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If you ignore the ice, this water almost looks tropical! The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy and a melt pond. (TREC 2005)

Photo by: Steve Marshall

PublicationWitness the Arctic

The Spring 2009 edition of Witness the Arctic is now available for download. With the current issue, ARCUS has changed the format of Witness the Arctic to online-only. The feature article in the current issue is by Mead Treadwell, the chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, on how the International Polar Year has heightened awareness of arctic issues beyond the research community. {more}

AnnouncementSea Ice Outlook Reports

The 2009 September Sea Ice Outlook: June Report is now available. This Outlook report, based on May data, indicates a continuation of low pan-arctic sea ice extent. {more}

As a new feature of the 2009 Sea Ice Outlook, a separate Regional Report synthesizes contributions that provide perspective on specific areas of the Arctic. {more}

MeetingARCUS Annual Meeting

Update: Meeting archive now available.

The 21st ARCUS Annual Meeting and Council Forum was held as a virtual eMeeting on Monday, 8 June 2009. {more}

Announcement New Executive Director

Susan E. Fox became executive director of ARCUS in April 2009. A seasoned non-profit executive, Fox has a combined 15 years of service as executive director of the Society of American Archivists and the American Association of Law Libraries. She previously worked at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program and with the Center for Science and International Affairs. Fox earned a B.S. in Communications from Boston University and an M.S. in Public Affairs from the University of Massachusetts Boston. {more}