About Us
ARCTICenter is an interdisciplinary center that brings together faculty, staff and students from social and natural sciences, education and humanities, as well as Indigenous knowledge holders, to understand and address Arctic change at the local, national and global scales.
Arctic, Remote, and Cold Territories Interdisciplinary Center (ARCTICenter) is an interdisciplinary center that brings together faculty, staff and students from social and natural sciences, education and humanities, as well as Indigenous knowledge holders and Arctic community members. The center is a nationally recognized institution for Arctic social sciences and sustainability research.
ARCTICenter's research serves to address critical national and global issues, such as adaptation to changing environment and sustainable development. The center is a hub for training the next generation of scholars at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels. It is a locus for community engagement as it pertains to remote, northern, rural and Indigenous communities in the Arctic and beyond. ARCTICenter has a strong engagement with Indigenous communities.
The ARCTICenter's mission:
- To serve as a leading national hub for polar, remote, and cold regions interdisciplinary research.
- To develop synergies and collaboration among faculty, staff and students across UNI and with external partners.
- To expand Arctic research at UNI and build further capacities for receiving external funding, raising university's profile and attracting students to UNI.
- To facilitate faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students' involvement in Arctic-based field work.
- To serve as a center of excellence in research, education and outreach on issues concerning the Arctic for the state of Iowa.