Originally posted: January 2015 Ever since I attended a presentation several years ago entitled “Who Owns the Arctic?” by Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies Center, I have wanted to collaborate with Nadine to increase awareness of the Arctic region. This past year the perfect opportunity presented itself when I was assigned to a second and third

I was originally exposed to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) through previous research but received additional exposure in the ARCTIC 200 course through the Jackson School of International Studies. This introductory class has proved to be incredibly useful in securing an internship and exposing me to opportunities outside the university. It provided me with

Ian is currently a junior in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences majoring in Geophysics. Due to his keen interest in glaciers and ice, he has plans to pursue graduate studies in glaciology. While more inclined towards the scientific aspects of glaciology, Ian regardless understands the importance of the other aspects of glaciology such

I was funded through the International Council for Canadian Studies Graduate Student Scholarship to conduct research in Montréal in the summer of 2014. My aim in Montréal was to study the West African music community. This was part of a comparative study that looked at West African music scenes in Montréal compared those in Paris,

by Quintard Taylor, History Quintard Taylor, UW Professor, History The Canada Project is the latest effort by BlackPast.org, the largest free and unrestricted website resource currently on the internet dedicated to the promotion of African Americans and Global African history. This project links hundreds of entries and articles on the website to appropriate provinces and territories

Several of our faculty and students attended the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway in January.

The experience I had with Canadian Studies was back in early 2013 when I signed up for the JSIS 495 Task Force on Arctic Securities. I worked with Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies, and Joël Plouffe, Visiting Québec Professor, and was introduced to a whole host of information about a region I knew essentially nothing about. This

I began my Arctic studies with simple curiosity. While registering for Fall 2013 classes, I found a course on the Jackson School International Studies (JSIS) class listings: Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit. My father worked in the Alaskan Arctic for two decades, and I grew up with a strong (if second-hand) fascination and interest

Above: Dr. Chin Soo, Lim: Vice President of the Korea Maritime Institute. In late May the Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) and Center signed an Agreement for Academic Cooperation with the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI). The purpose of the Agreement is to foster an enhanced dialogue between the Republic of Korea, Canada, the United