In the News

Going batty: Debunking myths and uncovering facts about one of Halloween’s spookiest critters. USask News (2024)

USask co-leads of first-ever nationwide One Health training program. USask News (2024)

Turning on the Bat Signal. The Scientist (2024)

Bats Could Hold the Secret to Better, Longer Human Life. The Atlantic (2023)

Bat biotech takes flight. Nature Biotechnology (2023)

It’s in our hands to shape the future of emerging infectious diseases. TEDxUSASK (2023)

How Genes from Neanderthals Predispose People to Severe COVID-19. The Scientist (2023)

CBC Saskatchewan is celebrating our next Future 40. CBC (2022)

New researchers awarded over $1.6M to establish health research in SK. SHRF (2022)

Sask. vaccine manufacturing facility the first of its kind in Canada. CBC News (2022)

The Michigan Mink Mystery: How did an Interspecies Outbreak Unfold? The New York Times (2022)

The Next Pandemic, Brought to You by Climate Change. Science, The Wire (2022)

Boosting Canada’s pandemic preparedness. The Globe and Mail (2022)

Saskatoon researchers examine effects of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis co-infection. CTV Saskatoon (2022)

Partnerships invest in Saskatchewan for innovative solutions to health challenges. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF; 2022)

Omicron may hang around longer on surfaces than original virus, early findings suggest. CBC (2022)

New Coronavirus Lineage Discovered in Ontario Deer. The New York Times (2022)

Is the coronavirus in your backyard? The New York Times (2022)

How sneezing hamsters sparked a COVID outbreak in Hong Kong. Nature (2022)

Previous infection poor protection against Omicron: U of S study. Regina Leader Post & The Star Phoenix (2022)

Tackling common problems together (celebrating 25 years of funding Canadian science infrastructure by the Canada Foundation for Innovation). The Globe and Mail (2021)

AI predicts which mammals are most likely to spread covid-19. New Scientist (2021)

The COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) explained. PhD Comic (2021)

Why it’s so tricky to trace the origin of COVID-19. National Geographic (2021)

A call for better data. Healthy Debate (2021)

The coronavirus is rife in common in US deer. Nature (2021)

This ‘super antibody’ for COVID fights off multiple coronaviruses. Nature (2021)

One mutation may have set the coronavirus up to become a global menace. Science News (2021)

Could editing the genome of bats prevent future coronavirus pandemics? STAT News (2021)

The mini lungs and other organoids helping to beat COVID. Nature (2021)

Crise sanitaire en Inde : ce qu’on sait du variant B.1.617. Quebec Science (2021)

India Finds 'Double Mutant' COVID Variant. How Worried Should Americans Be? Newsweek (2021)

Zoos, scientists aim to curb people giving virus to animals. ABC News (2021)

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic: What we now know, that we didn't know then. CTV News Toronto (2021)

Why don’t bats get sick? TED-Ed (2021)

Studies suggest expanding precautions against spread of COVID-19 between humans and animals. ABC7 News (2021)

WHO scientists hope to unlock mysteries surrounding beginning of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. ABC7 News (2021)

Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic. Associated Press (2020)

What bats can teach humans about coronavirus immunity. JSTOR Daily (2020)

Are bats the key to solving mysteries of COVID-19? CTV W5 (2020)

Isolating COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). SciSection, CFMU and iHeartRADIO (2020)

Fact-check: Does a new study give evidence that the coronavirus was made in a lab? Newsweek (2020)

Why bats can survive diseases humans can’t? Global News (2020)

Scientists call for pandemic investigations to focus on wildlife trade. Nature (2020)

Ces chauves-souris dont il faut s’inspirer. Quebec Science (2020)

The bat-virus détente. Knowable Magazine (2020)

Animal source of the coronavirus continues to elude scientists. Nature (2020)

COVID-19 reignites a contentious debate over bats and disease. Undark (2020)

COVID-19 – a blessing for pangolins? The Guardian (2020)

Meet an Ontario researcher who helped isolate COVID-19. TVO (2020)

Why will it take so long to develop a COVID-19 vaccine? The Globe & Mail (2020)

Time is of the essence. Green and white, alumni and friends; University of Saskatchewan (2020).

Two Canadian teams of scientists isolate coronavirus to speed research effort. The Globe and Mail (2020).

Research team has isolated the COVID-19 virus. Sunnybrook Research Institute News (2020)

Mystery deepens over animal source of coronavirus. Nature (2020)

Did pangolins spread the novel coronavirus to people? Nature (2020).

No, The Wuhan Coronavirus was not bioengineered to put pieces of HIV in it. Forbes – Healthcare (2020).

Multidisciplinary collaboration helps researchers solve complex, real-world problems. Science Borealis (2019).

Five scientists explain how they decided whether to move to another country for their work or studies. Nature Career Feature (2019)

Habitat loss may have triggered Nipah outbreak, Aathira Perinchery, The Hindu (2018). This newspaper was established in the year 1878 and is the most read newspaper in Southern India. 

U of S student’s video tweet wins CFI contest. University of Saskatchewan (USASK) News (2018)

Inside International Education, Federica Giannelli, Government of Saskatchewan. Inside International Education newsletter (2017).

U of S student to lead international One Health council, Federica Giannelli. USASK News (2017).

U of S joins national academic journalism hub. USASK News (2017).

Young Innovators: U of S 'bat men' shed light on bat 'super immunity'. Saskatoon StarPhoenix (2017).