Introducing Teri Cothren, ADAC-ARCTIC’s Workforce Strategic Director, part of our Strategic Trajectory Committee. Cothren is the University of Alaska's Associate Vice President of Workforce Development, and advises ADAC-ARCTIC on the development of a talented and prepared workforce.

“UAA is partnering with America’s best to enhance national security.” Read more from UAA Chancellor Sean Parnell on the opening of ADAC-ARCTIC and the important role our university plays in regional and national security. adn.com/opinions/2024/…

Anchorage took a big step forward on the national stage this Tuesday. The new ADAC-ARCTIC positions UAA as a central research hub for national security. Read more in this opinion piece from DHS S&T Under Secretary Dimitri Kusnezov. adn.com/opinions/2024/…

Find ADAC-ARCTIC at the “Building Arctic Leaders” panel today at the Arctic Encounter, hosted by University of Alaska. Student engagement is central to training and retaining Alaska’s future workforce. Learn about ADAC-ARCTIC’s involvement at 10:45 a.m. in Tikahtnu D.

Yesterday marked the inauguration of our new Center of Excellence for Homeland Security in the Arctic.

See highlights from the ceremony, in this Your Alaska Link feature. #DHS_COE_research DHS S&T
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Arctic Science is Arctic Security. That’s the theme of today’s 2 p.m. session at the Arctic Encounter, featuring distinguished guests from yesterday’s ADAC-ARCTIC ribbon-cutting ceremony. Learn more at: arcticencounter.com/arctic-encount…

Yesterday marked a milestone as S&T’s Under Secretary Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov unveiled ADAC-ARCTIC (ADAC-ARCTIC) our latest Center of Excellence, at the UAA's ribbon-cutting event! Learn more: bit.ly/3UcPGao

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ADAC-ARCTIC is honored to host dignitaries from Homeland Security DHS S&T for an invite-only ribbon-cutting at UAA tomorrow. We look forward to launching the next chapter of research and education in the Arctic with our visitors this week.

We are honored that DHS S&T Under Secretary Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov will be visiting Alaska next week, and speaking at the ADAC-ARCTIC ribbon-cutting ceremony. Read about his visit to Norway and DHS's focus on the Arctic here: highnorthnews.com/en/us-departme…

Executive Director Leanne Lusk represented ADAC-ARCTIC and UAA at this week’s Alaska Forum on the Environment. As a retired US Coast Guard Captain, Lusk was asked to moderate the panel on oil spill response planning in western Alaska, with partners U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Come see our booth on the 2nd floor at the Alaska Forum on the Environment this week. We’d love to connect & share what AERC & ADAC are up to–from salmon studies on JBER to a newly funded community-based drone program in the Bering Strait region to our many student opportunities.

Congratulations to 2021-2022 ADAC Fellow Tori Sweet, on her recent master's degree in civil/environmental engineering at UNH, and upcoming new job with US Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL).

Thank you to Alaska's News Source for highlighting our big funding award at @UAA for $46M in DHS S&T funding for the new Center of Excellence for Homeland Security in the Arctic. Watch the video to learn more. alaskasnewssource.com/2024/01/26/uaa… #DHS_COE_research #STEMeducation

ADAC is one of many institutions at UAA designed to advance community-engaged research as a public service. Read more about the university’s role in the Arctic in Anchorage Daily News: adn.com/opinions/2024/…

A feature on Alaska Business: UAA Awarded $46M to Launch Arctic Domain Awareness Center akbizmag.com/industry/arcti… #dhs_coe_research UAA

In our new Center of Excellence for Homeland Security in the Arctic, we'll be focusing on research, education, and workforce development. See DHS S&T's video about the vision, the Arctic, and why they chose @UAA to lead this prestigious new research center. #DHS_COE_research

We are honored that DHS S&T has chosen UAA to establish a Center of Excellence for Homeland Security in the Arctic. We sincerely thank our partners and stakeholders and we look forward to dynamic collaborations. Stay tuned for more on ADAC-ARCTIC.