Building Alaska's STEM Capacity
Alaska NSF EPSCoR improves scientific research capacity and broadens participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Alaska by engaging in research projects supported through National Science Foundation and state funds.
Navigating Variability in Boreal Wildfire Regimes and Subarctic Coastal Ecosystems
Alaska EPSCoR's current five-year project, "Fire and Ice," studies climate-driven changes to wildfire regimes in the Alaska boreal forest and glacial runoff influences on coastal ecosystems in the Gulf of Alaska.
Announcements
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What is it really like to publish research?
October 2, 2023Read articleAs Fire & Ice winds down, many of our researchers are sifting through data and writing up manuscripts.
Here’s what fellow EPSCoR researchers have shared about writing and publishing from their personal experiences, some with many years of experience and some just getting going.
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Nature of Fire in Alaska Workshop for Teachers
August 30, 2023Alaska EPSCoR Outreach Coordinator Courtney Breest joined Alaska Project Learning Tree in Denali National Park for a training for K-12 teachers on incorporating wildfire science into their curriculum.Read article -
July 28, 2023Graduate student Shelby Bacus observes the effects of simulated future ocean warming and acidification conditions in marine invertebrates, including snails, limpets, and crabs, finding many organisms are already existing near their thresholds.Read article
Upcoming Events
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Oct2-30
Weekly Writing Cohort Sessions - Mondays
Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 in the UAF VCR Conference Room (WRRB 210)
9 - 11 am -
Oct5-26
Weekly Writing Cohort Sessions -Thursdays
Oct. 5 in the UAF Vis Space (WRRB 010) Oct. 12, 19, 26 in the VCR Conference Room (WRRB 210)
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Oct2-7
This year's theme is "Traditions to Transformation."
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Oct13
UAA College of Business and Public Policy Showcase
Boreal Fires researcher Jen Schmidt will share information about wildfire preparedness, joined by our Data Visualization team with their Firewise VR game!
5-7:30 pm -
Oct23-28
2023 Alaska Interagency Fall Fire Review and Fire Science Workshop
Dena'ina Center, Anchorage, AK or online.Draft agenda now available.
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Feb23-24
University of Alaska Fairbanks