Remembering Dr. David G. Barber News Archive
![David Barber, Rh Award](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/unimdf151029-48_edit-150x150.jpg)
Mourning the loss of visionary Arctic researcher, Dr. David Barber
April 16, 2022 —
Through his vision, leadership and endless efforts, Dr. Barber established UM as a global leader in Arctic research
![A clear blue Arctic sky.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HowDoWeProtectThePristineArctic-150x150.jpg)
Wpg Free Press: Winnipeg scientists among 11,000 around world declaring ‘climate emergency’
November 6, 2019 —
David Barber, an eminent climate researcher at the University of Manitoba, hopes the study can move Canadians beyond the status quo
![CCGS Amundsen-Photo University of Lethbridge](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CCGS-Amundsen-Photo-University-of-Lethbridge-150x150.jpg)
Wpg Free Press: Manitoba MP attending Churchill summit to carve out town’s role once railway repaired
June 8, 2018 —
A team of University of Manitoba scientists are aboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker, led by David Barber
![university of manitoba explorer covered in frost in the arctic](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Barber2-150x150.jpg)
U of M’s Arctic expertise sought by Senate of Canada
April 19, 2018 —
David Barber tells Senators to expect ice-free summer in Arctic by 2030
![A crab fishing boat trapped in the multiyear sea ice off the Newfoundland coast. Credit: David G. Barber.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sea-ice-photo-4-Credit-Emilie-Goulet_DSC_2620-copy-150x150.jpg)
Arctic sea ice becoming a spring hazard for North Atlantic ships
March 19, 2018 —
More Arctic sea ice is entering the North Atlantic Ocean, making it increasingly dangerous for ships in late spring, suggests new research
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David Barber receives honorary degree from Laval
December 14, 2017 —
"David G. Barber is a distinguished researcher whose scientific contribution to the Canadian research community is simply remarkable."
![David Barber, Rh Award](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/unimdf151029-48_edit-150x150.jpg)
Faculty and alumni appointed to Order of Canada
January 3, 2017 —
Gov. Gen. David Johnston recently announced new appointments to the Order of Canada
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CBC The National: Climate changing in Arctic
November 25, 2016 —
Distinguished Professor David Barber talks to The National about the dramatic sea ice loss in the North
![Dr. Janice Ristock has been named as the University of Manitoba’s next Provost and Vice-President (Academic).](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Janice_Ristock-FNL-150x150.jpeg)
Three University of Manitoba professors elected to the Royal Society of Canada
September 8, 2016 —
The three scholars are David Barber, Janice Ristock and Quan (Abraham) Wang