AK CASC Logos and Templates
About our logo
Our logo emphasizes Alaska’s iconic imagery and ever-present position at the forefront of climate change:
- The sharp-angled colored shapes symbolize the Northern Lights and ice, and hint at a climate-warming graph.
- The white mountain shape symbolizes Alaska mountains, the cryosphere, a variety of ecosystems, and a climate-warming graph.
- The blue shapes at the bottom symbolize the coast, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and non-mountain land areas.
The hexagonal shape enclosing the design is reminiscent of the blocky surface patterns of permafrost landscapes.
Download the AK CASC logo
Please contact us with questions about logo usage (don't stretch, squash, or change colors), or if you need a different file format or special size.
AK CASC Presentation templates
These presentation templates provide a starting point for presenting your AK CASC-related work and include:
- two optional cover slides for you to use with your own imagery with one option for dark images and one for lighter images.
- overview and basic slides for you to build off of.
- room for attribution for multiple contributors.
- Appropriately sized AK CASC and USGS branding.
Download the Microsoft Powerpoint Template or for Google Slides create a new presentation using the AK CASC Template from the UA Template Gallery.
IARC Communications Guide
Communications professionals at the International Arctic Research Center have worked together to create a communications guide for researchers. This website includes helpful information on communications through every step of the process from proposal to product and also includes access to other collaborating organization logos, guidance on AK CASC colors, advice for working with media, and more.
Skill-building Topics for Researchers
This series of webinars was hosted by the AK CASC and covered topics in research, funding, communications, and other topics critical to scientists as they navigate academic careers. All publicly available recordings of AK CASC events are available on YouTube.
CASC Funding Opportunities: Understanding Funding Priorities and Tips for Success
The first Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center Skill-Building Webinar featured AK CASC USGS Director Steve Gray leading a discussion on applying for CASC funding opportunities, including the Alaska CASC’s specific research priorities, evaluation criteria, and funding flow.
Presenter: AK CASC USGS Director Steve Gray
Visual Communication in Science and Reporting
This session focused on the importance of visual communication in science and how to consider photography and videography throughout the research project process.
Presenters: Mark Garrison of Hakai Magazine, Meigan Henry of Hakai Institute, and Loren Holmes of the Anchorage Daily News.
Building Successful NSF Proposals
The session highlights strategies for successful proposals to the National Science Foundation Arctic section. This 1-hour webinar and discussion covered topics ranging from NSF proposal opportunities to interacting with program officers and developing collaborative and co-produced proposals.
Presenters: Program Director and UAS Professor Erica Hill and Arctic Observing Network Program Director and IARC faculty member Olivia Lee
Research Ethics: All the parts and pieces
Is your research ethical? UAF's ORI team covers export controls, data management, foreign travel, and general research misconduct. This presentation is a great opportunity to find out all the things you should be aware of as a university researcher.
Presenters: Aaron Menshouse and Cassie Pinkel, Office of Research Integrity
Research Ethics: Engaging Alaska's Indigenous communities in research
During this session, presenters shared about engaging Alaska's Indigenous communities in research. Learn about the importance and value of establishing relationships first, and conducting research second, as well as Community-Based Research and Community-Based Participatory Research, and learn the difference between the two.
Presenters: UAF Research Integrity Administrator Cassie Pinkel and Walkie Charles, Director of the Alaska Native Language Center and Chair of UAF's Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Research Ethics: Conquering IRBnet and required trainings
UAF Research Integrity Administrator Cassie Pinkel gives an overview of navigating IRBnet for the Institutional Review Board.
Presenter: UAF Research Integrity Administrator Cassie Pinkel
Research Ethics: An Introduction to IRB, IACUC and RCR
This session provides an overview of the process and considerations for performing research that requires institutional review, including the Institutional Review Board, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and Responsible Conduct of Research.
Presenter: UAF Research Integrity Administrator Cassie Pinkel