Arctic Research News Archive
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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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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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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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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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Inuit communities partner with UM to develop Arctic oil spill preparedness and emergency response using genomics research
July 22, 2021 —
$6.7 million in funding from Genome Canada and Genome Prairie