University of Manitoba researchers and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra have teamed up for the first time to bring a night of new music and new science to the stage.
In July of 2007 Professor David Barber, Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science, began the Circumpolar Flaw Lead System (CFL) study. Involving 300 researchers from around […]

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The University of Manitoba is a world leader in climate change research. As the United Nations Climate Change Conference begins in Copenhagen, Denmark  today, media are advised that the following University of Manitoba climate change, politics and policy, and ethics experts can be reached for comment:
Dr. Feiyue Wang, environment and geography, chemistry:
•    Research interests: Arctic, […]

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Arctic sea ice has duped satellites into reporting thick multiyear sea ice where in fact none exists, a new study by University of Manitoba researcher David Barber has found.
In 2008 and 2009 satellite data showed a growth in Arctic sea ice extension leaving some to reckon global warming was reversing. But after sailing an ice […]

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