Science Shorts: Arctic Report Card, wildfire and geoengineering
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 the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, highlight some of that work. You can also find out more about UAF at AGU by searching for #UAFxAGU on Twitter,…
Tuition-free girls’ wilderness expedition program accepts applications
Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs. The expeditions are open to 16-18-year-old high school girls. Alaskans are encouraged to apply, and expeditions target youths who may have experienced barriers accessing science and outdoor-focused programs. Cis and trans girls, as well as gender-nonconforming and nonbinary…
Science Shorts: Research team seeks winter rain projections
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 the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, highlight some of that work. You can also find out more about UAF at AGU by searching for #UAFxAGU on Twitter,…
IARC science at AGU 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 and friends during the following presentations and events. For those in New Orleans, please also stop by the University of Alaska Fairbanks booth (number 933)…
John Walsh wins prestigious award for Arctic research
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 one of the premier Arctic research awards. The Mohn Prize sponsors announced that Walsh is the 2022 laureate during a program on Nov. 12 at…
IARC launches a free Arctic climate change course
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 easy for people globally to gain a basic understanding of climate change issues in the circumpolar North through a new massive open online course. The…
Support climate research on UA Giving Day
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 subsistence resources. Climate research can give communities, agencies and private enterprise an advantage to better understand and address climate change impacts. Sound climate modeling and…
NSF funds diverse collaborators to study Arctic Change
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 its consequences. Over the next five years, the Study of Environmental Arctic Change, known as SEARCH, will bring together scientific, Indigenous and decision-making experts to…
New AK CASC Microberry Project Kicks Off
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 past ten years working with youth groups and community members to better understand how earlier springs, warmer summers, and more variable falls across the state…
IARC leadership met with US Coast Guard officials on Arctic science needs
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 Garron, John Walsh, Vladimir Alexeev, and Alec Bennet in Fairbanks earlier this month to discuss circumpolar Arctic science needs, potential avenues of collaboration and partnerships…