The UArctic Undergraduate Office, based in Saskatoon, Canada, has welcomed Emmy Stavøstrand Neuls as the new Program Assistant.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has published the December edition of its quarterly Arctic Future newsletter.

A Memorandum of Understanding between UArctic and the University of Lapland on the role and functions of the UArctic International Secretariat at the University of Lapland for the next three years was signed on December 7, 2006.

The Arctic Frontiers conference, on the theme of Balancing Human Use and Ecosystem Protection, will take place in Tromsø, Norway, from January 21-26, 2007.    

Students on Ice will be organizing nine special Arctic and Antarctic expeditions between 2007-2009 as part as the International Polar Year program.

The University of Tromsø's department of biology is offering a new Advanced Emphasis on Circumpolar ecosystems, resource use and management during the Winter 2007 semester.

The Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) online course enrolment figures show that online education is becoming a more popular choice for undergraduate students in the Circumpolar North. 

The Northern Forum has published its Regional News newsletter for November 27 to December 3.

Anticipated FY-07 National Science Foundation (NSF) funding opportunities for IPY research and education activities have been identified. These opportunities will be supported through a special IPY Solicitation with focused science and education themes, and through ongoing program activities at NSF.

Wellbeing and health in the northern focus was the main topic of the 5th international Kastelli Symposium held in Oulu, Finland, on November 24 -25, 2006. The keynote speakers of the symposium described different aspects of how rapid environmental, social, and cultural changes in the North affect human health and wellbeing.

The Government of Nunavut is hosting a workshop on taking action forclimate change adaptation in arctic communities on 6-8 December 2006 inIqaluit, Nunavut.

The creation and continuous growth of the UArctic has required the collaboration of many influential organizations over the years. Without them, the project called UArctic may have never come to life, let alone grow year after year, welcoming an increasing number of member institutions and students from all over the Circumpo...

Scott Forrest is the Academic Director of the Arctic Studies Program, within the Arctic Centre. The Arctic Centre is part of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Anna Ushnitskaya had always wanted to see how people outside of Yakutsk dealt with living in the North. Her dream came true when she left for Rovaniemi, Finland, on a north2north exchange.  

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre expressed his government's continued support for UArctic in a speech he gave at a Standing Committee of Parliamantarians of the Arctic Region meeting in Oslo on November 22.