An electronic version of the 2010 magazine is available for download and viewing from here. The print publication has become a yearly signature for UArctic and its members. Featuring articles on UArctic’s programs, stories from its students, as well as contributions from outside of UArctic, the magazine covers a broad spectr...

Jan Henry Keskitalo was introduced as UArctic’s first Vice President Indigenous Affairs during the recent Council of UArctic meeting in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, on June 4. Keskitalo recently completed his second term on the University of the Arctic’s Board of Governors, where he had served since 2002.

Representatives of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the International Antarctic Institute (IAI), and the University of the Arctic have come together at the IPY Oslo Science Conference 2010 to sign a memorandum of understanding to advance the academic and professional development of early career polar...

The Council of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) returned once again to Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), where they were very warmly welcomed by the hosts the Northeastern Federal University (formerly the Sakha State University) and the Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts. This was the Council’s second vis...

At the IPY Oslo Science Conference, Artur Chingarov, who served two terms on the UArctic Board and is now a Friend of UArctic, has suggested the idea of an International Polar Decade as a follow-up to the International Polar Year. For more information and news from the conference, see www.ipy-osc.no.

 

A Canada Research Chair position in Numerical Modeling of Arctic Marine Ecosystems is available at Laval University in Quebec, Canada. The start date for this position is 1 September 2011.

Lakehead University has awarded Circumpolar Studies instructor Dr. Michel Beaulieu one of its Young Alumni Awards. Congratulations Michel!

7th International Kastelli Symposium and pre-conference course "People in a changing world" will be held in November 15-19, 2010 in Oulu, Finland.

The host of the 2010 UArctic Rectors’ Forum, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, invites graduate students to accompany their Rector to Fairbanks to participate in a Student Seminar. The theme of the seminar is “Role of Arctic Universities in Addressing Community Problems in the North” and will take place from August 11-14, 2...

The University of the Arctic’s (UArctic) Office of Undergraduate Studies, led by Hayley Hesseln, Dean, and Emmy Neuls, Program Officer, unfortunately have to bid farewell to Tom Novosel, Program Assistant.

This Spring 2010 Progress edition covers: the IPY Conferences in 2010 and 2012; the announcement of the first IASC Medal; new ICSU funded projects; ISC internal news.

IASC is pleased to announce funding opportunities for IASC Networks and Workshops. Proposals can be submitted to the IASC Secretariat at any time using an IASC proposal template.

An information flyer entitled "Exploring Polar Science" is now available for students and early career scientists. The flyer is a shared initiative of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the University of the Arctic (UArctic), the Scientific Committee on...