In February 2019, the University of Washington and Fulbright Canada signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair in Arctic Studies. UW President Ana Mari Cauce, Fulbright Canada’s CEO Michael Hawes, and representatives of the supporting units signed the MOU to continue the relationship that began in 2006. The

This year’s UW Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies, Mark Mallory (Acadia University, Nova Scotia), has just published a co-authored paper in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change. The article, “Global Phenological Insensitivity to Shifting Ocean Temperatures among Seabirds,” addresses the effects of climate change on the timing of seabird breeding across the globe,

Mark Mallory, Canada Research Chair in Coastal Ecosystems and Professor at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, joined the University of Washington in January 2018 as the new Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies. Mark has a diverse background, working on a variety of Arctic environmental issues including climate change, chemical contamination, plastic pollution,

Tony Penikett, UW 2013-2014 Fulbright Canada Chair in Arctic Studies published his new book, Hunting the Northern Character this  year! Tony began his research for the book during his fulbright stay at UW in 2013-2014 where he was one of the first visiting instructors to teach UW students on the Arctic and participated in the

In late October 2016 the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs hosted Fulbright Arctic Week bringing together 18 international scholars. At the event three former Center Visiting Scholars participated and formally launched Issue #4 of the Jackson School’s Arctic and International Relations Series (AIRS) titled “The Many Faces of Arctic Energy.” View Fulbright

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

Joel Heath, UW’s 2014-15 Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies, is now working with Google to bring the hamlet of Sanikiluaq in Hudson Bay in the Canadian Arctic to the world. The islands are home to the Eider duck that is suffering die-off as a result of hydro-electric development around the Bay – the

Her most recent publications include “Nunavut, Sovereignty, and the Future for Arctic Peoples’ Involvement in Regional Self-Determination,” published in The Northern Review (2013) and The Fence and The Bridge: Geopolitics and Perception Along the Canada U.S. Border (forthcoming, 2015). Nicol’s research explores the structural dynamics that orient the political geography of the circumpolar North, with

In February 2014, University of Washington’s 2014-15 Fulbright Canada Chair in Arctic Studies, Joel Health, travelled to Québec City to participate in the first International Symposium on Northern Development and the launching of the Institute Nordique due Québec. Joel’s presentation was entitled, “Community-Driven Research with Inuit and Cree.” See website: http://www.plannord.gouv.qc.ca/en/symposium-en/ Joel Heath served as project

The Future of Ice lecture series continued on January 16, 2014 as Tony Penikett presented his talk, “Artic Insecurities: Arctic Population, Northern Security Issues, and Emerging Forms of Governance.” Penikett is the 2013-14 UW Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies and taught a course with the same title fall quarter. Penikett described himself as more of