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UArctic Chair's Polar Bear collaborative research featured in Arctic Today

Wed, Aug 01, 2018
A polar bear eats a seal. Toxic chemicals can bio-accumulate in the fat of seals, contaminating the bears which eat them
The UArctic Chair Jeff Welker's food web program on Polar Bears is featured in Arctic Today, sharing that high PFAS levels found in Barents Sea polar bears. This collaborative program lead by Jeff's Norwegian colleagues has been underway for many years and it reflects the breadth of the Chairship & research program.  In a...

Side events at UArctic Congress 2018

Wed, Aug 01, 2018
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The UArctic Congress 2018 side events allow members and partners of UArctic to share ideas and have more in-depth discussions around specific topics. Most side events are also open to all interested Congress participants.

4th Korea Arctic Academy successfully completed

Fri, Jul 27, 2018
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On July 4-14, 2018 the 4th Korea Arctic Academy (KAA) was held in Busan, Korea. Hosted by Korean Maritime Institute (KMI) in cooperation with UArctic, this summer school aims to aims to give selected higher education students from the Arctic countries more knowledge about Arctic issues in general, and Korean Arctic policy in...

Inuit Circumpolar Council conclude their 13th General Assembly

Fri, Jul 27, 2018
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On July 19, 2018 Inuit delegates from Alaska (USA), Greenland, Canada and Chukotka (Russia) concluded a successful 13th Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) General Assembly on the theme of "Inuit - The Arctic We Want" in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.

ArcticNet ASM2018 - Call for Abstracts

Thu, Jul 26, 2018
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The ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence and its national partners invite the Arctic research community to the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM2018) to be held in Ottawa, Canada from December 10-14, 2018. Abstracts addressing all fields of Arctic research are now being accepted until September 7, 2018.

Call for Abstracts and Registration: 2018 ACUNS Student Conference

Wed, Jul 25, 2018
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The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) invite abstract submissions and registration for the 2018 ACUNS Student Conference, 1-3 November 2018 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The theme of this year’s conference is Landscapes of Northern Knowledge: Peoples, Animals, and Environments.

Apply for Fulbright Arctic Chair for US Scholars

Tue, Jul 24, 2018
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The three- to four-month position is open to US scholars in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and will be located in Norway. Application deadline: 1 August 2018.

Study ranks marine mammals’ risks from Arctic shipping

Tue, Jul 17, 2018
Among Alaska’s marine mammals, bowheads are the most vulnerable to increased shipping traffic in the Arctic, a new study concluded.
Bowhead whales are the marine mammals most vulnerable to disruption from increased ship traffic in waters off Alaska, a new study has concluded. Across the Arctic, narwhals are the most vulnerable. [Original article, Heather McFarland, UAF]

Program online for UArctic Congress side event "Women of the Arctic"

Tue, Jul 17, 2018
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Building on ongoing academic efforts to better understand gender in the Arctic, “Women of the Arctic” seeks to carve out a non-academic space for women and girls who work on or live in the Arctic to explore the roles and contributions of women to northern policy-making, research, exploration, art, activism, and daily life.

X Summer School of the Russian Language and Culture in NArFU

Mon, Jul 16, 2018
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On 18 June Northern Arctic Federal University in Arkhangelsk, Russia launched the X Summer School of the Russian Language and Culture. The School is an educational project organized by NArFU School of Humanities annually in mid June. Its programme combines language teaching with modules dedicated to the traditions, culture, h...

International PhD School “Russia in the Arctic dialogue”

Fri, Jul 13, 2018
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Northern (Arctic) Federal University (Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia) invites PhD students to participate in the International PhD School “Russia in the Arctic Dialogue” that will take place at the university venue in March 2019 as a side event of the V International Arctic Forum “Arctic: Territory of Dialogue”.
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