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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.

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.

Join the AK CASC Team – Now hiring Post-Doctoral Fellow and Tribal Liaison

By Mike Delue | April 23, 2024
Join our team: Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center

The Alaska CASC is hiring several new positions! Join our team and support climate adaptation science in Alaska.

2024 Alaska Forum on the Environment – Science for Alaska communities

By Mike Delue | February 16, 2024
A woman in a blue shirt gestures with one hand in the air while speaking at a podium with a presentation about berries behind her.

The Alaska Forum on the Environment, an annual gathering in Anchorage, is a central networking and presentation opportunity for the AK CASC.

Applications open for tuition-free youth science and art expeditions

By Mike Delue | November 27, 2023
Eight people, attached together by a rope, walk in a single file line through the snow with trekking poles and snowshoes.

Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Alaska is inviting applications for a unique suite of tuition-free backcountry science and art education programs in summer 2024.

USGS Alaska Regional office seeks Tribal Liaison and Outreach Coordinator

By Mike Delue | November 3, 2023
A road extends forward towards a shaded mountain with the sun setting and trees lining either side of the road.

The Alaska Regional office is seeking a Tribal Liaison and Outreach Coordinator to promote and communicate outreach actives to build continuous stakeholder engagement across the Region. The person selected will lead efforts to significantly enhance…

AK CASC to continue as University of Alaska-USGS partnership

By Mike Delue | September 25, 2023
A woman in a blue baseball cap stands in ankle-deep water while holding the tube of scientific research equipment to collect a sample of the river water.

The new Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center hosting agreement will bring with it 11.4 million dollars in funding and continue a 14-year long collaboration between the University of Alaska (UA) and the United States Geological…

Scientists assess future landslide risk in Alaska’s national parks

By Mike Delue | April 5, 2023
Three people stand in coats while overlooking a landslide on a road in the middle of a rocky slope in the distance.

Original article by Heather McFarland The Pretty Rocks landslide, spurred by greater warmth and rainfall, will force Denali National Park’s main access road to close at the halfway point in 2023 for the second full…

Aufeis in the Arctic Refuge

By Julian Dann | March 16, 2023
Aufeis in the Arctic Refuge: An investigation of the importance and dynamics of river icings around the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Northeast Alaska - Written by Julian Dann, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks - March 16, 2023

An investigation of the importance and dynamics of river icings around the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Northeast Alaska

Shape our approach to Alaska Climate Adaptation Science: Become our Assistant Regional Administrator

By Mike Delue | February 15, 2023
An aerial view of a snow-capped mountains.

UPDATE March 7th: The AK CASC Assistant Regional Administrator position announcement has closed. We’re excited to announce the hire of an Assistant Regional Administrator here at the Alaska CASC. The position, formerly known as the…

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