Environment and Geography News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
I will live for both of us: a history of colonialism, uranium mining, and Inuit resistance
January 17, 2023 —
"I Will Live for Both of Us: A History of Colonialism, Uranium Mining, and Inuit Resistance" discusses political conflicts over proposed uranium mining in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
‘Farmland Matters’ podcast hosted by UM master’s students
June 24, 2022 —
Four University of Manitoba Masters Students created a podcast based on their research into how patterns of farmland ownership are changing across the Canadian Prairies.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Protecting and preserving the North
January 12, 2022 —
Grad students represent researchers and scholars at the leading edge of science in the North
UM researcher honoured for bringing unique app to communities
November 24, 2021 —
Alumus Dr. Moneca Sinclaire helped develop a mobile app that enables Indigenous communities to survey their populations about key health and social issues
CBC: Nunavut PhD student wins award for research that blends Inuit knowledge and western science
July 5, 2021 —
Enooyaq Sudlovenick, who was raised on Baffin Island, Nunavut, is one of the 2021 recipients of the Weston Family Award in Northern Research
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Two Environment and Geography honours students publish thesis research
June 22, 2021 —
This year, two students of Dr. Tim Papakyriakou published versions of their undergrad honours thesis projects in peer-reviewed journals.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Meet the 2021 Riddell Faculty Medal Recipients
June 17, 2021 —
2021 Riddell Faculty Medal Recipients
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.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Meet Dr. Juliana Marini Marson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment and Geography
March 8, 2021 —
Dr. Juliana Marson is a new faculty member at the University of Manitoba whose research focus lies on the polar oceans, their interactions with the cryosphere and climate.
The Conversation: Reopen recreation spaces after COVID-19 for the good of the public, not the individual
January 8, 2021 —
Yet the lessons from our first reopening strategies last spring make it clear that we have a number of very important questions arising about leisure, recreation and public space