Natural Resources Institute News Archive
Winnipeg Free Press: Hoping to yield rice results
May 16, 2023 —
An initiative that began last fall has started to grow and might soon see wild rice, a culturally important crop, become a staple on dinner tables.
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.
Squirrel sperm and feet tell a different climate change story
November 28, 2022 —
Two UM studies found that climate change is altering ground squirrels’ sperm and feet, and this warns of big consequences potentially coming to endangered ecosystems.
Not all wildlife recovered in lockdowns, new research finds
September 22, 2022 —
British birds reacted differently to COVID-19 lockdowns than did their North American counterparts, new study reports
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Three Minute Thesis challengers announced – mark your calendars!
February 9, 2022 —
Come support our graduate students at three exciting heats!
Rattle and hum: our regulation of noise pollution needs to change, new study finds
February 9, 2022 —
Loud, consistent noises are not the problem we once thought
Op-ed: Reducing traffic means more birds and happier people
September 24, 2021 —
A guest essay by Nicola Koper and her colleague in the Globe and Mail.
UM study shows most North American birds impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns
September 23, 2021 —
Almost all the species they studied (80%) changed their use of human-altered habitats during the pandemic, and all types of birds, from hawks to hummingbirds, were affected.
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.
Indigenous
Honouring First Nations, Métis and Inuit graduates
May 3, 2021 —
Indigenous campus community celebrated graduates virtually on May 8