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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment News Archive

Veronica Coppolaro (left) and Emma Ausen (right) in the field. Photo supplied by Emma Ausen and Veronica Coppolaro.

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

CTV Winnipeg: Conversation on bowhead whale discovery

March 28, 2025 — 
Conversation on bowhead whale discovery

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

Radio-Canada Manitoba: Augmentation de la mer « inévitable » : 2 M d’Africains seront déplacés du golfe de Guinée

March 21, 2025 — 
D’ici 2050, plus de 2 millions de résidents avoisinant le golfe de Guinée seront déplacés en raison d’augmentations des niveaux de la mer

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Time lapse photo of the first documented sighting of two bowhead whales in the Churchill River Estuary. Taken on July 17, 2020. Photo supplied by Emma Ausen and Veronica Coppolaro.

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.

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Research and International

UM-led study warns arctic could be ‘beyond recognition’ by 2100

March 3, 2025 — 
Groundbreaking study warns of rapid and dramatic changes in the Arctic accelerating global temperatures with potentially irreversible consequences by the end of the century.

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Our four new fellows from L-R: Gerd Prehna, Shirley Thompson, Punam Mehta and Patty Thille

St. John's College

Welcoming our newest Fellows to St John’s College

March 3, 2025 — 
St. John’s College is pleased to welcome four distinguished scholars as new Fellows: Dr. Gerd Prehna, Dr. Punam Mehta, Dr. Patty Thille, and Dr. Shirley Thompson.

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UM faculty and alumni appointed to the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission board

March 3, 2025 — 
Seven faculty and alumni have recently been appointed to the  Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (CEC) board, an important arms-length provincial  agency under the Environment Act.

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

NRI Professor Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

February 28, 2025 — 
Dr. John Sinclair wins the International Association for Impact Assessment 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Research and International

What can the longest continuous ice core record tell us about climate change? A UM scientist is finding out

January 8, 2025 — 
Scientists have discovered the oldest ice core – estimated to be over 1.2 million years old; with the potential of revealing clues into the Earth’s changing climate.

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Photo of a grolar or pizzly bear (a hybrid of a polar and grizzly bear) sleeping on a rock

Faculty of Arts

UM in the news: Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024

December 8, 2024 — 
UM experts and researchers were featured in media stories locally, nationally and globally. Read on to find out who were the Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

New Public Classroom Initiative aims to foster informed and respectful dialogue on contemporary issues

December 2, 2024 — 
The Office of Equity Transformation introduces the Public Classroom Initiative, an extension of the Listening, Learning, Leading series, designed to foster informed dialogue and deepen understanding of contemporary issues within the UM community.

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