The Office of Undergraduate Studies, led by Hayley Hesseln, Dean, Emmy Neuls, Program Officer, and Tom Novosel, Program Assistant would like to welcome to its staff two new Graduate Student Assistants – Lee Todd and Tyra Ohman. Lee and Tyra will be assisting the office over the course of the next few months. Please see their...

The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announces a summer school program entitled 'Arctic in a Changing Climate: Physical and Biological Linkages to Permafrost.' The course will be offered 20 May - 4 June 2010.

First international "Geopolitics in the High North" conference tol be held at the Center for Strategic & International Studies11 - 12 February 2010Washington, DC

Expand your network, learn and share!Application deadline: 31 March 2010

Workshop arranged by the Nordic Council of Ministers09 - 10 March 2010Copenhagen, Denmark

The Calotte Academy 2010 will take place in April 8th - 13th, 2010 in Apatity, Russia, Murmansk, Russia, Kirkenes, Norway and Inari, Finland. The main theme is "The High North in World Politics and Economics".

The Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments is a multidisciplinary research and training centre funded by the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health (IAPH), one of the 13 institutes of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The Nasivvik Centre is focused on building capacity in Inuit health rese...

Organizers Pat McClenahan and Robert King announce a call for abstracts for the 2010 Alaska Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. The meeting, entitled 'Homesteading, Historic Cultural Remains, and Cultural Dynamics in Historic-era Alaska (1867-1960s),' will be convened 24-27 March 2010 at the Millennium Hotel in Anchor...

5 – 12 April 2010Murmansk, Russia Dedicated to the 60-year anniversary of Murmansk State Technical University

Retired Western Washington University Education Professor William Demmert passed away quietly on Tuesday morning, Jan. 19, at the age of 75.

8-12 June 2010, Oslo, NorwayExtended Abstract Deadline: Monday, 25 January 2010The deadline for abstract submission to the IPY Oslo Science Conference has been extended to Monday, 25 January 2010. The stipend application option closed on the original deadline. The conference will be convened from 8-12 June 2010 in Oslo, Norwa...

Arctic energy supply – which way will Greenland choose?Production, Distribution, Management and LegislationSisimiut, Greenland16. - 18. March 2010

The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) is offering limited partial travel support for researchers to attend the International Polar Year (IPY) Oslo Science Conference, which will be convened 8-12 June 2010 in Oslo, Norway. Further information on the conference is available at www.ipy-osc.no.

The ANDRILL (Antarctic Geological Drilling) Science Management Office has produced a booklet entitled "Antarctica" for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP). This document is one of the many outcomes of the International Polar Year (IPY).

Mike Sfraga assumed responsibilities as vice chancellor for students in January 2010. As vice chancellor, he oversees a broad range of departments that serve UAF’s students, including admissions, the registrar’s office, financial aid, student activities and residence life.