Riddell Faculty News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
A new virtual experience for Arctic Science Day
March 23, 2021 —
More than 1,500 students attended the unique Arctic and climate science workshop with in-field subject matter experts with backgrounds in physical and chemical oceanography, sea ice optics, marine mammals, remote sensing, contaminants and oil spills.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
UM grad new coordinator of Winnipeg Food Council
March 23, 2021 —
Jeanette Sivilay brings her MA in Geography to helping Winnipeg become more food secure
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Water workshop discusses Lake Winnipeg basin and the Nelson River watershed
March 22, 2021 —
The Centre for Earth Observation Science in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources hosted a virtual workshop about research programs occurring in the Lake Winnipeg basin and Nelson River watershed
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Scientists stunned to discover fossil plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice, indicating an ice-free landscape in a warmer climate
March 15, 2021 —
The discovery helps confirm a new and troubling understanding that the Greenland ice has melted off entirely during recent warm periods in Earth’s history—periods like the one we are now contributing to with human-caused climate change.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Meet Dr. Juliana Marini Marson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment and Geography
March 8, 2021 —
Dr. Juliana Marson is a new faculty member at the University of Manitoba whose research focus lies on the polar oceans, their interactions with the cryosphere and climate.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Environment and Geography grad wins NSERC photo contest
March 1, 2021 —
Tyler Black [M.Sc. (Environment & Geography)/20] recently won a Jury Prize and a People’s Choice Award in the 2020 NSERC photography contest for his photo of an oil slick on a test lake at the Experimental Lakes Area reflecting the surrounding forest and sky.
Research and International
On the wing
March 1, 2021 —
How birds changed their migrations during lockdowns
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Wpg Free Press: New spin on old polar vortex behaviour
February 19, 2021 —
"I've been going to the North for close to 40 years now. And when I first started working in the Arctic, the polar vortex was a thing that was well-understood."
UM prof receives national award for environmental research
February 18, 2021 —
Canada Research Chair honoured by professional chemistry organization
Faculty of Science
UM helps launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Indigenous app
February 12, 2021 —
A groundbreaking app created by University of Manitoba researchers in close collaboration with Indigenous partners will help support Indigenous communities around the world as they act to caretake their own health and well-being