Alaska Science Forum: Happenings North of the Arctic Circle
Checking in with an active Arctic community: musk oxen, lynx, and trees are on the move.
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Alaska Science Forum: Marching from Cordova Down the Yukon in One Summer
Recalling the three-man US Army expedition that put Interior Alaska on the map, literally.
How Russia’s War Affects Alaska Trade
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hardly interrupts the negligible trade ties with Alaska, but it does present possibilities for Alaska as a competitor selling the same resources.
D.C. Vet Launches Strategy Consultancy
A veteran of the Trump administration is publicly launching the Alaska operations of her consulting firm, Tack 71 Strategies.
Alaska Science Forum: Shipping Brings More Noise, Trash to Bering Strait
Scientists are finding waters of the Bering Strait are becoming much noisier due to more industrial ship traffic. Alaska residents of the region have noticed more garbage floating ashore recently.
DoD Selects Anchorage as Site for Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies
The Department of Defense selected Anchorage to host the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, named for the late US senator, to focus on national security and scientific research in the polar region.
UAF, Kotzebue Electric Overhaul Energy Monitoring System
Kotzebue’s electric utility will install advanced electricity meters next year with help from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The new platform will allow researchers and utility managers to better understand the community’s electric use.
Stantec Joins Diverse Collaborators to Study, Report on Changing Arctic Environment
Global design firm Stantec will co-lead the SEARCH project to study environmental change in the Arctic.
Winners of UAF’s 2021 Arctic Innovation Competition
The competition, now in its 12th year, invites innovators to propose new, feasible and potentially profitable ideas for solving real-life problems and challenges.
Project Manager Reflects on Austere Conditions at Cape Lisburne, Mission Success for Seawall Construction
At the edge of the Last Frontier, the completed barrier will protect critical military infrastructure from storm damage for the next half century.