Environment Earth and Resources News Archive
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Sea ice dynamics
January 17, 2022 —
University of Manitoba researchers look to the Churchill Marine Observatory for answers about a changing climate
![Arctic water. // Image from Pixabay.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Arctic-sea-water-150x150.jpg)
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
![an iceberg in open water with hazy clouds surrounding it](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Photo-Lauren-Candlish-1cropped-150x150.jpg)
Rainfall in the Arctic will soon be more common than snowfall
November 30, 2021 —
Changes will happen decades earlier than previously thought
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Asper School of Business
Undergrad students place second at national mining case competition
October 27, 2021 —
University of Manitoba multidisciplinary team takes home second place at World Mining Competition
![Bisons student-athletes pictured in ALC Agora](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Bisons-student-athletes-masked-150x150.jpg)
Bisons raise academic bar for fifth straight year
October 22, 2021 —
At the completion of the 2020-21 season, 188 of the 360 University of Manitoba student-athletes qualified for U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Re-introducing the Department of Earth Sciences
June 29, 2021 —
The University of Manitoba's Board of Governors has approved a name change for the Department of Geological Sciences to the Department of Earth Sciences
![MV Namao, a research vessel on Lake Winnipeg](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Namao-150x150.jpg)
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.
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
2021 Riddell Undergraduate Thesis Prize
June 18, 2021 —
2021 Undergraduate Thesis Prize Winner
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Meet the 2021 Riddell Faculty Medal Recipients
June 17, 2021 —
2021 Riddell Faculty Medal Recipients
![Desmond Durell conducting research](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Desmond-Durell-copy-e1623254286436-150x150.jpg)
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.