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Vaclav Smil. // photo by David Lipnowski [BA(Hons)/08]

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

World Energy Council: WEC announces centennial world energy leadership award winners

April 22, 2024 — 
WEC announces centennial world energy leadership award winners

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Dr. Alex Crawford

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

CBC Manitoba: This March was the hottest since records started being kept. It’s the 10th month in a row to claim that title. Some say its a really bad sign

April 12, 2024 — 
This March was the hottest since records started being kept. It's the 10th month in a row to claim that title. Some say its a really bad sign

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

Exploring Tanzania: UM professors gather at Olduvai Gorge

April 12, 2024 — 
Last summer, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources professors Dr. Karen Alley and Dr. Paul Durkin met at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania to discuss the Stone, Tools, Diet, and Sociality at the Dawn of Humanity (SDS) project.

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Science Library

Libraries

Science Library closes for renovation beginning May 1, 2024

April 5, 2024 — 
As part of the Machray Hall redevelopment, the Jim Peebles Science and Technology Library (Science Library) will be closed to walk-in use beginning May 1, 2024. Access to print and digital collections, librarians, and other services will continue to be available during the closure. The library will undergo a transformation, resulting in new student study spaces and services.

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Research and International

The Conversation: How agroecology can be part of a ‘just transition’ for Canada’s food system

April 4, 2024 — 
Problems in Canada’s food system are being felt from field to fork — and they are increasingly hard to swallow.

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Glacial ice trapped in sea ice.

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

BBC Radio: What’s happening to arctic ice?

March 25, 2024 — 
BBC Radio: What's happening to arctic ice?

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A person wearing a mask walks on Fort Garry campus in winter 2022. // Photo by Jack Rach

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

CTV Winnipeg: A look back at a bizarre winter

March 20, 2024 — 
CTV Winnipeg: A look back at a bizarre winter

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Julienne Stroeve

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

BBC: Climate change: The ‘insane’ plan to save the Arctic’s sea-ice

March 15, 2024 — 
BBC: Climate change: The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice

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Research and International

UM researchers receive more than $1 million in new project funding

March 13, 2024 — 
On Wednesday March 13, the federal government announced the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) recipients of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for fall 2022 and spring 2023.

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Research and International

SET Day welcomes 188 students from record-breaking 35 schools to UM research labs

February 26, 2024 — 
On Wednesday February 21, 188 Manitoba high school students visited UM for Science Engineering and Technology (SET) Day.

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