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  • Surprising genetic differences found in Iliamna Lake harbor seals

    By Chynna Lockett | October 16, 2024 | Comments Off on Surprising genetic differences found in Iliamna Lake harbor seals

    In Alaska, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ice for a winter rest. This group of round-eyed water…

  • Let’s bring wildfire education into the classroom

    By Heather McFarland | September 12, 2024 | Comments Off on Let’s bring wildfire education into the classroom

    Authors: Alison York, Alaska Fire Science Consortium; Molly Gillespie, Project Learning Tree; Mike DeLue, Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning; Katie Spellman, International Arctic Research Center Despite a quiet…

  • UAF scientists help keep record of global and Arctic climate

    By Heather McFarland | August 28, 2024 | Comments Off on UAF scientists help keep record of global and Arctic climate

    For the fourth consecutive year, University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Rick Thoman served as an editor of an annual federal report summarizing the world’s climate. “State of the Climate in…

  • Gulkana study brings Girls* On Ice to international stage

    By Christian Thorsberg | August 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Gulkana study brings Girls* On Ice to international stage

    Teslin Brannan collected data during the 2023 Girls* On Ice expedition, supported by the International Arctic Research Center, and presented her findings to a global audience.

  • IARC invites people to take a wildfire walk

    By Heather McFarland | July 8, 2024 | Comments Off on IARC invites people to take a wildfire walk

    IARC’s Alaska Fire Science Consortium will celebrate a new interpretive trail July 11 at the 2021 Yankovich Road Fire site, where 3.5 acres burned within 100 yards of a neighborhood.…

  • Visualizing the landscape of Tribal communities

    By Heather McFarland | June 13, 2024 | Comments Off on Visualizing the landscape of Tribal communities

    IARC’s Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy has released a set of resources to help researchers and academics working in rural Alaska understand the complexities of Tribal communities. The…

  • IARC joins Arctic climate initiative

    By Jeff Richardson | May 20, 2024 | Comments Off on IARC joins Arctic climate initiative

    The University of Alaska Fairbanks will help host and support a new $15-million federal initiative to better understand the resilience of Arctic organisms and ecosystems amid rapid climate change. The…

  • Scientists, communities work together to monitor Alaska ice conditions

    By Mike Delue | April 22, 2024 | Comments Off on Scientists, communities work together to monitor Alaska ice conditions

    A 1,000-mile snowmachine journey across Interior Alaska is helping the Fresh Eyes on Ice program monitor Alaska’s lake and river ice during freeze-up, over winter and during breakup. The University…

  • Arctic Report Card highlights salmon extremes and local observers

    By Heather McFarland | December 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Arctic Report Card highlights salmon extremes and local observers

    Nine International Arctic Research Center scientists contributed as authors to the 18th Arctic Report Card released Dec. 12, 2023. The report card, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,…

  • Applications open for tuition-free youth science and art expeditions

    By Mike Delue | November 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Applications open for tuition-free youth science and art expeditions

    Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Alaska is inviting applications for a unique suite of tuition-free backcountry science and art education programs in summer 2024. The expeditions are open to 16- to 18-year-old…