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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The University of Manitoba’s Drought Research Initiative will take the first steps towards addressing climatic extremes in Canada.
Researchers from across Canada who study extremes – from droughts to floods – will gather at the Inn at the Forks in Winnipeg for a two-day workshop beginning on Feb. 7.
Climate extremes are arguably the most significant issue […]

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On September 15 Australian visiting professor Geoffrey Brennan will deliver his Knight Lecture titled, “Why Global Warming Might Just Be a Solvable Problem – But Don’t Count on It!”
The Knight Lecture is part of the Robert and Elizabeth Knight Distinguished Visiting Lecturer program and is intended to enhance and enrich Winnipeg’s and the University of […]

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Native Studies professors Christopher Trott and Peter Kulchyski teamed up with Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk and environmental researcher Ian Mauro to produce a feature length film on Inuit perceptions of climate change.
A part of the film will be played at the Copenhagen climate conference on December 10.

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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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The University of Manitoba-led project that gained worldwide appeal and interest will be one of the highlights of a conference in Europe Feb. 25, 2009 as International Polar Year (IPY) wraps. An IPY committee will release its State of Polar Research report at that time to summarize all the IPY studies, one of the largest […]

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Gary Stern, a researcher from the University of Manitoba who is on board the Amundsen research icebreaker near the Beaufort Sea, says the ice shelf that broke apart last week is another sign that the Arctic has reached a tipping point in climate change.
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