Ships and Ice Don’t Mix
August 9, 2017
Imagine sailing on a vast open ocean with 100 miles between you and the closest small community. Help is sometimes days away, a terrifying prospect given the harsh and unforgiving
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No PAME No Gain for Indigenous Groups
August 7, 2017
We all know the Arctic is melting. What is not clear is whether indigenous rights are disappearing alongside it. The retreating ice has attracted interest as new shipping routes and
Alumnus wins place at Fulbright Youth Institute on Canada
July 31, 2017
Alumnus Freeman Halle (B.A., International Studies, 2017) is heading to Ottawa and Quebec in September to help build a policy brief on Youth in the World, thanks to winning a
Is the Arctic Council Still a Visionary Leader?
July 6, 2017
Many thought he was sick; some feared he was dead. But in October 1987, after 51 days spent planning in seclusion, Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev emerged in Murmansk and
Unusually warm Arctic spring fueled the second-hottest April on record | Climate Central
May 24, 2017
Prof. Kent Moore, Chair of Arctic Studies, which is part of the Canadian Studies Center program at the Jackson School, is quoted in an article in Climate Central titled “Warm
FLAS Fellow David Inman Writes About Studying Nuuchahnulth on Vancouver Island
October 12, 2016
David Inman, a PhD candidate in Linguistics, was awarded a Summer 2016 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship to study Nuuchahnulth, a language spoken along the west coast of
Inuktitut 101 with Elena Bell
September 2, 2016
Elena Bell, a PhD student in International Studies, was awarded Summer 2016 and Academic Year 2016-17 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships by the Canadian Studies Center. She spent
Learning Inuktitut in ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ (Igloolik)
August 5, 2016
Jason Young, a UW doctoral student in Geography, was awarded a Summer 2016 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship by the Canadian Studies Center. He is spending his summer
Prof. Gallucci on the U.S. – Russia Arctic arms race
April 18, 2016
In an article published by The National Interest, Director & Chair of Canadian Studies Prof. Vincent Gallucci discusses the implications of the U.S.- Russia Arctic arms race. According to Prof.
Fulbright Canada And UW Arctic Studies Bring Cutting-Edge Thinking To Arctic Change
March 8, 2016
On January 26, 2016, the University of Washington’s (UW) Canada Fulbright Chair in Arctic Studies program* and Fulbright Canada hosted an afternoon symposium** in Ottawa to celebrate the UW-Fulbright Canada