The NNA-CO hosted a Broader Impacts Network (BIN) meeting on April 27, 2022, which focused on effective ways to use social media in broadening the reach of research and connecting with Arctic communities. A panel of communication experts discussed utilization of social media for sharing research with Arctic communities, impactful and culturally-relevant messaging, and actionable and tangible communication strategies. Panelists included Alice Glenn, Coffee and Quaq host and Alaska Native Media Group journalist, Sara Eckert, Communications from the Office of Polar Programs National Science Foundation, and Kristin Timm, expert in science and environmental communication from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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The AGU oral session "Arctic Education and Outreach: Effective Ways of Engaging Diverse Learners in Arctic Science II" took place on December 15, 2025 from 2:15 to 3:45 pm CT. This session focused on how the changing polar environments have created important scientific and societal concerns in high and lower latitudes. In this session, effective approaches, frameworks and examples of how to promote a broad understanding and awareness of the changing Arctic and the related societal implications were shared.
The NNA-CO hosted a virtual NNA Arctic Outreach Fair that took place as part of the Alaska Forum on the Environment. The goal of this event was to share NNA projects with community members across Alaska to encourage new connections and community engagement.
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The AGU oral Session "Convergence Research in the Arctic: Drawing from Diverse Disciplines and Knowledge Systems to Address Complex Societal Challenges" took place on December 17, 2025 from 2:15–3:45 pm CT. The session was focused on how the Arctic region, alongside transforming demographic, economic, and security conditions, is confronting accelerated climate and ecological changes. Arctic research has increasingly adopted convergence approaches that bring together academically-trained knowledge systems, Indigenous knowledges, and practitioner expertise to more holistically understand the interconnectedness of nature, social systems, and the human-built environment.
Issue 9 - Fall 2025
- Classroom Resources
- Track ice phenology with your students this winter
- Check out the latest issue of Alaska's Wild Wonders from Alaska Department of Fish & Game
- Tracks of Alaska Animals - A Guide for Educators
- Science Stars
- Nominate an outstanding teacher for the Shell Science Teaching Awards
- Celebrating Science
- Molly's Salmon Protector Camp engages children in stewardship and science through local and Indigenous expertise and values
- Opportunities for Educators
- Register and get trained
Jones, B.M., M.Z. Kanevskiy, B. Connor, J. Peirce, B. Tracey Sr., K. Curtis, F.E. Urban, S. Wesen, Y. Shur, and C.V. Maio, 2025: Climate change and infrastructure development drive ice-rich permafrost thaw in Point Lay (Kali), Alaska, Environmental Research: Ecology, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-664X/adf1ac
Christian, J.E., R.M. Buzard, K.L. Spellman, H.L. Baldwin, R.C. Bogardus, J. Carlson, G. Dunham, S. Flensburg, R.J.T. Glenn, J.R. Overbeck, and C.V. Maio, 2025: Community-based monitoring: shoreline change in Southwest Alaska, Frontiers in Climate Change, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1410329