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Arctic Science Day @ FortWhyte Alive Recap!

13.03.2017

The 8th Annual Arctic Science Day was held Thursday, March 9th, and brought together students from Grades 7-12 together with research scientists from the University of Manitoba (CEOS) and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on the frozen lakes of FortWhyte Alive.

The little auk - a major engineer

15.02.2017
New research, carried out by a team of researchers from Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, shows that a very small bird, the little auk (søkonge), has a very large effect on both freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems in the remote Arctic region.

First Announcement - International Arctic Change 2017 Conference Dec 11-15 - Save The Date!!

05.02.2017

Dear Arctic colleagues,

Story from the field: from Chisasibi, Eastern James Bay, Canada

02.02.2017

A Winter Oceanography Project in Collaboration with the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, Eastern James Bay

It's finally winter here in southeast Hudson Bay/James Bay and the ice is thick enough to travel along the coast, so it was high time to get out of the office and into the field!

Synthesis of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - GEM produces special issue of AMBIO

24.01.2017

The Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring programme has produced a special issue of the journal AMBIO: Synthesis of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring Programme.

CBC News: Feds, province commit $4M to UofM Arctic oil spill research

16.01.2017

A group of University of Manitoba researchers have received a multimillion-dollar grant to study how best to clean up in the event of an oil spill in the Arctic.

Winnipeg Free Press: UofM prof, Calgary research partner get $4M for Arctic oil spill research

16.01.2017

Online: January 16, 2017

UM Today - Manitoba and Genome Canada invest in research in Canada's Arctic

16.01.2017

JANUARY 16, 2017 — 

$4 Million Investment for Genomics Research in Oil Spill Preparedness and Emergency Response in Arctic Marine Environment

 

Government of Canada - Postdoctoal Research Pilot Program - accepting applications

04.01.2017

Government of Canada - Public Service Jobs announcement

PCB contamination threatens the population of polar bears

07.12.2016
New research from the Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, shows that PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) influences the mating success and population growth of polar bears.

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