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Winter 2026 Newsletter
We are excited to share our latest edition of AAOKH News! In this issue Bobby Schaeffer offers his observation and reflection of ex-typhoon Halong alongside Rick Thoman’s weather and climate highlights. We highlight results from graduate student Meaghan Conner research exploring spotted seal haulout behavior near Utqiaġvik and introduction to one of our new collaborations…
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AAOKH puts Indigenous perspectives front and center in essay for the international Arctic Report Card
AAOKH contributed to the international 2023 Arctic Report Card supported by the US National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In our essay “Nunaaqqit Savaqatigivlugich: Working with communities to observe the Arctic”, AAOKH Project Coordinator and Commuity Liaison Roberta Tuurraq Glenn-Borade took the lead to describe environmental changes reported by observers, impacts to their communities and…
Hot off the press: check out our Winter 2023 newsletter!
Announcing Roberta Tuurraq Glenn as AAOKH’s Project Coordinator & Community Liaison
We have some exciting news to share with you! Please help us welcome Roberta Tuurraq Glenn to the Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub (AAOKH) project in a new capacity as the first AAOKH Program Coordinator and Community Liaison. As you may recall, Roberta is a recent graduate of the UAF geoscience master’s program – one…
Explore our new StoryMap to learn about Arctic change from the perspective of AAOKH observers
Announcing the launch of a new online product sharing ‘Insights from Coastal Arctic Indigenous observers,’ expertly curated by Roberta Tuurraq Glenn as part of her M.S. degree at University of Alaska Fairbanks. As explained in the StoryMap: “Community-based observations from AAOKH observers offer insight into the impacts of rapid Arctic environmental change from a local…
We’re hiring! New Post Doctoral Position!
The Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub (AAOKH) at the International Arctic Research Center and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) seeks a Post Doctoral Fellow interested in applied transdisciplinary data science. We are searching for early career researchers interested in collaborative approaches to improve the relevance and usefulness of community-based environmental observations across coastal Arctic…
Congrats to Roberta, Mik’, and Kim on recent student presentations!!
One of our goals at AAOKH is to create STEM opportunities for research and engagement for Alaska Native students, and our current AAOKH-affiliated students certainly make us proud! Check out these recent student-led scientific presentations. Check out a copy of Roberta Turraaq Glenn’s recent presentation at Arctic Science Summit Week, where she was also a…
Winter 2020 AAOKH Newsletter published online and in the mail!
We’re excited to share the latest edition of the AAOKH newsletter, which should also soon be arriving in the mailboxes of AAOKH communities! Learn more about summer-fall observations and environmental conditions, new student and staff additions to our team, perspectives from our observers, and other great features. Read it online here!