Call for 2023 Membership Committee Nominations Outreach
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.
Witness Community Highlights Publication
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 Job Opening
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 will begin 10 February 2023.
ARCUS Welcomes New Board Members Announcement
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!
Upcoming Live Event from McMurdo Station, Antarctica Education
Join PolarTREC Tuesday, 24 January at 9:00 am Alaska time, for a live PolarConnect event with educator Bill Henske and the Dry Valleys Ecosystem Study team. Bill will be joined by members of "Team Wormherder" to discuss the research and fieldwork involved in the project, and what it's like to live and work in Antarctica. As part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (MCM LTER) Program, Bill's presentation will focus on research being carried out in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. The Dry Valleys represent a region where life approaches its environmental limits. The overarching goal of this long-term research project is to document and understand how ecosystems respond to environmental changes.
You must register to attend this free event.
ARCUS 2022 Annual Report Report
As we wrap up the year, we invite you to learn more about ARCUS activities and achievements by exploring the 2022 ARCUS Annual Report. We are grateful for everyone in the ARCUS community and look forward to working with you in 2023!
Sea Ice Outlook: 2022 Post-Season Report Report
The 2022 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Post-Season Report is now available online. The (SIO) is a community network activity led by the Sea Ice Prediction Network-Phase 2 (SIPN2) Project Team with contributions from key partners. This report includes discussions of the 2022 observed Arctic sea-ice, atmospheric, and ocean heat conditions during the sea-ice retreat season; a review of the 2022 contributed forecasts for the pan-Arctic sea-ice extent and extent anomalies, pan-Arctic sea-ice probability, and sea-ice extent forecasts for Alaska regional seas and the Antarctic; a summary from the 2022 Sea Ice Drift Forecast Experiment (SIDFEx); and brief discussion of next steps for the SIO and SIPN project.
Arctic Community Rooms Available at AGU Fall Meeting Announcement
ARCUS will host two free meeting rooms at the Hilton at McCormick Place (123 E Cermak Road, Chicago, Illinois 60616) for groups planning to connect around Arctic research, science, and education during the AGU Fall Meeting. Rooms will include complementary use of AV equipment, screen projection capabilities, and wifi to support virtual participation. The rooms can accommodate groups of up to 50 people (seated) and may be reserved for 2-hour time blocks. The space is a resource for all Arctic research community members and you do not need to be an ARCUS Member to make a reservation.
Call for ARCUS Board Nominations Announcement
ARCUS announces a call for nominations for our December 2022 Board of Directors election! We seek nominations of candidates with enthusiasm and time to dedicate to ARCUS, who are willing and able to help ARCUS fulfill its mission. Terms will be three years and begin in January 2023. Nominees are welcome from any career level and type of organization and we strive to embody our value of “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging” in our Board. The nomination submission deadline is Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 12:00 p.m. AKT.
PolarTREC Alumna Returns to Antarctica Education
PolarTREC alumna Lucy Coleman has recently returned to Antarctica as part of a research team led by Dr. Rachel Morgan-Kiss and funded by Miami University in Ohio. This is a continuation of Lucy's research experience that started with PolarTREC in 2014. Lucy and the team are researching Microbial Interactions in Antarctic Lakes. While in the field, the team will be sampling at multiple locations in Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney within the McMurdo Dry Valley region of Antarctica. The samples being collected will be used to analyze the influence of environmental gradients (light, nutrients, oxygen, sulfur) and seasons on microbial communities. Lucy and the team are scheduled to be in Antarctica until mid-December.
Read about Lucy’s earlier PolarTREC experience in 2014 and follow along on her current expedition.
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