NNA-CO Arctic Climate Change and Community Collaborations Graduate Student Workshop
January 6-10, 2025
This workshop, taking place on the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus and at the International Arctic Research Center in Fairbanks, AK, orients graduate students to core principles in community-based and collaborative Arctic research. Students examine their positionality, learn from Alaska Native Elders and scholars, become oriented with co-production of knowledge, learn what responsible allyship looks like in research and experience the Arctic in the deep of winter!
NNA-CO Learn & Connect: Inclusive Mentoring
January 23, 2025 | 11am-12pm AKT / 1-2pm MT / 3-4pm ET
Research has shown that students with mentoring relationships are happier, successful, and more likely to stay in their chosen career. In this workshop, Dr. Anne Gold (NNA-CO; University of Colorado Boulder) will talk about how to build a more inclusive research environment and provide you with the tools you need to foster meaningful mentoring relationships and build your own support networks. Registration is required, so follow this link to register.
Arctic Together Showcase at Alaska Forum on the Environment
February 6, 2025 | 10:30-11:40am AKT
The NNA-CO session at the Alaska Forum on the Environment showcases Alaska-based NNA projects that have direct and tangible benefits or research and education products relevant for Alaskan communities. Participants from throughout Alaska, including many of the environmental decision-makers and environmental monitoring professionals from rural villages will learn how the results from energy, infrastructure, environmental and social research being done through NNA are helping and how they could be put to use.
2025 NNA Annual Community Meeting
March 23, 2025
The NNA Community Office (NNA-CO) will host the next NNA Annual Community Meeting within Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2025, which will be held in Boulder, Colorado. The NNA-CO will be organizing a half-day NNA Community Gathering at ASSW 2025 and exploring additional opportunities to build community within NNA and to showcase NNA research at this important international gathering.