Earth Sciences News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Trifecta of research awards for Riddell Faculty graduate students
June 9, 2021 —
Six graduate students from the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources have won the trifecta of Tri-Council awards this year, with one CIHR, three SSHRC, and two NSERC awards for their personal research projects.
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UM researcher part of team that finds surprising connection between dinosaurs and mammals
December 23, 2020 —
Kirstin Brink is part of a team that discovered that gorgonopsians, early ancestors to mammals and not related to dinosaurs, have very similar tooth structure to carnivorous dinosaurs.
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The story of rocks
October 19, 2017 —
New exhibit at the Cretaceous Menagerie in the Wallace Building uniquely pairs Inuit carvings with the rock types from which they are made
Arctic adventures and geology grad studies combine for ‘pivotal time’ in alumnus’ life
June 14, 2016 —
Long-time supporter of scholarships reflects on experiences as student
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Grateful for a world of opportunities, donors create scholarship for geophysics graduate students
February 17, 2016 —
Debra and Ross Pitman Graduate Scholarship in Geological Sciences
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The Sally and Keith Caldwell Teaching Assistant Award
February 5, 2016 —
Caldwell Teaching Assistant Award
Strong belief in education
November 23, 2015 —
Geological Sciences alumnus establishes a unique award to support teaching assistants
Globe and Mail: Listening to the planet’s story, right down to its roots
May 5, 2015 —
'You can’t understand something until you see it'
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Partners in the North
March 3, 2015 —
Over the ten-year history of the Riddell Faculty, numerous working relationships with organizations, communities, and institutions in Canada’s North have been developed. Two important partnerships, with the University College of the North (UCN) and the Northern Manitoba Mining Academy (NMMA), seek to provide greater access to training and educational opportunities for northern Manitobans.
Mourning Robert Bury Ferguson, Professor Emeritus
January 22, 2015 —
Robert Bury Ferguson, Professor Emeritus in the department of geological sciences, died on Jan. 18, just shy of his 95th birthday