Environment Earth and Resources News Archive
CBC: No timeline yet on Churchill rail repairs as natural resources minister visits community
July 3, 2018 —
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is visiting Churchill for a series of meetings on climate change and its impact on arctic waters and ice.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
From the field: Hudson Bay research with BaySys Team 4
June 8, 2018 —
Post-doc fellow David Capelle is having a fruitful time in the field working with his advisor Tim Papakyriakou, and filed a report on his research investigating carbon cycles in Hudson Bay
Wpg Free Press: Manitoba MP attending Churchill summit to carve out town’s role once railway repaired
June 8, 2018 —
A team of University of Manitoba scientists are aboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker, led by David Barber
Canoes, Colonialism and Reconciliation
June 4, 2018 —
Please join us on Friday, June 8, for a screening of two films about canoes, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Derrick LaMere and Hillary Beattie.
Nunavut News: Chester teens drill for science
May 25, 2018 —
A group of 12 students from grades nine through 11 at Victor Sammurtok School had a unique opportunity with the arrival of a pair of Winnipeg scientists in Chesterfield Inlet earlier this month.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Top 5: experiences to learn about nature in Manitoba
May 18, 2018 —
Grad student and researcher Jill Bueddefeld shares her recommendations.
Driving change: Teaching people to alter behaviour in the face of climate change
May 17, 2018 —
PhD student Jill Bueddefeld uncovers how nature-based tourism teaches people about the environment and their role in conservation
Faculty of Science
“Big on Birds: Dr. Emily McKinnon to Speak at ‘Birds Vs. Windows’ Outreach Event”
May 14, 2018 —
“Birds vs. Windows” is being presented in order to educate the public about the devastating impact of window collisions on bird populations, as well as how to prevent them and what to do with injured birds. This outreach event is part of NSERC’s Science Odyssey.
Faculty of Science
“Not Just a ‘Cold One’: Science on Tap Shows the Many Sides of Beer”
May 10, 2018 —
A microbiologist, a chemist, a neuroscientist and a medieval historian walk into a brewery… No, it’s not a joke, it’s this year’s “Science on Tap”, part of Science Odyssey Week! If you’re up for beer with a side of knowledge, then this adults-only evening is a must.
Ride with Rick
April 30, 2018 —
Rick Riewe, a 76-year-old retired senior biologist with Parkinson’s Disease, is preparing to go on the trip of a lifetime