On April 13th, 2016 Professor Heather Nicol, Trent University, UW’s 2015-16 Fulbright Canada Chair in Arctic Studies, spoke at the Maple Leaf Luncheon hosted by the Canadian Consulate. Heather and Consul General James Hill pose for a photo (left) following her talk, A Canadian View of the U.S. Arctic Council Chairmanship at the Maple Leaf Luncheon hosted

Originally posted: March 2016 Coming to Canada has been the best decision of my college career. It opened my eyes to the world outside of just the states, and it’s been neat to experience life in another country. The Killam Fellowship provided me with so many more opportunities than just coming to UBC to study.

My research as a FLAS Fellow and law student has allowed me to continue to study the Canadian Constitution in unique ways. Last quarter I took a Cannabis Law Seminar, which was a fascinating foray into a burgeoning field of law. Washington State is one of the first states in the nation to legalize recreational

In 2015 Jason Young, a current FLAS fellow and doctoral candidate in the Department of Geography, was awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant, which was awarded jointly by the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program and the Arctic Social Sciences Program, is designed to fund Jason’s

When John Vallier, the Libraries’ Head of Distributed Media, heard that State University New York (SUNY) Buffalo was deaccessioning a collection of Radio Canada International spoken word and musical sound recordings and that they needed a new home, he was quick to confer with Canadian Studies Librarian Sion Romaine to see if this would be

Sixty-five students, thirteen countries, representing eight nation states, six permanent participants, and several observer states and organizations. While these numbers provide a simple explanation for the 2016 Model Arctic Council, they do nothing to tell the story. Students from across the globe descended on Fairbanks, AK to participate in a simulation of the Arctic Council.

Affiliated graduate student, Brandon Ray, attended the Model Arctic Council held in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Model Arctic Council is a Thematic Network of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) consortium. Information about the Thematic Network can be found here: http://www.uarctic.org/organization/thematic-networks/model-arctic-council/.

Task Force students from ARCTIC 495C: The Arctic – A New Player in International Relations, traveled to Canada’s capital, Ottawa, from January 23rd to 30th, 2016 to engage in on-the-ground research with organizations and specialists in the field and learn on climate change and the current issues facing the Arctic region.

The Columbia River Treaty modernization was the focus for both a very successful field course in the summer of 2015 and PNWCSC Annual General Meeting in February 2016. The Canadian Consulate in downtown Seattle hosted the meeting, which included participants from fifteen member institutions and lively discussions about myriad aspects of the Columbia River, the