CEOS News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Recognizing current Arctic research: The D.G. & V.E. Barber Memorial Fellowship
July 7, 2025 —
The D.G. & V.E. Barber Memorial Fellowship in Arctic Research is intended to honour Dr. Barber’s commitment to the next generation of Arctic researchers. The recipients from Spring Convocation 2025 have been selected and are highlighted below.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
CTV News: Deepest ice core ever found in Canada collected by researchers
May 27, 2025 —
Deepest ice core ever found in Canada collected by researchers
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
UM Researchers Set to Drill Deepest Ice Core in Canadian History on Müller Ice Cap
April 4, 2025 —
Researchers from the University of Manitoba are traveling to Müller Ice Cap, on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, where they will recover the deepest ice core ever drilled in Canada.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
CTV Winnipeg: Conversation on bowhead whale discovery
March 28, 2025 —
Conversation on bowhead whale discovery
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
New paper out! First documented sighting of a group of bowhead whales in the Churchill River Estuary
March 17, 2025 —
A group of bowhead whales were sighted by researchers in the Churchill River Estuary.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M sea ice lab turns to solar power
January 22, 2025 —
U of M sea ice lab turns to solar power
Students
The Future of Arctic Research Begins at CMO
October 8, 2024 —
The Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO), a world-class research facility located in Manitoba's Arctic gateway, is a transformative step in advancing environmental research. In this stunning video, viewers can see firsthand the extraordinary work being done at the CMO set against the breathtaking Arctic landscape.
Research and International
Churchill Marine Observatory opens for Arctic climate and environmental research
August 28, 2024 —
UM celebrates the grand opening of the Churchill Marine Observatory.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Dr. Klaus Hochheim Photography Exhibit open
July 24, 2024 —
An exhibit of photographs from former UM researcher Dr. Klaus Hochheim is open at Canadian Mennonite University until the end of August. Dr. Hochheim was a climatologist and ice scientist in the Centre for Earth Observation Science for 12 years until his tragic death in a helicopter crash in the Arctic in September 2013.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
UM Researcher Wins Frontiers of Knowledge Award
June 27, 2024 —
Dr. Dorthe Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, along with four colleagues, won the prestigious BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change category. Dr. Dahl-Jensen and her team were lauded for their work on using ice cores in Greenland to track the relationship of greenhouse gas concentrations to changes in climate over the past 800,000 years.