
About the program
The NorthSTAR program was started by Dr. Jane Waterman and Donna Labun as a partnership between Kelvin High School and the University of Manitoba Biological Sciences Department. The program has expanded to include the Junior Canadian Rangers from Churchill, students from Nelson McIntyre Collegiate and from the University of Manitoba Access and Wawatay Programs. The Northern Student-led Arctic Research Program engages students in conducting research on the behaviour, health, and survival of wild polar bears during a fall field trip to Churchill, Manitoba. Students are trained in data collection (from the safety of tundra buggies) and analysis techniques, and also learn how to communicate their field experiences and results of the project through social media, scientific conferences and posters.
