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  • Joint IARC and Hokkaido University Seminar Series – Event 4

    Speakers:Erik Schoen (International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks)Naoki Tojo (Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University) This event is over. You can view the recording below. With climate change…

  • Ice Edge– The Ikaaġvik Sikukun Story

    A film launch and discussion of a climate study meshing Indigenous and western science expertise and perspectives. Register to attend Other viewing options Five years ago, facing momentous changes in…

  • IARC Salon—Local food security

    Food security in the Arctic is impacted by a range of factors including geography, pollution, climate change and economic vulnerability. In this month’s IARC Salon we will hear about local…

  • Arctic Educators Fair

    Join the Navigating the New Arctic-Community Office for a virtual Arctic Educators Fair. The goal of this event is to help disseminate great ideas in education, learning products, or opportunities for…

  • Joint IARC and Hokkaido University Seminar Series – Event 5

    Speakers:Eugénie Euskirchen (Institute for Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks)Gaku Amada (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)) Register here to attend the seminar. With climate change ongoing, the Arctic…

  • PredictFest

    PredictFest is a two-day gathering of collaboration, new ideas and planning. The goal of this event is to bring researchers and community members to identify and test ideas for future…

  • IARC Salon—Graduate Student Highlights

    March's IARC Salon will highlight research by International Arctic Research Center graduate students. Cecilia Borries-Strigle (PhD Student, Department of Atmospheric Sciences) Elizabeth Mik'aq Lindley (MS student, College of Fisheries and Oceans…

  • IARC Salon—Engaging community in local science

    Over the past decade, there has been an increasing push toward making science more relevant to affected communities. April's IARC salon explores how scientists and their organizations engage with local…

  • IARC Salon— Arctic climate and health

    The impacts of accelerating climate change are increasingly affecting health in the Arctic. May's IARC salon will explore the intersection between Arctic climate and health. This is the final IARC…

  • 2022 Arctic Research Open House

    IARC will be participating in this year's Arctic Research Open House on May 19 from 4-7 p.m. on the UAF campus. This year’s theme is “it’s an inspiring day in…

  • Monitoring whales and ships in Arctic marine regions

    Akasofu 401 2160 Koyukuk Dr, Fairbanks, AK, United States

    IARC is hosting a special seminar with visiting PhD students Greta Ferloni and Marie Zahn on Monitoring whales and ships in Arctic marine regions. Attend in person in Akasofu 401…

  • Rick Thoman’s 100th NWS Climate Outlook Briefing

    Join the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy for Rick Thoman’s 100th NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing. Register for the webinar online or join in person at Akasofu 407.…

  • Visiting scientist salon: Permafrost and the boreal forest

    IARC is hosting a salon with visiting scientists from Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute and Shinshu University. There will be five short presentations about research related to permafrost and the…

  • IARC Salon: Climate challenges for Arctic infrastructure

    Join the International Arctic Research Center for this semester's first IARC Salon. November's panelists Donald Walker and Torre Jorgenson will discuss climate challenges for Arctic infrastructure.   Donald Walker is a…

  • A changing Arctic — walrus migration, glacier runoff and climate systems

    Egan Lecture Haul, University of Alaska Southeast campus

    Three International Arctic Research Center scientists are visiting University of Alaska Southeast to give a seminar titled, "A changing Arctic: walrus migration, glacier runoff and climate systems." The lecture is on…

  • IARC Salon: AGU preview

    Join the International Arctic Research Center for December's IARC Salon previewing several of the upcoming presentations that will take place during the American Geophysical Union conference in Chicago from December…

  • IARC Salon: Climate change from the New Zealand perspective

    Join the International Arctic Research Center for the first IARC Salon of 2023. January’s panelists James Renwick, Richard Levy and Olaf Morgenstern will discuss climate change from the New Zealand perspective.…

  • IARC Salon: Arctic geopolitics

    Join the International Arctic Research Center for the February IARC Salon. This month's discussion is with Mike Sfraga and Brandon Boylan on geopolitics in the Arctic.   Mike Sfraga was…

  • IARC salon: Fairbanks air and snow quality

    Hear the Zoom recording of this salon (password: bQA0@4pY) Join the International Arctic Research Center for the March IARC Salon. This month’s discussion is with Nathan Kettle, Carl Schmitt, Christi…

  • June 2023 International Joint Seminar on Ocean Sciences

    With climate change ongoing, the Arctic has exhibited some of the most dramatic changes in land, atmosphere, and ocean systems. This seminar series aims to promote international collaboration between the…

  • First Friday at UAF West Ridge

    Join IARC and the Geophysical Institute for First Friday on UAF's West Ridge. Meet artists and creators in the Akasofu Building lobby. The North Star Strings and Kitrea Takata-Glushkoff will…

  • Food security/insecurity and local implications

    The International Arctic Research Center and the College of Rural and Community Development are co-hosting a virtual seminar series called A Place for Knowledge Exchange. These monthly conversations cover collaborative…

  • February 2024 International Joint Seminar on Ocean Sciences

    Join Hokkaido University's Arctic Research Center and the International Arctic Research Center for the February 2024 Joint Seminar on Ocean Sciences. This webinar features Hokkaido University Professor Natsuhiko Otsuka and…

  • Uplifting Indigenous Knowledge through the Tamamta program

    The International Arctic Research Center and the College of Rural and Community Development co-host a virtual seminar series called A Place for Knowledge Exchange. March's conversation is with Sonia Natalie Ibarra…

  • A Place for Knowledge Exchange collaboration brunch

    The facilitators of the seminar series A Place for Knowledge Exchange invite you to a collaboration brunch hosted by the International Arctic Research Center. The brunch will be held in…

  • Arctic Research Open House

    Join IARC for the annual Arctic Research Open House at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Research institutions across UAF's West Ridge will open their doors for this public event. This…

  • S.T. Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture: Arctic Sea Ice Changes

    Akasofu 401 2160 Koyukuk Dr, Fairbanks, AK, United States

    Arctic sea ice changes - from quiet to more dynamical regime Speaker: Mass balance of the Arctic Sea ice depends on thermodynamical and dynamical factors. Thermodynamical and mechanical sea ice…

  • Visiting Scientist Lecture: Feedbacks on Arctic Amplification

    Akasofu 401 2160 Koyukuk Dr, Fairbanks, AK, United States

    HiLAT-RASM: an Interdisciplinary Project Exploring Feedbacks on Arctic Amplification Speaker: Join us on Zoom: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/86089865940?pwd=EE5bJGF4Vbu27BqQJlPZCPu6ZZRZ70.1 In this presentation, you’ll hear from three researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The…

  • First Friday at UAF West Ridge

    Art, culture, music, science — what's not to love? Join University of Alaska Fairbanks research community members 3 – 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 for a First Friday event in…

  • Sounds of the Changing Arctic

    Davis Concert Hall 1708 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

    Sounds of the Changing Arctic is a program of musical works that explore distinct features of the Arctic, current scientific research, and the sense of place that we feel as…

  • December 2024 International Joint Seminar on Ocean Sciences

    Join Hokkaido University’s Arctic Research Center and the International Arctic Research Center for the December 2024 Joint Seminar on Ocean Sciences. This webinar features Hiroshi Yoshida with the Japan Agency…

  • Visiting Scientist Lecture: Past Climate Impacts on Human Evolution

    Akasofu 501 2160 Koyukuk Dr, Fairbanks, AK, United States

    Dr. Axel Timmermann Our genus Homo emerged in Africa 2-3 million years ago during a time of climate cooling and increasing glacial cycles. How early humans adapted to these disruptions…

  • Arctic Research Open House

    You’re invited to adventure across West Ridge and discover UAF’s extraordinary research groups. Each stop along the way will explore how UAF research brings value to the Fairbanks economy, improves community well-being and supports the local environment. This event is packed with fun, interactive activities that will bring you face-to-face with researchers in physical, biological…

  • Arctic Collaboratory: Permafrost

    Join us for an interactive discussion about interdisciplinary collaborations and co-production, AI in Arctic Permafrost research, and changing high latitude permafrost landscapes. Speakers: Go Iwahana specializes in the dynamics of…

  • Arctic Collaboratory: Food Sovereignty

    Join us for an interactive discussion about food security and food sovereignty. Moderator: Shauna BurnSilver, Arizona State University's Global Futures Lab Co-hosted by UAF IARC and Arizona State University's Global…

  • Understanding is a Practice: Listening Across Cultures

    Please join us on Zoom for this first conversation in the new seminar series "A Place for Knowledge Exchange", which invites participants to consider communication as an ongoing practice shaped…