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Dr. Klaus Hochheim researching polar sea ice.

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Dr. Klaus Hochheim Photography Exhibit open

July 24, 2024 — 
An exhibit of photographs from former UM researcher Dr. Klaus Hochheim is open at Canadian Mennonite University until the end of August. Dr. Hochheim was a climatologist and ice scientist in the Centre for Earth Observation Science for 12 years until his tragic death in a helicopter crash in the Arctic in September 2013.  

pea size hail stones in a pile in someone's hand

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CBC Edmonton: Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms

July 22, 2024 — 
Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms

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Twisters movie poster Image Credit: Universal Pictures

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CTV Winnipeg: What a science professor thinks about the movie ‘Twisters’

July 19, 2024 — 
What a science professor thinks about the movie ‘Twisters’

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Students gathered around a table looking at building drawings

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Winnipeg Free Press: Homebuilding lessons to help transform northern First Nation

July 18, 2024 — 
Homebuilding lessons to help transform northern First Nation

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2 camping chairs in front of 2 tents and there is an empty fire pit.

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CBC Manitoba: How to keep your campsite bear safe for you and for them

July 12, 2024 — 
How to keep your campsite bear safe for you and for them

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Senior Canada-150 Research Chair Dr. Julienne Stroeve at the Centre for Earth Observation Science

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Associated Press: Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

July 2, 2024 — 
Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

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UM Researcher Wins Frontiers of Knowledge Award

June 27, 2024 — 
Dr. Dorthe Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, along with four colleagues, won the prestigious BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change category. Dr. Dahl-Jensen and her team were lauded for their work on using ice cores in Greenland to track the relationship of greenhouse gas concentrations to changes in climate over the past 800,000 years.    

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2 Killer whales swimming in the open water (photo: Dianne Maddox)

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APTN: New report says there could be negative impacts as sub-Arctic killer whales move north

June 21, 2024 — 
New report says there could be negative impacts as sub-Arctic killer whales move north

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Research and International News

UM-led research paves way for climate adaptive food systems for Indigenous and marginalized groups

June 21, 2024 — 
A diverse team of researchers spanning six continents and more than ten countries has received funding from the Government of Canada to improve access to culturally significant foods for disadvantaged communities around the world.

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Mostafa Fayek

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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M researchers, exploration firms team up for lithium hunt

June 20, 2024 — 
U of M researchers, exploration firms team up for lithium hunt

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