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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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 +…
