riddell faculty News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
UM researcher part of team that finds surprising connection between dinosaurs and mammals
December 23, 2020 —
Kirstin Brink is part of a team that discovered that gorgonopsians, early ancestors to mammals and not related to dinosaurs, have very similar tooth structure to carnivorous dinosaurs.
Research and International
Meet Nicole Wilson, the new Canada Research Chair in Arctic Environmental Change and Governance.
December 16, 2020 —
Community-based research approach working with partners
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Declining Arctic sea ice drives divergent arctic shrub growth
December 15, 2020 —
Arctic sea ice has been in steep decline over the last two decades. Meanwhile, tundra shrub abundance has been increasing in many regions of the Arctic.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Synthesis study demonstrates phytoplankton can bloom below Arctic sea ice
November 19, 2020 —
Until roughly a decade ago, most scientists assumed that phytoplankton remained in a sort of stasis throughout the winter and spring until sea ice break-up. Now there is a growing body of evidence that suggests under-ice blooms (UIBs) of phytoplankton can occur in low-light environments below sea ice.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
New Riddell Faculty Dean excited for the future
November 9, 2020 —
When Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima was growing up in Augsburg, a city close to Munich in Bavaria, Germany, he didn’t think moving to Manitoba would be in his future.
Research and International
Making research accessible to a broader audience
November 2, 2020 —
Students demonstrate knowledge translation skills in Undergraduate Research Poster Competition
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Meet Alex Crawford, Research Associate at the Centre for Earth Observation Science
October 23, 2020 —
Dr. Crawford studies how the complex interactions of various components of the Arctic climate system are changing in response to continued warming.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
After 12 impressive years, Dr. Norm Halden retires as Dean of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
August 20, 2020 —
On June 30, 2020 the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources said farewell to Dean Dr. Norm Halden.
Vote for Tyler Black in the Science Exposed photo contest
June 11, 2020 —
Public voting is open for the 2020 Science Exposed People’s Choice Award and Riddell graduate student Tyler Black needs your votes
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.