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  • Annual UAF Arctic Research Open House set for May 19

    By Heather McFarland | May 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Annual UAF Arctic Research Open House set for May 19

    The International Arctic Research Center is participating in the 2022 Arctic Research Open House from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 19. The event includes booths from more than a dozen research units…

  • Alaskan youth present research at Earth Day symposium

    By Maggie House | May 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Alaskan youth present research at Earth Day symposium

    On a sunny spring Earth Day in Fairbanks, over 60 K-12 students gathered from across Alaska to participate in a research symposium. The event was part of Global Learning and…

  • Married to science: couple works toward a healthier ocean

    By Heather McFarland | May 5, 2022 | Comments Off on Married to science: couple works toward a healthier ocean

    Science is a family affair for Claudine Hauri and Andrew McDonnell. They’re married oceanographers tackling issues like ocean acidification, lagging technology and Alaska’s massive lack of ocean data.  Throughout history…

  • Student shatters stereotypes, studies plants’ urban evolution

    By Heather McFarland | April 5, 2022 | Comments Off on Student shatters stereotypes, studies plants’ urban evolution

    When you imagine a scientist conducting cutting edge research, do you imagine a Latina makeup artist who started out in community college? Maybe not, but Cristina Ornelas is proving these…

  • IARC Annual Report

    By Heather McFarland | March 23, 2022 | Comments Off on IARC Annual Report

    This is the web version of the International Arctic Research Center 2021 annual report. The full publication, along with past years’ reports , can be downloaded from the IARC Communication Products page. Message…

  • Building a local climate workforce through science that serves

    By Heather McFarland | March 16, 2022 | Comments Off on Building a local climate workforce through science that serves

    Most definitions of science focus on the pursuit of knowledge through rigorous and systematic investigation. For the Kake Climate Partnership, that isn’t enough. “We’re trying to go a step further…

  • When it doesn’t rain enough in the rainforest

    By Heather McFarland | March 1, 2022 | Comments Off on When it doesn’t rain enough in the rainforest

    In 2018, Ketchikan, Alaska, received 100 inches of rain. It was deep in a drought. Compare that to Las Vegas, with its measly four inches of annual rainfall, or California’s…

  • Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it

    By Nancy Fresco | February 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it

    Story originally published in The Conversation. Gardeners in Alaska know that it’s hard to grow big, juicy tomatoes here. But as the climate rapidly warms in the far north, that could…

  • Alaska teachers invited to a virtual Arctic Educators Fair

    By Heather McFarland | February 2, 2022 | Comments Off on Alaska teachers invited to a virtual Arctic Educators Fair

    Alaska educators and Arctic-inspired teachers are invited to a free virtual Arctic Educators Fair on Feb. 16 from 4-5:30 p.m.  This event will connect formal and informal educators with Arctic…

  • IARC at Alaska Forum on the Environment 2022

    By Heather McFarland | January 31, 2022 | Comments Off on IARC at Alaska Forum on the Environment 2022

    IARC is an active partner in the 2022 Alaska Forum on the Environment. For the eleventh straight year, Nancy Fresco, the network coordinator for IARC’s Scenarios Network for Alaska +…