News Archive

On behalf of all of us here at ARCUS, Happy Holidays! We are so grateful to everyone in our community for your work, collaboration, support, and friendship, and look forward to doing great things together in the new year!

ARCUS will be an active participant in this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, 11–15 December. We will be bringing you a lineup of engaging sessions, presentations, Town Hall events, a Community and Citizen Science in the Far North Networking Lunch. We’ve also compiled a list of Arctic Indigenous/Traditional Knowledge and co-production presentations at AGU.

Connect the Arctic is a new a site created by ARCUS for connecting people, building partnerships, and growing community. Currently, there are two groups, the Arctic Science Education Network and Community and Citizen Science in the Far North. We encourage you to explore these new community spaces.

ARCUS announces a call for nominations for our Board of Directors! We seek nominations of candidates with enthusiasm and time to dedicate to ARCUS to fulfill our mission. Terms will be three years and begin in January 2024. The nomination submission deadline is Friday, 1 December 2023, 5:00 p.m. AKT.

Beringia Days 2023 will be held 23-25 October in Anchorage, Alaska, to gather National Park Service (NPS) Shared Beringian Heritage Program (SBHP) Cooperative Agreement associates, Indigenous Peoples of the Beringian Geographic Region, researchers, and partners to meet and connect.

The Arctic Indigenous Scholars Program is accepting applications for scholars to travel to Washington, DC until Monday, 6 November 2023 at 5:00 p.m. AKST. This opportunity creates a space for Indigenous scholars to educate and inform policy- and decision-makers engaged in Arctic issues in the nation’s capital.

Partners of the Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook program met for a two-day workshop hosted by ARCUS and the Eskimo Walrus Commission, 25–26 March 2023 in Nome, Alaska to focus on relationship building, steering the future of the SIWO following an evaluation completed in early 2023, and capacity building for SIWO observers.

ARCUS invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar featuring Henry Huntington (Ocean Conservancy). Henry’s presentation, titled “Effects of Arctic Commercial Shipping on Environments and Communities: context, governance, priorities” will be held via Zoom on Wednesday 4 Oct 2023 at 9:00 a.m. AKDT. Registration is required for this event.

The 2023 September Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Report is now available online. The SIO reports, developed by Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) team members with contributions from the research community and citizen scientists, provide an open process for sharing sea ice predictions and information.

The award supports US-based, early career researchers or students to attend a meeting relevant to Arctic research, and aims to increase participation of underrepresented minorities and those new to Arctic research. Awards cover costs to attend one event between 1 Dec. 2023–1 June 2024. Applications deadline is 5:00 p.m., 31 Oct. 2023.

Join the Arctic research community at the virtual ARCUS Annual Meeting on November 1st, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm AKST. Explore interdisciplinary research opportunities and connect with fellow scientists. This free event is open to all.

The August 2023 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available. This issue includes two articles: Assessing Ice Wedge Micro-Topography Interactions with Environmental Parameters in Alaska through Family Friendly Science and Understanding the Long-term Changes in the Arctic Carbon Balance.

Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) team members announce the call for contributions to the 2023 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) September report (based on May, June, July, and August data). Submission Deadline: 6:00 p.m. (AKDT) Friday, 15 September 2023 (Firm).

The 2023 August Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Report is now available online. The SIO reports, developed by Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) team members with contributions from the research community and citizen scientists, provide an open process for sharing sea ice predictions and information.

ARCUS' Arctic Calendar is a searchable calendar of meetings, webinars, and deadlines relevant to the Arctic science, education, and policy communities. It serves as a community resource for Arctic events and conferences, and helps avoid conflicting meeting dates. We encourage anyone organizing a meeting, seminar, or webinar to submit the event for inclusion on the calendar.

Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) team members announce the call for contributions to the 2023 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) August report (based on May, June, and July data). Submission Deadline: 6:00 p.m. (AKDT) Wednesday, 16 August 2023 (firm).

The July 2023 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available. This issue includes two articles: Harmful Algal Blooms in the Alaskan Arctic—a WCH Science Short Video and A 50,000-Year History of the Bering Land Bridge Revealed Through the Marine Nitrogen Cycle and Sea Level Modeling.

The 2023 June Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Report is now available online. The SIO reports, developed by Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) team members with contributions from the research community and citizen scientists, provide an open process for sharing sea ice predictions and information.

The June 2023 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available. This issue includes three articles focused on Arctic Indigenous food security: Arctic Community Observations and Western Science Document Impact of Climate Change on Food Security, Developing a Framework for Arctic Agroecology, and The Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network.

Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) team members announce the call for contributions to the 2023 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) July report (based on May and June data). Submission Deadline: 6:00 p.m. (AKDT) Wednesday, 12 July 2023 (firm).

The 2023 June Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Report is now available online. The SIO reports, developed by Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) team members with contributions from the research community and citizen scientists, provide an open process for sharing sea ice predictions and information.

Register for the virtual Arctic Research Seminar featuring Alec Bennett (University of Alaska Fairbanks) on “Arctic Sea Ice Decline and Geoengineering Solutions: Cascading Security and Ethical Considerations” that will take place online on 28 June at 9:00 a.m. AKDT.

The National Science Foundation has made an award to a national partnership, led by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California Santa Barbara, to develop and curate the NSF Arctic Data Center, a new archive for Arctic scientific data as well as other related research documents. A webinar on Thursday, 21 April at 10:00am PDT will provide an opportunity to get more information about the NSF Arctic Data Center and will allow for feedback and additional insights into the needs of the Arctic research community.

Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) team members announce the call for contributions for the 2023 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) June report. The SIO provides an open process for those interested in Arctic sea ice to share ideas. Submission Deadline: 6:00 p.m. AK Monday, 12 June.

Register for the virtual Arctic Research Seminar featuring Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq (Iñupiaq scholar, Virginia Tech) and Corina Qaaġraq Kramer (Director of Operations at Aqqaluk Trust) on “Getting Started with Equitable Arctic Research at Any Stage of Your Project: Tips from Inuit Arctic Researchers” on 6 June at 9:00 a.m. AK.