UM Today UM Today University of Manitoba UM Today UM Today UM Today

centre for earth observation science News Archive

Improving science literacy

September 18, 2019 — 
This week marks national Science Literacy Week, which provides an opportunity to highlight Canada’s outstanding scientists and science communicators from coast-to-coast

, , , , , ,

Arctic water. // Image from Pixabay.

Federal government funds U of M research into oil spill responses

August 12, 2019 — 
Seven U of M research projects aimed at testing new technologies and techniques to improve our responses to oil spills have been funded by the federal government

, , , ,

Greenland glacier photo. Credit: Image by Bernd Hildebrandt Pixabay

Dreams of ice

April 17, 2019 — 
A new Canada Excellence Research Chair has joined the University of Manitoba, adding to the university’s knowledge in the Arctic

, , , ,

Canada Excellence Research Chair, Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen (right), led the team that discovered the plant fossiles inside the Cold War-era ice samples

New CERC to advance sea ice research

April 17, 2019 — 
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen will be researching how Canadian and Greenlandic glaciers drain fresh water into the ocean

, , , ,

Arctic ice photo from iStock.

Forecasting an ever-changing climate

February 4, 2019 — 
Julienne Stroeve's work measures and interprets changes to snow and sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean as a result of climate change, and cautions the world about its impact

, , , ,

The Bison women's hockey team bring home the gold in the U SPORTS National Championships! PHOTO COURTESY BRANDON VANDECAVEYE, WESTERN UNIVERSITY.

Top stories of 2018

December 21, 2018 — 
Another amazing year reaches its conclusion at the University of Manitoba

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Debbie Armstrong in front of the UCTEL lab at CEOS

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

Coffee With A Co-Worker:  Debbie Armstrong

December 3, 2018 — 
Q&A with a Co-Worker: Debbie Armstrong

, , , , ,

Expedition to Churchill.

Expedition Churchill: A Gateway to Arctic Research

November 30, 2018 — 
Creative public education and outreach campaign to share world-leading Arctic climate change research

, , , ,

Katelyn Rodgers

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

Q&A with Grad Student Katelyn Rodgers

October 26, 2018 — 
Q&A with grad student Katelyn Rodgers

, , , , , ,

A polar bear in the Arctic.

The Conversation: How we solved an Arctic mercury mystery

October 19, 2018 — 
Why do marine animals in the western Arctic have higher mercury levels than those in the east?

, , , ,

© University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, Manitoba • Canada • R3T 2N2

Emergency: 204-474-9341