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Tracking ships’ icy paths amidst climate change
July 7, 2023 – Understanding when and where ships are entering areas of Arctic sea ice between Russia and the U.S. can help better understand the potential impacts of vessel traffic.
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Where there’s smoke are lessons in demands of global sustainability
June 12, 2023 – Wildfire smoke is a stark example of how events and crises can sweep across the globe – and thus demand careful accounting. In National Science Review.
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PhD student’s Arctic passion supported by three fellowships
April 5, 2023 – Michele Remer receives three awards including the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
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Two fellowships support PhD student’s Arctic studies
April 5, 2023 – Sydney Waldhoven wins two fellowships to support her work in the Bering Straits.
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Changing climate in Bering Strait makes policies more urgent, complicated
March 28, 2023 – Arctic climate changes are affecting the gateway between the Arctic Ocean and the Bearing Sea, setting up scenarios for conflicts between people and wildlife. In Ambio.
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Russia’s action expands what’s defined as “local” in the Arctic
March 30, 2022 – It’s critical to understand the complexities of tightly bound actions and events of both people and nature, especially in times of crisis – most notably climate change and conflict between Russia and Western countries. In Ambio.
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To achieve sustainability, laws get broken
Dec. 1, 2022 – Scientists make a case that a guiding principle needs to make room for an alternative interpretation in the name of sustainability. In Geography and Sustainability.
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Portales named Lyman Briggs College Research Fellow
Sept. 30, 2022 – Natalia Portales, an MSU- CSIS undergraduate researcher, gains support for her work on the arctic telecoupling project.
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NSF grant supports exploring Arctic’s complex human-nature changes in Bering Strait
Oct. 20, 2021 – A $1.54 million National Science Foundation grant will support exploring the consequences of climate change, natural resource development, shipping, and tourism in the Arctic.