On December 16, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released the 2025 Arctic Report Card. Now in its 20th year, the Arctic Report Card (ARC) 2025 provides a clear view of a region warming far faster than the rest of the planet. Along with reports on the state of the Arctic’s atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and tundra, this year’s report highlights major transformations underway—atlantification bringing warmer, saltier waters northward, boreal species expanding northward into Arctic ecosystems, and “rivers rusting” as thawing permafrost mobilizes iron and other metals. 

On December 15, 2025, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced its organizational realignment, with a new organizational chart. Follow the link below to learn more.

• The NNA-CO at AGU25
• New Resource Available from the NNA-CO - Arctic Scientists in the Classroom: Principles for Designing Community-Centered Educational Programs
• Applications Open for the 2026 Toolik Field Station Early Career Tundra Award
• Reminder: Save the Dates for the 2026 NNA Annual Community Meeting
• Upcoming Events

• The NNA-CO at AGU
• Call for Mentors: NNA Research Experience for Undergraduate Students
• Reminder: Save the Dates for the 2026 NNA Annual Community Meeting
• Arctic Frontiers 2026: Turn of the Tide
• NNA Project Highlight - AccelNet: Accelerating Discoveries at Greenlands Marine Margins Through International Collaboration
• Upcoming Events

The NNA-CO is excited to announce that we will be hosting an NNA International Side Meeting during ASSW 2026. This meeting will focus on highlighting international research partnerships in the context of mobilising data and knowledge for societal benefit. NNA projects will showcase their work, and discuss how they are approaching international collaboration in the Arctic, working across knowledge systems and disciplines, building partnerships with Indigenous Peoples, and/or advancing ethical and equitable data management practices. Other international initiatives working on these topics are invited to participate and share to promote learning across programs. 

Are you attending AGU25 in New Orleans next week? We're excited to share these NNA-CO-led poster presentations and sessions focused on convergence research, Arctic education, and lessons learned from the NNA initiative.

• ED11C - Arctic Education and Outreach: Effective Ways of Engaging Diverse Learners in Arctic Science Poster
  • December 15, 2025 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm CT | Hall EFG (NOLA CC)
• NNA Research Experience: A Hybrid Research Experience Program for Connecting Alaska Undergraduates with Community-Informed Research Poster
  • December 15, 2025 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm CT | Hall EFG (NOLA CC)
• ED13A - Arctic Education and Outreach: Effective Ways of Engaging Diverse Learners in Arctic Science II Oral Session
  • December 15, 2025 | 2:15 - 3:45 pm CT | Room 346 - 347 (NOLA CC)
• C33A - Convergence Research in the Arctic: Drawing from Diverse Disciplines and Knowledge Systems to Address Complex Social Challenges I Oral Session
  • December 17, 2025 | 2:15 - 3:45 pm CT | Room 214 (NOLA CC)
• Convergence Research in the Arctic: Drawing from Diverse Disciplines and Knowledge Systems to Address Complex Social Challenges II Poster
  • December 18, 2025 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm CT | Hall EFG (NOLA CC)
• Rethinking Arctic research as collective action to navigate a changing climate Poster
  • December 18, 2025 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm CT | Hall EFG (NOLA CC)

We hope you can join us!