Witness Community Highlights Publication
The February 2021 issue of Witness Community Highlights is now available online. This issue includes two articles: NSF Arctic Sciences Section Head, Simon Stephenson, to Retire, a tribute to Stephenson’s extraordinary decades-long career at NSF and DOE’s Arctic Innovator Fellowship Promotes Technology Projects in Alaska, an overview of two projects initiated in the Alaskan ecosystem that have potential for broad global impacts.
Engaging Rural and Alaska Native Undergraduates and Youth in Arctic STEM Workshop
Announcing an upcoming workshop: Engaging Rural and Alaska Native Undergraduates and Youth in Arctic STEM, to be held online April 13-15, 2021.
The goal of this workshop is to bring together rural and Alaska Native undergraduates and youth, federal agency representatives, researchers on Arctic STEM projects, Indigenous faculty, and community members to discuss the gaps, challenges, opportunities, and successful practices to increase and support the representation of rural and Alaska Native undergraduates and youth in STEM education and career pathways. To ensure this process of learning doesn't replicate the top-down, outside-in model that can be extractive, our virtual workshop will include a collaborative process with all participants and interested organizations. This effort will produce recommendations for systemic change focused on increasing rural and Alaska Native and undergraduates and youth to consider entering STEM fields in Arctic Alaska.
Submit your interest form no later than Monday, March 8, 2021, by 5 PM AKST, if you'd like to participate in this online workshop.
Arctic Research Seminar with Dr. Gil Bohrer Webinar
ARCUS invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar featuring Dr. Gil Bohrer, Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering at the Ohio State University. Dr. Bohrer’s presentation, titled "Ecological Insights from the New Arctic Animal Movement Archive - Tracking Three Decades of Animal Movement across a Changing Arctic" will be held via Zoom on Friday, 12 March 2021 at 9:00 a.m. AKST (1:00 p.m. EST). Registration is required for this event.
Arctic Research Collaboration Workshop Workshop
Join UCIrvine, the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS), and IARPC Collaborations for a virtual Arctic Research Collaboration Workshop on Friday, 16 April from 9am-1pm AK/1-5pm ET. Learn from experienced interdisciplinary researchers as they share examples of successful collaborative research projects and reflect on the processes that support project conceptualization, disciplinary integration, and effective engagements with local communities. The workshop will also include a hands-on collaboration sprint to help stimulate new research project ideas. Both individuals and teams are invited to apply.
The Arctic Research Collaboration Workshop is the second activity in a new collaborative research event series designed to provide participants with the opportunity to:
- Network with potential project partners
- Workshop interdisciplinary research ideas
- Meet with Arctic research funders
ARCUS Board Update Announcement
Congratulations and lots of gratitude to our re-elected Board members, Peter Webley (University of Alaska Fairbanks), Diane Hirshberg (University of Alaska Anchorage), Kaare Erickson (UIC Science), and Pips Veazey (University of Alaska Fairbanks), who were elected for a new term ending 2023.
ARCUS 2020 Annual Meeting Report Report
A meeting report on the 2020 ARCUS Annual Meeting, held virtually on 29 October 2020, is now available. The meeting brought together more than 128 individuals from the Arctic research community, including 41 attendees from ARCUS Member Institutions and 26 ARCUS Individual Members. This annual open meeting serves as an important opportunity for the ARCUS community to share updates, explore common issues, and discuss collaboration opportunities.
Call for ARCUS Committee Member Nominations Opportunity
To continue discussions initiated at our 2020 Annual Meeting, ARCUS announces a call for nominations for members to serve on a new ad hoc committee that will focus on building the Arctic research community’s capacity for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. Committee members will serve a 1-year term and will play an important role in developing the initial goals and direction of this new group’s efforts, and provide input to ARCUS’ activities around this topic. Committee members will be expected to join virtual meetings approximately 4-6 times through the year, and will have additional opportunities to work on specific activities. Self-nominations from all disciplines, career levels, and research backgrounds are welcome. Stipends may be available for committee members, depending on the scope of time and involvement of the committee member.
Self-nominations should be sent to Brit Myers at brit [at] arcus.org by Monday, 15 February and include:
- Name, Affiliation, & Contact Information
- Resume, CV, or link to a professional webpage
- A brief statement explaining why you would like to be part of the committee and what you would like to contribute.
Arctic Research Speed Networking Event Events
Join IARPC Collaborations, the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS), and UCIrvine for a virtual Arctic research speed networking event on Friday, 5 February at 9am AKT / 1pm ET. Over the course of 1.5 hours, researchers will be split into a series of small groups to rapidly get to know one another and brainstorm future collaborations. Groups will be organized across disciplines, with a particular emphasis on grouping social scientists and natural scientists together.
The Arctic Research Virtual Speed Networking event is the first activity in a series designed to provide participants with the opportunity to:
- Network with potential project partners
- Workshop interdisciplinary research ideas
- Meet with Arctic research funders
Browse 2021 Arctic Events Call for Input
ARCUS' Arctic Calendar is an online, searchable calendar of major meetings and events relevant to the Arctic science, education, and policy communities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many events have made postponements, cancellations, or have moved online. The calendar is updated daily to reflect these ongoing changes. We encourage anyone organizing an event to submit it for inclusion on the calendar. We also welcome other Arctic organizations to link to the Arctic Calendar. Events can be submitted through this online form or by emailing calendar [at] arcus.org
ARCUS Early Career Conference Funding Award Winners Selected Announcement
ARCUS would like to congratulate the winners of our first Early Career Conference Funding Award! This year’s 16 awardees received support for virtual conference registration and fees. Congratulations to: Mark England, Hayley Cynar, Allison Cluett, Shima Shams, Raven Mitchell, Adrian Charles, Courtney Collins, Patricia Johnston, Austin Roy, Lucia Gonzalez, Stephen Greenlaw, Joy O'Brien, Emily Fedders, Xueke Li, Ian Baxter, and Ingalise Kindstedt!
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