Witness Community Highlights
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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.
Call for Sea Ice Outlook Contributions
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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).
Sea Ice Outlook August Report
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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.
Visit the Arctic Calendar
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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.
Call for Sea Ice Outlook Contributions
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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).
Witness Community Highlights
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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.
Sea Ice Outlook July Report
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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.
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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.
Call for Sea Ice Outlook Contributions
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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).
Sea Ice Outlook June Report
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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.
Arctic Research Seminar with Alec Bennett
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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.
Webinar on New Arctic Data Center
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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.
Call for Sea Ice Outlook Contributions
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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.
Arctic Research Seminar with Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq and Corina Qaaġraq Kramer
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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.
Witness Community Highlights
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The May 2023 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available. This issue includes three articles: Reflections on the Displacement of Yupik in Chukotka, New Partnership Between IARPC and UIC Science, and Arctic Beaver Observation Network—Tracking a New Disturbance Regime.
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The April 2023 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available online. This issue includes two articles: Sediment, Ice, and Learning on the Tanana (SILT) River, an overview of the SILT project’s effort to better capture full sediment fluxes in the ice covered Tanana River and the related outreach activities with K–12 students in Alaska; and Doing Ethnography and Engaging with Indigenous Alaskan Communities Based on Ethnographers’ Identities an example of how the diversity of a research team, in terms of ethnic and national identity, and gender enables a more multifaceted approach to sociocultural studies.
For questions, or to suggest topics for future articles, please contact Betsy Turner-Bogren, ARCUS (betsy [at] arcus.org).
SIPN Journal Article
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We are excited to share a publication by Sea Ice Prediction Network-Phase 2 (SIPN2) team members: Blanchard-Wrigglesworth, E., Bushuk, M., Massonnet, F., Hamilton, L. C., Bitz, C. M., Meier, W. N., & Bhatt, U. S. (2023). Forecast skill of the Arctic Sea Ice Outlook 2008–2022. Geophysical Research Letters.
Witness Community Highlights
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The March 2023 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available online. This issue includes three articles: Greenland's Largest Ice Stream Likely to Lose Ice Six Times Faster than Thought, an overview of new findings leading an interdisciplinary team to revise the assessment of the future mass loss of this sector; Improving the Arctic Observing Network in a Changing Environment: A Report Summary, highlights from a report to Congress on 13 December 2022 describing the need for a sustained Arctic Observing Network; and Reflections on a Recent Conference Session: Alaskan and Arctic Anthropology Since Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, a discussion of the rapid societal changes in Ukraine and in Chukotka as a result of the war, the related loss of hundreds of Indigenous hunters, reindeer herders, culture, language, and knowledge bearers, and the direct relevance for Arctic social sciences.
For questions, or to suggest topics for future articles, please contact Betsy Turner-Bogren, ARCUS (betsy [at] arcus.org).
PolarTREC Alumnus Returns to the Arctic
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PolarTREC alumnus Sarah Johnson is returning to the Arctic in late March to assist with the University of Washington's Float Your Boat project, which helps community members and students learn about the Arctic Ocean. Read more about Sarah's original expedition in the PolarTREC Virtual Base Camp.
ARCUS 2022 Annual Meeting Report
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A report of the ARCUS 2022 Annual Meeting is now available for download. The report provides an overview of the meeting, a synthesis of discussions, links to shared resources, as well as a number of ideas and recommendations for future Arctic research community collaboration activities.
Witness Community Highlights
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The February 2023 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available online. This issue includes three articles: USARC Releases Report on the Goals and Objectives for Arctic Research 2023–2024, highlighting the research goals and cross-cutting themes that will inform decision-makers and advance efforts outlined in the United States' Arctic policies, strategies, and plans; Caribou Migrations in a Changing Arctic, an overview from the National Park Service on how climate change impacts caribou migratory routes; and Celebrating 75 Years of Arctic Research in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, a summary of the five-day event focused on science and engineering in the North Slope region over the last 75 years and envisioning a framework for Arctic science, engineering, and education in the future.
For questions, or to suggest topics for future articles, please contact Betsy Turner-Bogren, ARCUS (betsy [at] arcus.org).
Call for 2023 Membership Committee Nominations
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ARCUS invites nominations for committee members to serve on the consortium’s Membership Committee charged with planning and supporting ARCUS member engagement activities, including planning and hosting the ARCUS Annual Meeting. Nominations are due by 15 February.
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The January 2023 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available online. This issue includes two articles: New Observatory Supports Broader Understanding of Climate-Change and Infrastructure Impacts to Ice-Rich Permafrost Systems, highlighting research efforts at the new Natural Ice-Rich Permafrost Observatory near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska that seek to understand what has happened in areas of the oilfield that are mainly affected by climate change in the absence of infrastructure; and The 2022 Arctic Report Card, a summary of the annual view into the state of the Arctic highlighting an Arctic in transition.
For questions, or to suggest topics for future articles, please contact Betsy Turner-Bogren, ARCUS (betsy [at] arcus.org).
Position Open: ARCUS Seeking Accountant
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We are hiring! ARCUS is seeking a full-time Accountant to join our team. This will be an Alaska-based position, primarily work-from home, with a generous benefits package. Application review has been extended to 24 February 2023.
ARCUS Welcomes New Board Members
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In December 2022, ARCUS Member Representatives elected four individuals to the ARCUS Board of Directors. Congratulations to Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon (Child Trends), Alexis Will (World Wildlife Fund), Cheryl Rosa (US Arctic Research Commission), and Victoria Herrmann (the Arctic Institute)! The newly elected cohort will serve three-year terms from 2022-2025. Dr. Rosa was re-elected to the Board, having completed her first term. Members of the Board of Directors are elected by designated representatives from ARCUS member institutions. ARCUS is grateful for the leadership, service, and varied perspectives they bring to Arctic research!