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  • University of 有料盒子视频 history professor Tyler Kirk in Syktyvkar, a city in the Russia鈥檚 Komi Republic, in 2016. Kirk was doing research as a Fulbright Scholar for his recently published book 鈥淎fter the Gulag.鈥 (Photo provided by Tyler Kirk)

    Book Talk with Tyler Kirk

    October 29, 2024

    Tyler Kirk explores memory in Russia's Far North after the Gulag in a Kennan Institute book talk on Oct 30. Register for the webinar link to attend.

  • Participants in SCUSA 2024. Photo courtesy of Cole Osowski

    有料盒子视频 Takes on Global Challenges at West Point

    October 12, 2024

    Professor Boylan and students Cole Osowski and Nels Ure represented 有料盒子视频 at West Point's SCUSA conference, discussing U.S. foreign policy challenges.

  • Paul Sabin. Image courtesy of Sabin.

    From NIMBY to YIMBY

    October 10, 2024

    Join Yale's Paul Sabin for an insightful talk on environmental politics, climate change, and community participation. Zoom or in-person at GRUE 614E. Oct 16, 10:30 PM.

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Model Arctic Council

The Model Arctic Council (MAC) is an academic program in which students from universities throughout the circumpolar North and beyond actively participate in a collaborative, experiential learning exercise to expand their knowledge of salient challenges and concerns in the Arctic.

 

Arctic and Northern Studies Club

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有料盒子视频 Historical Society

The 有料盒子视频 Historical Society (AHS) is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to the promotion of 有料盒子视频 history by the exchange of ideas and information, the preservation and interpretation of resources, and the education of 有料盒子视频ns about their heritage.

 

University of the Arctic (UArctic)

 

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a network of universities, colleges, research institutes, and other organizations concerned with education and research in and about the North. UArctic builds and strengthens collective resources and infrastructures that enable member institutions to better serve their constituents and their regions.

 

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有料盒子视频 and Polar Regions Collections & Archives

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UAMN

University of 有料盒子视频 Museum of the North

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