Professor Peter G. Brown (Natural Resource Sciences) has been selected as the recipient of the US Society for Ecological Economics 2017 Herman Daly Award for outstanding contributions to the field of ecological economics.听
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Published on: 18 Jul 2017
Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅, a PHD candidate in Natural Resource Sciences with Professor Elena Bennett and the recipient of the 2017 Laure Waridel Bursary, shares her experiences in Scandinavia.
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Published on: 18 Jul 2017
The World Economic Forum announced its 2017 class of 55 Young Scientists, assembling a distinguished cohort of top talent making an impact on research as diverse as quantum and computer science, physics and materials science, biology and bio-engineering, medical and neuroscience, and energy and environment. Collectively, their research is at the core of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Among the honorees is Natural Resource Science professor and Canada Research Chair in Arctic Ecology Kyle Elliott.
Published on: 11 Jul 2017
Congratulations to M.Sc. candidate 脡mile Brisson-Curadeau (Supervisor: Prof. Kyle Elliott, NRS) for capturing second place in "" competition contest for "".听
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Published on: 5 Apr 2017
For those of you who missed it, take a few minutes to watch Elena Bennett's presentation @Davos. "By dwelling on the possibility of a dystopian environmental future, we run the risk of making the prediction self-fulfilling. We need more inspirational visions 鈥� but which are realistic and believable."
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Published on: 24 Mar 2017
Before they have the wing span to actually permit them to fly, young guillemots (also known as murres) leap hundreds of metres off towering cliffs and flutter down towards the sea, guided by their fathers. Scientists have long wondered why these tiny chicks make this remarkable leap, hoping to avoid the rocks below them, in what seems an unlikely survival strategy for a species.
Published on: 9 Mar 2017
Congratulations to Professor Murray Humphries, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, who on Thursday, January 26, 2017, received the [University of Manitoba] Faculty of Science 2017 Honoured Alumni Award for exceptional achievement in Biological Sciences.
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Published on: 26 Jan 2017
Drone technology has been applied in support of bird science for more than a decade now. With the cost of this technology continuing to drop, the use of it is broadening across North America.
In the same way that retail, military, and hobby sectors have embraced drones, bird scientists have realized drones can be deployed to do some bird census work and gather data in remote or otherwise inaccessible locations.
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Published on: 26 Jan 2017
All of the participants in the inaugural Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition are to be congratulated on a job well done! Finalists (left to right) include PhD candidate Salam Habib from the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition ( Second place; Supervisor: L.
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Published on: 18 Jan 2017
Despite ongoing global pollution, researchers听Kyle Elliott (Natural Resource Sciences)听and John Elliott (Environment Canada)听have discovered that levels of mercury in seabirds off the coast of B.C. have remained relatively stable over the past 50 years. Surprisingly, mercury in seabirds is now actually slightly lower.
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Published on: 21 Dec 2016
Assessing the risks that toxic chemicals pose to natural ecosystems is a huge challenge, given the thousands of chemicals that require testing. But the task is expected soon to become less daunting, thanks to a new tool being developed by 平特五不中 researchers.听
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Published on: 8 Dec 2016
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society recently stunned many Canadians by choosing the grey jay over the common loon as the organization鈥檚听candidate to become Canada鈥檚 national bird. The announcement was made on Nov. 16, 2016, at the College of Fellows鈥� Annual Dinner in the Canadian War Museum. Op-ed by David M. Bird, Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology, Montreal Gazette.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2016
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Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences (Supervisor Elena Bennett), "is investigating how climate change is affecting Arctic marine food webs, ecosystem services and the well-being of Inuit communities. Through her research, Marianne hopes to provide knowledge that will help governments sustainably manage ecosystems. Her research was featured in the June 2016 issue of Canadian Geographic".听
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Published on: 28 Oct 2016
Microbiologist Brian Driscoll took over the helm of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences (NRS) on September 1st.
Growing up in Dundas, ON, Driscoll discovered his love science and agriculture at a young age, thanks to the influence of two uncles - one an organic chemistry professor and the other an apple grower.听 Through stints as a lifeguard and swimming instructor, he discovered that teaching was something he excelled at and enjoyed.
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Published on: 4 Oct 2016
Margaret A. Gilliam Fellowship recipient June Po is a PhD candidate in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences; June works on food security, focusing on the relationships between food security and women鈥檚 access to land resources in dryland Kenya. In early 2015, she returned to the rural communities in Kenya to report her research findings to smallholder farmers. This effort has so far been extremely valuable, as she learned multiple ways of translating research into practice.
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Published on: 27 Sep 2016
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