News

  • Science Shorts: Research team seeks winter rain projections

    December 13, 2021

    This week, IARC scientists are presenting their work alongside thousands of colleagues from around the world at the 2021 American Geophysical Union fall meeting. These Science Shorts, first published in…

  • IARC science at AGU 2021

    December 6, 2021

    Over thirty IARC researchers and students are participating in the 2021 American Geophysical Union fall meeting held both virtually and in New Orleans. We hope to connect with our colleagues…

  • John Walsh wins prestigious award for Arctic research

    November 12, 2021

    John Walsh, chief scientist at the International Arctic Research Center, has received the Mohn Prize for his outstanding research in the Arctic. The prize amounts to roughly $230,000 and is…

  • IARC launches a free Arctic climate change course

    November 9, 2021

    Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, and no place is experiencing more extreme impacts than the Arctic. The International Arctic Research Center is making it…

  • Support climate research on UA Giving Day

    November 8, 2021

    Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing Alaska today. Arctic residents experience a near constant barrage of new threats, from severe weather extremes, to failing infrastructure and changing…

  • NSF funds diverse collaborators to study Arctic Change

    November 1, 2021

    The National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs recently funded the University of Alaska Fairbanks and six other institutions to synthesize what is known about the changing Arctic environment and…

  • New AK CASC Microberry Project Kicks Off 

    October 4, 2021

    The Microberry project may be a new initiative for the AK CASC, but the team are no newcomers to citizen science efforts. Christa Mulder and Katie Spellman have spent the…

  • IARC leadership met with US Coast Guard officials on Arctic science needs

    September 28, 2021

    Members of the US Coast Guard Office of Marine Environmental Response (USCG MER) Policy division met with International Arctic Research Center director Hajo Eicken, deputy director Scott Rupp, and researchers Jessica…

  • Biden appoints Mike Sfraga chair of U.S. Arctic Research Commission

    September 24, 2021

    University of Alaska Fairbanks affiliate Mike Sfraga was appointed on Friday as the new chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. Sfraga, an affiliate research faculty at the International Arctic…

  • Natural cycles in the Gulf of Alaska accentuate ocean acidification

    September 15, 2021

    New research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows that the fluctuations of major wind and ocean circulation systems can temporarily accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in…