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CBC Daybreak Alberta: Atmospheric science professor from UM and member of the Northern Hail Project, John Hanesiak, and severe weather

August 12, 2024 — 
As residents in western Alberta clean up after a recent hail storm, CBC Radio talks to atmospheric science professor from UM and member of the Northern Hail Project, John Hanesiak, about the fickle nature of this weather phenomenon and why it's getting more severe.

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

Celebrating excellence in teaching – 2023 Riddell Teaching Awards

November 23, 2023 — 
The Clayton H. Riddell Faculty celebrates the accomplishments of its teaching staff from 2023.

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Research and International

Six-part Canada Research Chair Symposium concludes, showcasing groundbreaking researchers

June 26, 2023 — 
Last week concluded the six-part Canada Research Chair (CRC) Symposium at UM.

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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.

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Farmland in Oxbow, Saskatchewan.

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.

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Arctic water. // Image from Pixabay.

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

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Moneca Sinclaire showing her app

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

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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

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