Education | AK CASC

Food Systems in Focus as New Ambassadors Program Launches

By Christian Thorsberg | February 4, 2025

Three fish with black, green, and white bodies are held in two hands against a black background.

The first-ever cohort of Alaska CASC Ambassadors will lead three new research projects on invasive European green crab, Kodiak Island’s food systems, and mariculture policy.

At latest PI-AK exchange, subsistence and sovereignty take center stage

By Christian Thorsberg | September 16, 2024

A group of people stand watch a shirtless man in shorts gesture while standing in over a foot of mud in a taro field.

The two CASCs shared ocean-spanning reflections at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference in late July.

Annual Report – 2024 Year in Review

By Mike Delue | August 20, 2024

A page describing Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center's 2024 in review.

The 2024 Annual Report summarizes the Alaska CASC’s achievements and initiatives, including new partnerships, staff growth, and research projects addressing climate change impacts in Alaska’s natural hazards and wildlife.

Gulkana study brings Girls* On Ice to international stage

By Christian Thorsberg | August 13, 2024

A woman wearing a blue coat with her hood up stands in a gray, rocky landscape with a cloudy sky.

Teslin Brannan collected data during the 2023 Girls* On Ice expedition, supported by the Alaska CASC, and presented her findings to a global audience.

Speaking the language of adaptation: AK CASC climate training brings Tribal communities together

By Molly Tankersley | November 9, 2022

a woman with long brown hair, bangs, and glasses, speaks into a microphone in front of a screen showing images of flooding with the title "Relocation, Managed Retreat, and Protect-in-place Realities of Climagration."

As severe weather increases across Alaska, climate adaptation in rural Alaska is a growing task for Alaska Tribes. Earlier this month, a cohort representing twelve Alaska tribal communities across western and interior Alaska gathered at…

Annual Report – 2022 Year in Review

By Mike Delue | August 23, 2022

Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center 2022 in review.

The AK CASC Annual Report 2022 highlights developments over the last year while also diving deeper into the work of our scientists and staff.

Tuition-free girls’ wilderness expedition program accepts applications

By Mike Delue | December 16, 2021

Six people sit in circle on a rocky shore with their kayaks docked at the water's edge with evergreen trees and mountains in the background.

Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs. The expeditions are open to 16-18-year-old high school girls. Alaskans are encouraged to apply, and expeditions target youths…

Applications open for Inspiring Girls Expeditions

By IARC Web | December 15, 2020

Twelve women in water gear pose on a rocky shore in front of mountains and a glacier.

By Heather McFarland, International Arctic Research Center Inspiring Girls Expeditions invites applications for its summer 2021, tuition-free, wilderness science education programs. The expeditions are open to 16- and 17-year-old girls. Alaskans are encouraged to apply,…

Girls on Ice Alaska

By IARC Web | March 5, 2017

A group of people wearing cold weather gear, backpacking packs, and boots with ice crampons, walk in a single file line across ice with snowy mountains in the background.

The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center met with Joanna Young, co-director and co-instructor for the Girls on Ice Alaska (GOI Alaska) program. Since GOI Alaska began in 2012, the AK CASC has been the primary supporter of this innovative science outreach program.