CEOS News Archive

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Wpg Free Press: New spin on old polar vortex behaviour
February 19, 2021 —
"I've been going to the North for close to 40 years now. And when I first started working in the Arctic, the polar vortex was a thing that was well-understood."

UM prof receives national award for environmental research
February 18, 2021 —
Canada Research Chair honoured by professional chemistry organization

Faculty of Science
UM helps launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Indigenous app
February 12, 2021 —
A groundbreaking app created by University of Manitoba researchers in close collaboration with Indigenous partners will help support Indigenous communities around the world as they act to caretake their own health and well-being

The marvels of Banks Island
February 1, 2021 —
'In a typical year, perhaps a dozen people visit Auluvik National Park in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Luckily, one of those visitors brought back some outstanding photos.'

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Thomsen River Estuary, Banks Island: Photo Essay
January 28, 2021 —
NASA and UM team up to show the remote beauty of Northern Canada

Research and International
Meet Nicole Wilson, the new Canada Research Chair in Arctic Environmental Change and Governance.
December 16, 2020 —
Community-based research approach working with partners

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Declining Arctic sea ice drives divergent arctic shrub growth
December 15, 2020 —
Arctic sea ice has been in steep decline over the last two decades. Meanwhile, tundra shrub abundance has been increasing in many regions of the Arctic.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Synthesis study demonstrates phytoplankton can bloom below Arctic sea ice
November 19, 2020 —
Until roughly a decade ago, most scientists assumed that phytoplankton remained in a sort of stasis throughout the winter and spring until sea ice break-up. Now there is a growing body of evidence that suggests under-ice blooms (UIBs) of phytoplankton can occur in low-light environments below sea ice.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Meet Alex Crawford, Research Associate at the Centre for Earth Observation Science
October 23, 2020 —
Dr. Crawford studies how the complex interactions of various components of the Arctic climate system are changing in response to continued warming.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
The Churchill Marine Observatory
August 10, 2020 —
The Churchill Marine Observatory is dedicated to the studies on detection, impact and mitigation of oil spills and related contaminants in sea ice-covered waters, extreme weather, climate change and fresh-water marine coupling studies.