Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News Archive

Science journal: Meet Vaclav Smil, the man who has quietly shaped how the world thinks about energy

April 9, 2018 —
'From his home office near the University of Manitoba (UM) in Winnipeg, Canada, the 74-year-old academic has churned out dozens of books over the past 4 decades'

Environment Earth and Resources

New research chair will help forecast the future of climate change in Canada

March 29, 2018 —
U of M's sea ice research team has recruited Dr. Julienne Stroeve with her expertise on complex Arctic systems

Arctic Research, Environment Earth and Resources, Research and International

Dr. David Barnard presented Sherwin Khalili Ghomi with the Dr. Archie McNicol Prize for 1st Place in the 3MT competition

Rock-solid performance wows judges at 3MT

March 22, 2018 —
International student gave strong presentation on designing buildings to withstand earthquakes

Environment Earth and Resources, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Science, front and centre, graduate students, Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Max Rady College of Medicine, Microbiology, Price Faculty of Engineering, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International, Students

A crab fishing boat trapped in the multiyear sea ice off the Newfoundland coast. Credit: David G. Barber.

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

Arctic Research, Environment Earth and Resources, Research and International

The 3MT final competition is March 21 at 7 p.m. in the Robert B. Schultz Theatre. Matthew Cook, a master’s student in psychology, is one of 13 graduate students who will be presenting their research at the event.

Finalists ready to put spotlight on innovative research at 3MT finale

March 14, 2018 —
Thirteen graduate students were chosen from a field of 36 and they're getting set for the March 21 finals

3MT, Environment Earth and Resources, faculty of architecture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, graduate studies, Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Price Faculty of Engineering, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International

Campus Power Outage – Power restored

February 21, 2018 —
Power has been restored to all buildings at Fort Garry campus after a large scale power outage

campus community, Infrastructure, physical plant, service disruption

Carp in Lake Winnipeg may have ingested microplastic particles

Microplastics found inside fish from Lake Winnipeg

February 16, 2018 —
'This will be an issue that is around for some time simply due to how long it takes plastics to degrade'

Environment and Geography, Environment Earth and Resources, Faculty of Science, graduate students, Research and International

U of M President David Barnard with Rachel Nickel, winner of the 2017 3MT competition.

Faculty of Graduate Studies News

3MT – Broaden your knowledge in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea

February 13, 2018 —
Presentations range from polar bears to hoarders to antimicrobial resistance and more

3MT, Asper School of Business, Environment Earth and Resources, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, faculty of architecture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Science, graduate students, Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Peace and Conflict Studies, Price Faculty of Engineering, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International

Savannah Sparrow // Photo: Paulson Des Brisay

Canadian songbirds forced to change their tunes

January 24, 2018 —
Some Canadian songbirds have to change their tunes because noise pollution from things like oil and gas drilling equipment otherwise drowns out important parts of their songs, U of M researchers have found

graduate students, Natural Resources Institute, Research and International