The University of Manitoba, in collaboration with the Greenland Institute for Natural Resources and Aarhus University in Denmark, has established the Arctic Science Partnership.  As part of this partnership, the Department of Environment and Geography will be offering a field course in Arctic Science.  The focus of this year’s field course is on Snow Covered Sea Ice.  This field school will bring together 15 graduate students with diverse backgrounds in Arctic science examining the role snow covered sea ice plays in the Arctic system.  Through lectures, field activities, and interactions with the local community, the students will learn about various aspects of snow covered sea ice, including the physical, biological and social importance of it, as well as the methods to measure and study the micro- and macro-scale features.  The field school also aims to engage the local communities by developing and implementing an outreach program for local students, and by including elders as instructors. The field school will be hosted at the Greenland Institute for Natural Resources in Nuuk Greenland, which contains laboratories, classrooms, a community science centre, and a dormitory. Read more...