CEOS News Archive

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

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen’s research honoured with three international awards in 2022
November 22, 2022 —
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen has received the Balzan Prize, the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize and been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2022.

Ice, ice, maybe
September 14, 2022 —
International team of researchers including UM scientists have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) and examined previous data from the satellites to discern between ice and ocean.

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

CBC: Lost campus: Virtual tour exposes bizarre, forgotten history at University of Manitoba
March 29, 2022 —
'You just get a sense of a different kind of lifestyle,' former archivist says

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Sea ice dynamics
January 17, 2022 —
University of Manitoba researchers look to the Churchill Marine Observatory for answers about a changing climate

Rainfall in the Arctic will soon be more common than snowfall
November 30, 2021 —
Changes will happen decades earlier than previously thought

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science
August 9, 2021 —
The report will provide policy-makers with the best possible information regarding the physical science of climate change, which is essential for long-term planning in many sectors, from infrastructure to energy to social welfare. Here are five things to look for in the new report.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Arctic open-water periods are projected to lengthen dramatically by 2100, UM study
June 3, 2021 —
A team from the Centre for Earth Observation Science has published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment that addresses a large gap in our understanding of Arctic Sea Ice coverage.