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Arctic Research News Archive

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

UM scientists see record shattering Antarctic sea ice conditions first-hand

August 10, 2023 — 
UM Scientists See Record Shattering Antarctic Sea Ice Conditions First-Hand

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CBC Manitoba: Spying on Arctic foxes from space reveals the species have a green thumb effect on tundra

August 8, 2023 — 
The effects of climate change appear to be driving Arctic fox numbers down in northern Manitoba, threatening their role as "ecosystem engineers".

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Global News Winnipeg: Researchers led by U of M prof reach milestone studying Greenland ice

July 31, 2023 — 
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, UM Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Ice, Freshwater-Marine Coupling and Climate Change on Global News Winnipeg.

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International team reaches bedrock in Greenland, marking a significant milestone in climate change research

July 26, 2023 — 
An international research team, led by UM professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Ice, Freshwater-Marine Coupling and Climate Change, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, has reached a significant milestone.

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CBC Up to Speed: Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen

July 21, 2023 — 
Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen is the lead on a project with fifteen other institutions talks to CBC's Up to Speed host, Faith Fundal about a breakthrough discovery in understanding climate change and its implications.

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Researchers discover evidence of melting ice sheet in Greenland

July 21, 2023 — 
Researchers from the University of Manitoba and fifteen other institutions have made a breakthrough discovery in understanding climate change and its implications, revealing that at least 20% of Greenland was green 416,000 years ago, a new study in the journal Science shows.

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Julienne Stroeve

National Geographic: Arctic ice is getting thinner by the day—and sea life is suffering

March 17, 2023 — 
Professor Julienne Stroeve's work gets noticed

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UM researcher and scientist adds perspective to climate change documentary

May 12, 2022 — 
A new documentary is investigating the impact of climate change on the eroding Greenland ice sheet

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David Barber, Rh Award

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

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Arctic water. // Image from Pixabay.

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Protecting and preserving the North

January 12, 2022 — 
Grad students represent researchers and scholars at the leading edge of science in the North

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