Book Launch: A RADIANT LIFE by Merle Massie

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is pleased to host the launch of A Radiant Life: The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk, Scientist, Sports Icon, and Stateswoman (University of Regina Press). Join us for an evening with award-winning author Merle Massie, in conversation with USask Chancellor Emerita Vera Pezer.

In this the first biography of Sylvia Fedoruk (1927-2012), Massie chronicles Fedoruk’s remarkable life and career which encompassed some of the most ground-breaking scientific, athletic and public transformations of the 20th century. Well-known for co-developing at USask the cobalt-60 technology that revolutionized cancer treatment around the world, Fedoruk went on to become the university’s first female chancellor (1986) and the province’s first female lieutenant governor (1988).

Massie is a USask-trained historian who currently co-ordinates undergraduate research initiatives at the university.

The event is sponsored by USask Research Profile and Impact.

To learn more about the cobalt-60 innovation and its legacy, visit: cobalt60.usask.ca.

Books are available for purchase at the Shop USask Bookstore and other local booksellers.