environment News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
The Churchill Marine Observatory
August 10, 2020 —
The Churchill Marine Observatory is dedicated to the studies on detection, impact and mitigation of oil spills and related contaminants in sea ice-covered waters, extreme weather, climate change and fresh-water marine coupling studies.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
CEOS and MMF collaborate on community-based water monitoring
August 8, 2020 —
The collaboration expands community-based monitoring and facilitates sharing water, weather and climate information
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
COVID-19 has created opportunity for change
May 12, 2020 —
Dr. Nazim Cicek, associate head of biosystems engineering at UM, says that some good could come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
North pole soon to be ice free in summer
April 22, 2020 —
Using these models, the researchers considered the future evolution of Arctic sea-ice cover in a scenario with high future CO2 emissions and little climate protection. As expected, Arctic sea ice disappeared quickly in summer in these simulations.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
How video games help teach Arctic climate science
March 12, 2020 —
More than 150 middle-and-high school learners met with climate researchers on March 5 for Arctic Science Day. Students learned how new knowledge is developed from working in harsh Arctic conditions, and how the learning process can be a lot like playing video games.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
CEOS chair receives prize for Arctic climate research
January 30, 2020 —
The prize aims to put relevant issues for future Arctic development onto the national and international agenda
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
UM scientists teach water quality essentials to young learners
October 4, 2019 —
Aspiring ecologists had the opportunity to learn from water quality experts at the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Earth Observation Science
Sustainability
University of Manitoba students plan events on campus for Global Climate Strike
September 23, 2019 —
In observance of the Global Climate Strike, UM students are planning campus events from Sept. 23-27 to create awareness of environmental issues and the strike itself.
Price Faculty of Engineering
WISE Kid-Netic Energy inspires and fosters love of STEM for kids in Manitoba
August 20, 2019 —
Teaching kids about STEM is just one part of a much larger experience for instructors
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Q&A with grad student Chris Peck
January 21, 2019 —
Q&A with grad student Chris Peck