News from AK CASC
Each year, folks on the university side of the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (AK CASC) make a trek to Washington D.C. The purpose of the visit is to meet with policymakers to share updates about the work that we do to provide communities with actionable science they can use to make decisions related to climate impacts, adaptation, and resilience.
Food Systems in Focus as New Ambassadors Program Launches
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.
How a single Twitter DM, sent years ago, sparked an AK CASC effort to prepare a new generation of science communications
When the pandemic reinforced the importance of responsible science communication, two Alaska scientists hatched big plans.
Introducing Seven Newly Funded Alaska CASC Research Projects
Salmon, caribou, permafrost, and wildfire are just some of the priority areas identified by this year’s primary investigators.
Announcing Two Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
Now recruiting Postdoctoral Fellows in Climate Program Evaluation and Avalanche Science Communication.
Inaugural Alaska CASC Interns Shine, Communicating Science Stories Across the State
A children’s book, museum exhibit and media kit were just some of the science storytelling projects completed during the internship
AK CASC Tribal Liaisons and Researchers Lead and Learn at Historic Tribal Climate Conference
Hundreds of Indigenous leaders, knowledge holders, artists and scientists, along with many non-Indigenous partners, were welcomed to Anchorage in September for the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC), the first ever national tribal conference addressing climate change held in Alaska.