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Upcoming Events:	5/26/2008 - 6/7/2008 IARC Summer School On the Modeling Of Arctic Climate 6/23/2008 - 6/26/2008 Introduction to Permafrost and Frozen Ground Engineering 6/25/2008 - 6/27/2008 Understanding the Role of Permafrost in a Rapidly Warming Climate
	FOR EDUCATORS: *Ongoing hands-on programs with IARC involvement for K-12 teachers and students:* IPY Summer Institute - A two-week International Polar Year (IPY) Summer Institute for graduate students/early career scientists and K-12 teachers. Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network (ALISON) - K-12 teachers and university faculty working together to learn about the nature of scientific inquiry and the variability of lake ice, snow and conductive heat flow in the State of Alaska. Arctic Phenology Research and Education (APREN) - IPY research and education program monitoring weather and vegetation in the Circumpolar North. GlOBE Program - a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. IPY Young Researchers Network - promoting the International Polar Year (IPY) through education and outreach aimed at the general public and students of Alaska. Monitoring Seasons Through Global Learning Communities (MSTGLC) - (GLOBE Seasons and Biomes Project) - an IPY effort engaging teachers and students in climate change research. Permafrost Outreach Program - INE/IARC effort establishing long-term permafrost monitoring sites adjacent to participating schools located in the Alaska Circumpolar Region. PolarTREC - teachers and researchers exploring and collaborating, with IARC participation during SEDNA Ice Camp. Science and Math Enrichment Program (SMEP) - an out-of-classroom experience designed to help Alaska Native students preparing to enter village high schools excel in math and science. Teaching Alaskans...Sharing Knowledge (TASK) - establishment of a mutually beneficial educational partnership that improves the educational experience for K-12 students, K-12 teachers, and UAF Graduate & Undergraduate Fellows. Arctic Climate Modeling Program (ACMP) - Progressive K-12 science and math instruction designed for the Bering Straits School District and developed by the UAF Geophysical Institute. IARC participation includes 'Ask a Scientist' and mentor lectures. *Previous programs with IARC involvement for K-12 teachers and students:* Arctic Expedition for K-12 Teachers (2006) - course for teachers onboard the Russian Icebreaker Kapitan Dranitsyn. *Materials for K-12 teachers and students:* Expeditions in Research - IARC's blog full of interesting posts and images from research expeditions in the Arctic. Aurora Alive - teaching the science behind the Northern Lights, with hands-on classroom lessons and and multimedia CD. Global Climate Change CD - multimedia and associated set of classroom lessons designed to help Alaskan middle-school students and teachers understand the physics behind global climate change.
	FOR SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS: Graduate Summer School - amazing summer courses with hands-on training from world-renown scientists. Graduate Studies - obtain your degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Post Doctoral Fellows - gain work experience in arctic climate research. Visiting Scholars - the IARC visitor program provides unique opportunities for collaboration with scientists from around the globe. Events - seminars, workshops, and conferences held throughout the year encourage excitement, knowledge building, and collaboration to the field of arctic climate research.
	FOR KIDS: Expeditions in Research - IARC's blog full of interesting posts and images from research expeditions in the Arctic. Climate Links for Kids - locate other great climate and science related websites. IARC Photo Gallery - check out amazing photos from research expeditions.
	LOCAL OUTREACH: *Participation in Local Events:* Interior Alaska Science Fair - many IARC faculty participate as judges in this annual K-12 event. Alaska Statewide High School Science Symposium - IARC faculty participate as mentors for high school students. Job shadowing - high school students have followed IARC faculty to learn directly about careers in science. Tanana Valley State Fair - IARC participates in this annual event with an expo of our research activities and items of general interest and uses the opportunity to connect scientists with the local community. *Educational Articles:* Alaska Science Forum - a service of the UAF Geophysical Institute, many articles tell the story of IARC research. IARC Research Highlights - read about our research and what our people are doing.
	OTHER EDUCATION/OUTREACH PROJECTS WITH IARC INVOLVEMENT: Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) - a university-state partnership that builds Alaska-based research. Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) - improving our understanding of the long-term consequences of changing climate and disturbance regimes in the Alaskan boreal forest. Environmental Forcing of the Circumpolar Coastal Regime - examining coastal extreme weather dynamics to assist with municipal planning and engineering activities. Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in Alaskan Coastal Communities - The goal of this project is to assess ongoing and projected impacts of climate change, specifically as related to storms, on the marine systems and communities of the west and north Alaskan coasts. Mt. McKinley Weather Station - high-altitude weather station near the summit of North America's highest peak, Mt. McKinley, Alaska.
	IARC EVENTS: Events - seminars, workshops, and conferences held throughout the year encourage excitement, knowledge building, and collaboration to the field of arctic climate research.
	VISIT IARC: Want to learn more about IARC first-hand? Come for a guided tour. Thinking about visiting Fairbanks? Check out our visitor information pages.

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