It may seem a bit idiosyncratic for a Canadian university to build a special experimental facility for making ice (and hockey is not involved), but this research laboratory may be the key to helping scientists better understand climate change.
The Sea-ice Environmental Research Facility (SERF) is the first of its kind in Canada: a large, outdoor, […]

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The University of Manitoba is sponsoring a free public lecture on March 21 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery featuring Minqi Li speaking about climate change.
Minqi Li is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Utah and a Research Fellow at the Political Economy Research Institute. He is the author of “The Rise of […]

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On May 17 the University of Manitoba received a $10-million Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Arctic Geomicrobiology and Climate Change, furthering its positioning as the world’s top sea-ice research institute.
Manitoba has long been known as the gateway to the West, but as the only western province with an Arctic sea coast, it also has […]

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Professor Feiyue Wang is trying to understand the impact climate change will have on mercury contamination in the Arctic marine environment and he now has a new ally to help him.

Søren Rysgaard, Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Arctic Geomicrobiology and Climate Change, whose recent appointment was announced on May 17, will provide Wang’s research […]

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Clayton H. Riddell, the namesake of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources, is donating $2.5 million to the University of Manitoba to construct a new floor atop the Faculty’s main building.
“The opportunity for U of M to become the leader in Arctic Research is very exciting. The addition of the Nellie […]

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The University of Manitoba received a $10-million Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Arctic Geomicrobiology and Climate Change today, transforming its sea ice research group into the world’s most comprehensive and innovative climate change institution.
Only 19 CERCs were awarded across the country and the University of Manitoba received this particular chair because of its […]

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A funding announcement today, May 17, will lead to the creation of a new position at the University of Manitoba that will transform its sea ice research group into the most comprehensive and innovative climate change research institute in the world.

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