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October
September
- Thematic Network Success Story: "More than two decades of impactful collaboration on Circumpolar health"
- Seminar: Entrepreneurship for a Changing Arctic - Ecosystems, Migration & Sustainability
- New American Arctic Connection intern working with UArctic International Secretariat
August
- Social Work Webinar Series
- Event announcement: Socioeconomic Dimensions of Arctic Housing & Infrastructure Panel
- Article "The status of domestic wastewater treatment in the Arctic" now available
- Students Traveled Thousands of Miles to Learn Arctic Business Firsthand
- UArctic at the 2025 Arctic Encounter Symposium hosted in Anchorage, Alaska
July
May
- north2north meeting at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Save the Date: Arctic Studies 2025 annual ‘Burch Lecture’ on June 3
April
- 2025 Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) Student Report: Izabella Block
- Call for Abstracts: Arctic Telecommunications Infrastructure: Past, Present and Future
- Open call: American Arctic Connection intern
March
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December
- Jeff Welker on Healy, U.S. Coast Guard's Icebreaker
- Positions Available: Temporary Research Technician Alaska Center for Conservation Science
November
October
September
August
- Blog: From Alaska to the "navel of the world"- The Faroe Islands
- Blog: The UiT-The Arctic University of Norway delegation visit at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and Arctic Encounter Symposium 2024
- Position available: Research Manager - Alaska Center for Energy and Power
June
- Norwegian funding for Project Collaboration within the Framework of the University of the UArctic 2024-2026
- Læra Institute: Circumpolar Studies exemplar courses published
- Læra Institute at the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024
- Indigenizing Arctic Research: A Collaboration to Promote More Inclusive and Equitable Arctic Research Planning
- Thematic Network on Social Work: Putting Arctic Social work on the agenda
May
April
- New Læra Institute website section on UArctic Circumpolar Studies
- Open call: American Arctic Connection intern
March
- Dr. Paddy Sullivan from the University of Alaska Anchorage contributes to Arctic research published in Science
- Student story: University of Alaska Anchorage student, Shannon Klein went on Exchange to the Nord University
February
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December
- UiT and the University of Alaska Anchorage renew their cooperation agreement.
- The Institute of Social & Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage seeks a tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in public policy - economics/health policy
November
- Nurture: Living in the Landscape Publication and Exhibition 2023 launched
- UArctic Board members engage with UArctic members in Anchorage, Alaska
- UArctic Board met in Fairbanks, Alaska
October
- New cooperation between University of Alaska Anchorage and Nord University
- UArctic Circumpolar January Course registration form
September
- Save the date: Reimagining Teachers and Teacher Education for Our Futures conference
- Alaska Geology Field Excursion, September 2023
August
- Fourth Living in the Landscape summer school examines forests
- Deepening Arctic snowpack driving ancient greenhouse gas emissions
July
- 2023 UArctic Project Call Results for Indigenous & Northern Collaborative Research & Education and Relationship Development Initiatives
- Thematic Network on Arctic WASH hosts summer school in Sisimiut, Greenland
June
- Exploring the social problem of homelessness in Arctic urban settings
- 2023 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on UArctic Research and Education
- Introducing Mike Sfraga: UArctic engagement throughout the years
- 2023 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on Arctic Research and Education
May
- New video on Alaska's changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends
- Early melting of the Arctic Ocean in spring may contribute to extreme weather events
April
- UArctic's Vice-President Academic Diane Hirshberg recognized as High North Hero 2023
- Graduate Seminar on Climate Change and Resilience in the North, April 19, 2023
March
- Icebreaker research expedition into the High Arctic spring will study how the atmosphere, sea ice and ocean interact
- New video on international affairs and Alaska's Changing Arctic
- Webinar: Reflections from the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from Social Work Practice and Research
- "It's not a miracle: Teacher preparation and teaching in Finland" speech by Tuija Turunen
- Dr. Gwen Healey's piece on Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre's Fulbright projects
- New video on climate smart infrastructure and Alaska's changing Arctic
- Job call: Manager - Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
February
January
- Alaska Biennial artists talk: Thomas Chung, David Joel and Lauren Standford
- 2023 Arctic Fellows Announced
- Introducing the Alaska's Changing Arctic Video Series
- New Publication: Alaska’s Changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends
- New open access publication: Education, Equity and Inclusion – Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North
- Polar Cousins: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures book talk
- Webinar "Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in a post-Covid-19 New Future" is now published
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December
- Recording of the panel discussion "Education, Equity and Inclusion: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North" published
- UArctic Staff Meeting in Lapland
November
- "Education, Equity and Inclusion - Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North" book launches were held at the University of Lapland and at the FERA Conference
- American Arctic Connection intern wanted
- New Publication: Non-state Actors in the Arctic Region, includes chapter on UArctic
- Graduate Seminar on Climate Change and Resilience in the North
October
- Project progress: The ConnectED Project
- Civic Education for the Circumpolar North visit at the University of Lapland and the UArctic Secretariat
September
August
May
- Workshop: Human Security, Models of Co-management, and Arctic Peoples' Participation in Decision-making (The SEPA Project)
- Fulbrighter Dr. Shaakir Dar is awarded an EU MSCA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for studies in Finland
April
- Winners of the The UArctic Photo Competition: Arctic Polarities 2022
- The University of Alaska Anchorage students, faculty and staff participate in Arctic symposium
- Webinar/Presentation Announcement: An Inuk in the Institution - Centering Clanwork and Community as a Matter of Course
March
February
- TN on Arctic Water, Sanitation and Health invites to the online summer school in June-July 2022
- MOSAiC: The most extensive Arctic Research Expedition ever - Autumn 2019-Summer 2020
- Postdoctoral Position Announcement: Climate Change and Human Health in Alaska - Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
January
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December
- Improved Water Access and Sanitary Conditions in Rural Arctic Settlements
- Position announcement: Assistant/Associate Professor of Natural Resource, Environmental, or Energy Policy and Management at University of Alaska Anchorage
November
- Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Alaska Anchorage
- UArctic Project Call Results 2021 for Cooperation Activities on Research, Education and Outreach
- Position announcement: Graduate Research Assistantship in Public Policy, Natural Resource Management at University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- 2021 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on Arctic Research and Education
September
- Exhibition: Winners of the UArctic Photo Competition "Arctic Polarities", Arktikum, Rovaniemi
- UArctic Research Chair’s Arctic Freshening and Fertilization expedition aboard the US Coast Guards HEALY icebreaker has now passed into the marginal ice zone 50 miles N of Barrow, AK
August
- UArctic Research Chair leads Arctic expedition using the US Coast Guard’s Healy Icebreaker
- New UAA course on GIS skills for One Health and Public Health Professionals
- Two new project grants awarded to UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education
July
June
May
- University Of Alaska Anchorage: Mysteries Of The Arctic's Water Cycle: Connecting The Dots
- UArctic Rectors Roundtable, Online May 15, 2021
April
- CASES Academic Conference 2021
- UAA honours the 2021 UArctic photo contest winner
- Apply now for Arctic WASH online Summer School, June 2021
March
- UAA brings UArctic to the spotlight
- Winners of the 2021 photo competition awarded
- Wilson Center Webinar: Realities of Life in the 49th State
February
- Online seminar: Indigenous Health Research Ethics in the Arctic
- Webinar "Social work teaching 2021: Where do we go from here?"
January
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- UArctic appoints new Vice-Presidents
- UArctic Chair's update: An Arctic Crystal Ball - Long-term Experiments as a Window into the New Arctic
- UArctic Chair Jeff Welker co-authored research on the cover of Journal of Glaciology
- Highlights from UArctic Shared Voices 2020: policies, personal commitments, and current affairs
- UArctic welcomes Cathy Sandeen as new Vice-President Academic
- Join NSF-funded Arctic Migration Research Coordination Network
- Video available: IARPC seminar on the Arctic Water Cycle to the Arctic Atmosphere Team
- UArctic Chair in the Arctic at Toolik Lake-Ancient C story
- Covid-19 Forces Arctic Schools to Go Virtual
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- Round table discussion "Do you speak my language?" - Speakers now published
- Large loss of CO2 in winter observed across the northern permafrost region
- International Summer School on Water and Sanitation in Cold Climates is Now Available as an Online Course
- Greenland, Island of change: Ice sheet sourced rivers deliver ancient C and nutrients to the Arctic Ocean
- MOSAiC, The largest Arctic scientific expedition starting now
- UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education held a successful Conference "Developing an Inclusive School"
- UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education launched a new publication
- Conference "Finding Home in the "Wilderness": Explorations in Belonging in Circumpolar Food Systems", Anchorage, Alaska, June 26-29, 2019
- University of Oulu at the Forefront of Arctic Research
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- UArctic Chair Jeffrey Welker at the University of Oulu’s 2018-2019 Opening Ceremony
- Svalbard-Polar Night-Permafrost Feedbacks and Deeper Winter Snow
- UArctic Congress 2018 is on the move!
- The New Arctic Water Cycle and Sea Ice Changes
- Postdoc position on UAA in Health Sciences and Circumpolar Health Studies
- 2018 Anchorage Arctic Research Day: Call for registration
- Open position of Director of Public Policy in Anchorage, Alaska
- Report: Workshop on developing guidelines for Arctic research ethics
- UArctic Chair Update - The Arctic Water Isotope Cycle
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- Inaugural UArctic Research Chairship seeks a postdoctoral researcher
- Introducing the first UArctic Chair
- Press Release: Inaugural UArctic Chair
- Education and Healthcare - Arctic Broadband Forum Draws Attention to Shared Needs (Part 2)
- North2north partners meet in Québec City
- Collaborative Arctic Summer School in Epidemiology, June 19 – 23, 2017
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- UAA news: north2north demands independence but rewards savvy students
- Eighth Polar Law Symposium Concludes in Alaska
- Invitation to contribute: Special issue on Extreme Epidemiology for Public Health
- 8th Polar Law Symposium, 23-26 September 2015, Alaska
- Call for Relate North 2015 – Culture, Community & Communication: Symposium & Art Exhibition
- CASE: application process will be closed soon
- Collaborative Arctic Summer School in Epidemiology, 3-7 August 2015 in Yellowknife, Canada
- Eighth Polar Law Symposium, Alaska
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- Successful workshop on new Arctic Health and Well-being PhD program held in Oulu
- Nordic Council of Ministers grants funding for UArctic PhD program on Arctic Health and Well-being
- Alaska Native Language Center hosts Dene-Yeniseian Workshop
- URS Arctic Engineering Graduate Fellowship awarded to Ben Still
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