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

How have sea ice and climate varied in the Canadian Arctic during the last 20,000 years?

May 12, 2023 — 
To answer this question, Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Canada Excellence Research Chair, and team are looking to drill an ice core on Müller Ice Cap, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut. You can follow along as they post updates to their blog.

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A large snow trench being built. Three people are visible in the trench, along with three giant balloons. A crane and bright yellow tent sit above the trench.

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

How fast can Greenland flow?

April 25, 2023 — 
As the world continues to warm in response to human activities, glaciers and ice sheets continue to melt, which leads to sea-level rise.

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Amundsen icebreaker ship in open water with dark clouds in the sky.

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

Breaking Ice documentary features UM scientists on a mission to understand climate change

April 21, 2023 — 
The feature-length film from local film production company Build Films, follows a group of scientists from the Centre for Earth Observation in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources as they conducted research to distinguish the effects of climate change from hydroelectric regulation of freshwater on Hudson Bay.

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Meet some of UM’s climate changemakers

April 19, 2023 — 
Four members of our community who are taking on climate change with ambition, resolve and hope. Watch their videos!

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

Harmony Mission is a Go

March 16, 2023 — 
Harmony’s mission will feature two identical satellites which will fly in tandem alongside a Sentinel-1 satellite with the goal of providing a better understanding of three areas of Earth’s interconnecting systems: The ocean-atmosphere interface, land ice/sea ice, and tectonic strain/volcanic processes.

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A library book shelf filled with books of various sizes, colours and widths.

Students News

Meet UM’s finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships

February 7, 2023 — 
University of Manitoba students Clèche Kokolo [BA/23], Keziah Brothers [BA/23], and Soomin Han [BSc/23] are finalists for the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University. Evan Chan [BA/23] receives a regional award

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I will live for both of us: a history of colonialism, uranium mining, and Inuit resistance

January 17, 2023 — 
"I Will Live for Both of Us: A History of Colonialism, Uranium Mining, and Inuit Resistance" discusses political conflicts over proposed uranium mining in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut.

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Seastars: the benthic equivalent to the polar bear

January 6, 2023 — 
A national research group led by researchers at the University of Manitoba has shown that polar bears share the position of top predator of the coastal Arctic marine ecosystem with seastars (Amiraux et al. 2022).

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Teaching Excellence – Riddell Teaching Awards

December 14, 2022 — 
The Clayton H. Riddell Faculty celebrates the accomplishments from three members of its teaching staff.

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A fresh approach to a salty problem

November 28, 2022 — 
Braedon Humeniuk joins UM as a 2022 Vanier Scholar

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