Natural Resources Institute News Archive
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
Research and International
On the wing
March 1, 2021 —
How birds changed their migrations during lockdowns
Bowl of soup leads student to win academic award
June 9, 2020 —
Grad student now works in southern Bolivia studying how small-scale farmers are restoring the use of traditional seeds
Calling all wildlife researchers
May 22, 2020 —
UM organizing wildlife researchers to study impact of travel, social restrictions on wildlife populations
Canadian Geographic: Fighting floods and fires while a pandemic rages on
April 14, 2020 —
'As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency agencies are stretched to their limits'
Are beef burgers bad for the environment?
November 5, 2019 —
Cattle help and hinder in complex ways
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Baby birds act like teenagers, new research finds
September 13, 2018 —
Researchers spy on fledgings with video cameras to reveal previously unseen behaviour