Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment News Archive
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Celebrating the Merit Award recipients of 2024
September 10, 2025 —
The Merit Awards recognize excellence in teaching, research, scholarly and creative work, service, and include a special category dedicated to Indigenous Achievement. Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2024 Merit Awards.
Asper School of Business
Turning a passion project into a side hustle business
September 5, 2025 —
With help from the Stu Clark Centre’s Side Hustle Course, UM alum Emily Thoroski turned her passion for science and music into The Environmental Musician.
Research and International
World-renowned climate scientist Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen honoured by Royal Society of Canada
September 4, 2025 —
Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen honoured with International Fellowship by the Royal Society of Canada.
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Celebrating a Legacy: NRI Professor Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
September 4, 2025 —
Dr. Fikret Berkes from the Natural Resources Institute has been awarded the Certificate of Honor for Lifetime Achievement of Commons Scholarship from the International Association for the Study of the Commons.
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Celebrating one year of research at the Churchill Marine Observatory
August 22, 2025 —
The Churchill Marine Observatory celebrates the 1-year anniversary since opening on August 27th, 2024.
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CBC Manitoba: U of M researcher and his team are headed back to the Arctic to investigate sea ice.
August 22, 2025 —
U of M researcher and his team are headed back to the Arctic to investigate sea ice.
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Uncovering the Mystery of the Sherman Basin
August 22, 2025 —
Dr. Kristina Brown of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty is taking part in a new multiyear expedition, as part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Ocean Expeditions. This program aims to uncover the effects of changes in marine systems while developing innovative, community-led strategies to help protect the global ocean.
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CBC Manitoba: Satellites detected early hints of ‘catastrophic’ wildfire season in Manitoba, researchers say
August 12, 2025 —
Analysis suggests overlapping factors seen from space, including less lush vegetation, signaled season ahead
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CTV Winnipeg: ‘There was debris spinning’: Eyewitness shares close encounter with funnel cloud in Manitoba
August 8, 2025 —
‘There was debris spinning’: Eyewitness shares close encounter with funnel cloud in Manitoba
Donor Relations
Scholarship fuels partnership in community-based research
August 5, 2025 —
UM graduate student is working alongside Knowledge Keepers to empower Indigenous-led land stewardship