Alaska’s oldest public policy research organization, founded soon after Alaska became a state. ISER’s research offers a broad look at all the issues that have been important in Alaska from the 1960s through the present. ISER enhances the well-being of Alaskans and others, through non-partisan research that helps people understand social and economic systems and supports informed public and private decision-making.

ISER Focuses attention on critical economic and social issues in Alaska, the Arctic, and similar regions. The institute engage in basic and applied research leading to better understanding of those issues and disseminates knowledge through publications and other media, community involvement, public service, and teaching.
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A center for research, education, and scholarship at the University of Alaska Anchorage that is committed to providing the public, industry, and agency partners with information to facilitate effective biological conservation and management of the state’s natural resources.

Our faculty and staff conduct basic and applied research, serve a wide range of data to the public, offer professional services, and provide educational opportunities. Data and expertise provided by ACCS are also used by state and federal agencies and NGOs for environmental and conservation planning.

Research at ACCS focuses on aquatic ecology, botany and vegetation ecology, wildlife ecology, landscape ecology, and invasive species. ACCS also includes state representatives of nationwide programs: Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP) and Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (KBNERR). Finally, ACCS provides educational opportunities for K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students.
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The Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center of Excellence hosted by the University of Alaska, with research conducted at UA campuses in Anchorage and Fairbanks and across a growing network of academic and industry partners in the United States and Canada.

ADAC’s mission is to develop and transition technologies, innovate products, and foster education programs that will improve situational awareness and crisis response capabilities related to maritime challenges posed by the dynamic Arctic environment.

The center’s principal customer is the U.S. Coast Guard, whose Arctic search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and security missions must constantly evolve to meet the needs of a changing Arctic. ADAC provides networked, mission-focused support to U.S. Coast Guard operators in the High North. It also works with an array of international, federal, state, local, tribal, industry, and academic partners to advance domain awareness of the Arctic region.

As the only center of its kind providing Arctic research and development for DHS, ADAC’s vision is to become a national center of Arctic maritime research.
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UAA’s Business Enterprise Institute (BEI) links economic development programs across the University of Alaska System, supporting businesses and entrepreneurial capacities across Alaska. BEI provides a platform for high-level consultancy between industries and UAA. Providing economic development-related research and technical assistance, high-level professional education, small business development services, and entrepreneurial ecosystem enhancement for Alaska, BEI serves as a bridge to expertise and talents throughout UAA.
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The Environment and Natural Resources Institute (ENRI) is an interdisciplinary group of core UAA
staff and faculty affiliates with the shared goal of improving understanding of environmental and natural resource issues in cold regions. ENRI relies heavily upon external funding through competitive grants and cooperative agreements. Important funding agencies include the National Science Foundation, the USDA Forest Service and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
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Alaska’s rural and multi-cultural environment calls for multidisciplinary approaches to defining health problems and identifying appropriate solutions. The Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS) was established by the Alaska Legislature in 1988 to improve the health of peoples of Alaska and other circumpolar areas through instruction, information services, and basic and applied research in health and medicine.
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The Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center (ACRC) builds partnerships and catalyzes collaborative ecological, economic, and social research in the north Pacific coastal temperate rainforest to support vibrant and resilient communities and ecosystems. ACRC is a research center focusing on the north Pacific coastal temperate rainforest housed in the Pacific Northwest Research Station’s Juneau Forestry Sciences Lab adjacent to the UAS Juneau campus. ACRC was established in 2009 to strengthen collaborations between the University of Alaska Southeast, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and the US Forest Service Alaska Region.
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JIRP is a collaborative endeavor run primarily through the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, with significant support from the University of Alaska Southeast Dept. of Environmental Science. The field-based curriculum and stunning mountain environment has inspired students for over sixty years, leading many to careers in science but also as teachers, doctors, artists, and explorers. Students learn from leading scientists in a wide range of disciplines, including glaciology, geology, climatology, and biology. The science curriculum is augmented by presentations by professional photographers, film makers, and doctors specializing in wilderness medicine.
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