Work Study Program Jobs in Geography areavailablethrough theUniversity's Work Study Program. Interested students can check the website for criteria and eligibilty.
This image of the earth, centred on the University of Winnipeg, displays the real time position of the circle of illumination, the boundary between day and night.
Geography in the News
Canadian government doubles advertising spend on tar sands:TheGuardian (May 16, 2013)—The Canadian government has nearly doubled its advertising spending to promote the Alberta tar sands in an aggressive new lobbying push ahead of Thursday's visit to New York by the prime minister, Stephen Harper.
Carbon dioxide passes symbolic mark:BBCNews (May 10, 2013)—Daily measurements of CO2 at the authoritative "Keeling lab" on Hawaii have topped 400 parts per million for the first time.
Panama, in energy crisis, closes schools, universities:SpaceDaily (May 7, 2013)—Up against the wall in a drought-sparked energy crisis, Panama said Tuesday it would shut high schools and universities for three days, in a desperate bid to reduce power usage.
MAP OF THE WEEK:Landsat Annual Timelapse 1984-2012. Explore different views into this global timelapse built from global, annual composites of Landsat satellite images. Watch change across the planet's surface beginning as early as 1984.
HuGS The Human Geography Society, a student-run group was formed to discuss human geography issues. Meetings every Thursday (5 pm) at the Toad. Click for details.
Climate Trend Mapper An interactive desktop application with which users can visualize temperature and precipitation trends across Canada using Environment Canada’s AHCCD data. Click for details.
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Background maps: Plan of the City of Winnipeg, 1874 by John D. Parr, Toronto.
Laurie's Map of the Northwest Territories, 1870 by D. Codd, Ottawa.
