The main campus lies on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River opposite the city centre of Saskatoon and covers 981 hectares (2,425 acres), with a further 200 hectares allocated to Innovation Place Research Park.主校区位于南萨斯喀彻温河东岸，与萨斯卡通市中心隔河相望，占地 981 公顷（2,425 英亩），另有 200 公顷划归创新园研究园。

• The initial campus plan and first buildings were designed by David Robertson Brown of Brown & Vallance in the Collegiate Gothic style, using native limestone known as greystone mined just north of campus.最初的校园规划与首批建筑由 Brown & Vallance 的大卫·罗伯逊·布朗以学院哥特式风格设计，采用在校区以北开采的本地石灰岩即灰石建造。

• When the local supply of limestone was exhausted the university turned to Tyndall stone quarried in Manitoba, which along with greystone became a signature of the campus.当本地石灰岩开采殆尽后，该校转而采用曼尼托巴省开采的廷德尔石，它与灰石一同成为校园的标志性材料。

• The original architectural plan arranged the buildings around a green space known as The Bowl, and the first buildings are now connected by skywalks and pedestrian tunnels.最初的建筑规划令各建筑环绕一处名为“碗”的绿地分布，如今最早的建筑之间以空中连廊与地下通道相连。

• The College Building, built between 1910 and 1912 and opened in 1913, was declared a National Historic Site in 2001, and the Memorial Gates of 1927 stand at College Drive.学院大楼建于 1910 年至 1912 年、1913 年启用，2001 年被列为国家历史遗址；1927 年建成的纪念门则矗立在学院道旁。

• The residence system includes Saskatchewan Hall, completed in 1912 for 150 students, Qu'Appelle Hall of 1916 for 120 students and Athabasca Hall of 1964 with 270 rooms.住宿体系包括 1912 年建成、可住 150 人的萨斯喀彻温堂，1916 年建成、可住 120 人的夸佩尔堂，以及 1964 年建成、有 270 个房间的阿萨巴斯卡堂。

• McEown Park, a residence complex south of the campus, opened on 2 October 1970 with Souris, Assiniboine, Wollaston and Seager Wheeler halls, and Graduate House was added in 2013.位于校区以南的宿舍区麦基翁园于 1970 年 10 月 2 日启用，设有苏里斯堂、阿西尼博因堂、沃拉斯顿堂与西格·惠勒堂，后于 2013 年增建研究生之家。

• Campus museums and galleries include the Museum of Antiquities, opened in 1981, the Kenderdine Art Gallery with about 4,000 works, the Museum of Natural Sciences and the Diefenbaker Canada Centre.校内博物馆与画廊包括 1981 年开放的古物博物馆、藏品约 4,000 件的肯德丁美术馆、自然科学博物馆，以及迪芬贝克加拿大研究中心。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the University of Saskatchewan is placed 411th, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 351-375 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，萨斯喀彻温大学位列第 411；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 351 至 375 区间。

• It is 592nd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and falls in the 401-500 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中它位列第 592，在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 401 至 500 区间。

• In the 2025 QS World University Rankings the university ranked 340th in the world and 14th in Canada, while the 2024 Times Higher Education ranking placed it 351-400 worldwide and 16th nationally.在 2025 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列全球第 340、加拿大第 14；2024 年泰晤士高等教育排名则将其列为全球 351 至 400、加拿大第 16。

• The 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities placed it 301-400 in the world and 12-17 in Canada, and the 2022-23 U.S. News ranking put it 441st worldwide and 18th in Canada.2023 年世界大学学术排名将其列为全球 301 至 400、加拿大第 12 至 17；2022 至 2023 年度 US News 排名则将其列为全球第 441、加拿大第 18。

• In Maclean's 2024 rankings Saskatchewan placed 15th in the Medical-Doctoral university category and 21st in its reputation ranking for Canadian universities.在《麦克林》2024 年排名中，萨斯喀彻温大学在医学—博士类大学中位列第 15，在加拿大大学声誉排名中位列第 21。

• Membership of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities reflects the university's standing among the most research-intensive institutions in the country.该校作为加拿大 U15 研究型大学联盟成员，反映出它在国内研究最为密集的高校中的地位。

• According to OpenAlex the university has produced 95,324 research works attracting 5,757,785 citations, a measure of its sustained research output.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校已产出 95,324 项研究成果、累计被引 5,757,785 次，体现出其持续的研究产出能力。

• Two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry are associated with the university, Gerhard Herzberg in 1970 as a researcher and Henry Taube in 1983 as an alumnus.与该校相关的诺贝尔化学奖有两项，分别是 1970 年作为研究者的格哈德·赫茨伯格，以及 1983 年作为校友的亨利·陶布。

• In all 78 graduates of the University of Saskatchewan have won Rhodes Scholarships, and in February 2025 the university was named one of Saskatchewan's top 100 employers.该校共有 78 名毕业生获得罗兹奖学金；2025 年 2 月，该校被评为萨斯喀彻温省百佳雇主之一。

Student life

• The Sheaf, the student publication, was first published in 1912 and, by 1920, was appearing weekly as a unifying influence on student life.学生刊物《捆束》于 1912 年首次发行，到 1920 年改为周刊，成为凝聚学生生活的一股力量。

• In 1965 a student-run campus radio station, CJUS-FM, began broadcasting on a non-commercial basis, and it was revived in 2005 in an internet radio form.1965 年，由学生运营的校园电台 CJUS-FM 以非商业方式开播，该电台于 2005 年以网络电台形式复活。

• The Place Riel Theatre, a campus theatre, opened in 1975, and Place Riel, the student centre named after Louis Riel, opened in 1980.校园剧场普莱斯·里尔剧院于 1975 年开放；以路易·里尔命名的学生中心普莱斯·里尔则于 1980 年开放。

• The University of Saskatchewan Students' Union represents full-time undergraduates, and since 1992 graduate students have been represented by the Graduate Student's Association in the GSA Commons.萨斯喀彻温大学学生会代表全日制本科生；自 1992 年起，研究生由研究生会代表，其会址设于 GSA 公共空间。

• Campus sports teams compete as the Saskatchewan Huskies, and the men's football team won the Vanier Cup as national champions in 1990, 1996 and 1998, while the track and field team has won twelve national titles.该校运动队以萨斯喀彻温哈士奇之名参赛，男子橄榄球队在 1990 年、1996 年与 1998 年夺得全国冠军范尼尔杯，田径队则十二次赢得全国冠军。

• Voyageur Place residence is organised on a house system, with houses named after explorers such as Samuel Hearne, Henry Kelsey, Peter Pond and Anthony Henday.旅行者园宿舍实行分组制，各组以萨缪尔·赫恩、亨利·凯尔西、彼得·庞德与安东尼·亨代等探险家命名。

• The Alma Mater hymn called University Hymn was written by Neil Harris in 1949 and is performed at convocation, while the fight song dates from 1939.校歌《大学颂歌》由尼尔·哈里斯于 1949 年创作，在毕业典礼上演唱；加油歌则可追溯至 1939 年。

• University Protective Services serve as the campus police force, working with the Saskatoon Police Service and the RCMP, and operate a Safe Walk escort programme for students.大学保卫处充当校园警察力量，与萨斯卡通市警察局及加拿大皇家骑警合作，并为学生提供“安全护送”陪伴服务。

Notable people

• Walter Charles Murray was the university's first president from 1908, and Chief Justice Edward L. Wetmore served as its first chancellor from 1912.沃尔特·查尔斯·默里自 1908 年起任该校首任校长，首席大法官爱德华·L·韦特莫尔自 1912 年起担任首任校监。

• Gerhard Herzberg, who fled Nazi Germany in 1935 after being offered a position, remained at the university for ten years and won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.格哈德·赫茨伯格于 1935 年获得职位邀请后逃离纳粹德国，在该校任职十年，并于 1970 年获得诺贝尔化学奖。

• Henry Taube, a graduate of the university, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1983 for his work on electron transfer reactions.该校校友亨利·陶布因在电子转移反应方面的研究，于 1983 年获得诺贝尔化学奖。

• John Diefenbaker, the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada, also served as the university's chancellor and is buried on campus near the Diefenbaker Canada Centre.加拿大第十三任总理约翰·迪芬贝克也曾担任该校校监，葬于校园内迪芬贝克加拿大研究中心附近。

• Ray Hnatyshyn, a graduate, served as the twenty-fourth Governor General of Canada, and Alison Redford, also an alumna, became the fourteenth premier of Alberta.该校毕业生雷·纳蒂辛曾任加拿大第二十四任总督；同为校友的艾莉森·雷德福则成为阿尔伯塔省第十四任省长。

• Four premiers of Saskatchewan studied at the university, namely Woodrow Lloyd, the eighth premier, Grant Devine, the eleventh, Roy Romanow, the twelfth, and Scott Moe, the fifteenth.萨斯喀彻温省有四位省长曾在该校就读，分别是第八任的伍德罗·劳埃德、第十一任的格兰特·迪瓦恩、第十二任的罗伊·罗曼诺，以及第十五任的斯科特·莫。

• N. Murray Edwards, a business owner and co-owner of the Calgary Flames, gave his name to the university's Edwards School of Business.企业主、卡尔加里火焰队共同所有人 N·默里·爱德华兹将其名字赋予了该校的爱德华兹商学院。

• Thorbergur Thorvaldson, a chemist, was the university's first dean of graduate studies, and the Thorvaldson Building on campus is named after him.化学家索尔贝格·索尔瓦尔德松是该校首任研究生院院长，校内的索尔瓦尔德松大楼即以他命名。

• Guy Vanderhaeghe, a novelist who won the Governor General's Award, and the political scientist Michael Byers are among its arts and social science alumni.曾获总督文学奖的小说家盖伊·范德海格，与政治学者迈克尔·拜尔斯，均是其人文社科领域的校友。

• Among further graduates are Gordon Thiessen, a former governor of the Bank of Canada, Tracy Robinson, chief executive of Canadian National Railway, and Sylvia Fedoruk, the university's first female chancellor.其他毕业生还包括加拿大央行前行长戈登·蒂森、加拿大国家铁路公司首席执行官特蕾西·罗宾逊，以及该校首位女性校监西尔维娅·费多鲁克。