Education Join PolarTREC

Visit the PolarTREC website to learn about upcoming polar expeditions and opportunities for teachers, researchers, classrooms and communities.

Barrow Sunset

An amazing sunset over the water near Barrow, Alaska. (TREC 2004)

Photo by: Misty Nikula

Employment Employment Opportunity

The ARCUS Board of Directors seeks an innovative Executive Director for the opportunity of leading ARCUS.

The Executive Director works collaboratively with the organization’s board, staff, member institutions, and organizations around the world to further develop ARCUS’ leadership in science planning, education, information, and outreach. {more}

Workshop WildREACH Workshop

Alaska FWS WildREACH

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service convened a workshop on Wildlife Response to Environmental Arctic Change (WildREACH) to advance our understanding of climate change-related impacts to fish and wildlife populations in the Arctic. {more}

Science NewsSEARCH Sea Ice Outlook

SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook

The Sea Ice Outlook Summary Report is now available. This report includes a preliminary analysis of the causes of the 2008 minimum, the accuracy of the Outlook values, and implications for future Outlook efforts. {more}

Sea Ice Outlook Schedule of Activities

Symposium Park Science in the Arctic

Park Science in the Arctic

Dates: 14-16 October 2008

Abstracts and agendas are now online for the 2008 Alaska Park Science Symposium and Beringia Days 2008. The symposium was a three-day meeting with two concurrent sessions each day.

All presentations pertained to the theme of the meeting: "Natural and Cultural Heritage of Greater Beringia." {more}

Press Activities:
When the Arctic is in the news, we will provide links and related materials here. {more}
Internet Media Archive:
The Internet Media Archive is a collection of photos, graphics, videos, and presentations now available through an online archive. {more}
Directory of Arctic Researchers:
Access this directory of more than 4000 international arctic researchers. {more}
Witness the Arctic:
A newsletter providing information on arctic research efforts and initiatives, national policy, international activities, and more. {more}

Arctic Research Consortium of the United States

ARCUS is a non-profit corporation consisting of institutions organized and operated for educational, professional, or scientific purposes. To achieve its mission, ARCUS frequently provides support to workshops to facilitate discussion of important arctic research initiatives, produces workshop reports to publicize researcher recommendations for arctic science priorities, and assists the arctic research community with other publications and information distribution needs. More about ARCUS.