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Alaska EPSCoR is dedicated to improving Alaska's research capacity. Our project, "Interface of Change," investigates Gulf of Alaska ecosystems, marine subsistence and mariculture species, and coastal communities. linktr.ee/alaskaepscor

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A tray of clams with jack-o-lanterns faces.

A tray of clams with jack-o-lanterns faces.

Happy Halloween! We made some clam-o-lanterns...! πŸŽƒ
Curious about Interface of Change research on clams in Kachemak Bay? Learn more...! Visit: www.alaska.edu/.../interfac...

31.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“¨ Catch up on Alaska EPSCoR news in our October newsletter!
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πŸ“Έ L to R: Erica Ebert, Tara Borland, Brenda Konar, Davin Holen, and Courtney Breest traveled to Hydaburg to organize a Mini Alaska Science Olympiad event for Hydaburg School.

31.10.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Women in a panel presentation audience a conference room turned around listening and smiling.

Women in a panel presentation audience a conference room turned around listening and smiling.

Registration is now open for IGNITE 2026! πŸ”₯
IGNITE: Individual Growth & New Ideas Through EPSCoR/INBRE will take place Jan. 7, 2026 at the BP Energy Center in ANC.
βœˆοΈπŸ“… Register by Nov. 19 to be considered for travel funding to attend. alaska.edu/ignite

15.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two small Cessna airplanes are parked beside a rural Alaska airstrip with spruce trees and mountains in the background. Light snow covers the ground, trees, and mountains. The mountains are backlit by a twilight winter sun.

Two small Cessna airplanes are parked beside a rural Alaska airstrip with spruce trees and mountains in the background. Light snow covers the ground, trees, and mountains. The mountains are backlit by a twilight winter sun.

✈️ Alaska EPSCoR’s Interface of Change project is offering up to $1,500 for spring travel to present at a conference or attend a training. Open to students, staff & faculty from any Alaska higher ed institution. Apply by 5 PM AKDT, October 24! Info: alaska.edu/epscor/opportunities/travel-funding/

06.10.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
EMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

More information on the program and application at: www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...

20.08.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3-year PhD student fellowships are available through UAF College of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences for prospective students have received the distinction of NSF EGRFP Honorable Mention. Fellowships begin in May or Aug. 2026, and the application window is open now through Jan. 15, 2026.

20.08.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now that the red seaweeds team completed their first year of field sampling, grad student Lindsay Meyer is visiting UAA to work with postdoc Monica Brandhuber on assessing the metabolomics of red seaweeds that were grown in different environmental settings! πŸŒΏπŸ”¬

22.07.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaska EPSCoR Interface of Change researchers are studying clam ecology and population dynamics in Kachemak Bay in partnership with the Seldovia Village Tribe. This week, SVT environmental scientists Katrina Hecks and Stephen Payton are sampling clams at a beach near Seldovia.
#FieldworkFriday

28.06.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Call for Artists: Coastal Transitions 🌊

Alaska EPSCoR + In a Time of Change invite artists to apply for a new 2-year art-science collaboration. Selected artists work with scientists & communities to investigate coastal social-ecological themes in the Gulf of Alaska.

Apply by 8/29
itoc.alaska.edu

12.06.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The red seaweeds near Haines, Alaska are getting bigger! 😍
#phycologyfriday #fieldworkfriday

17.05.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ¦ͺ🎈 We threw a Kachemak Bay bivalves party this year for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Arctic Research Open House!
#AROH #AROH2025 #UAF #ArcticResearch #NanookNation

16.05.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do you receive the Alaska EPSCoR newsletter? It's full of Interface of Change project highlights, news, and funding opportunities.

Check out the May newsletter and subscribe:
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12.05.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juneau CFOS UAF MS student Lindsay Meyer, UAF Mariculture Lab tech Maribel Vera, and their field team "snap freeze" red seaweed samples on dry ice immediately to preserve them for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for metabolomics analysis.
#PhycologyFriday #fieldworkfriday

09.05.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The buffet is open’: Hooligan, and spring, return to Haines Hooligan carry major cultural and ecological value in the Chilkat Valley. So why don’t we know more about them?

It's hooligan season, and the Chilkoot Indian Association are studying the threatened fish's population year to year.
alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-...

05.05.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red seaweeds shine like brilliant garnets across the intertidal near Haines, Alaska. 😍
@uafairbanks.bsky.social College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Juneau grad student Lindsay Meyer is collecting samples near Haines over the course of its spring growing season.
#phycologyfriday #fieldworkfriday

26.04.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How to Apply for Interface of Change Seed Awards
YouTube video by Alaska EPSCoR How to Apply for Interface of Change Seed Awards

🌱Have a great idea for community-based research or education in the Gulf of Alaska?

Apply for one of our Interface of Change seed awards by May 30!

πŸ‘‡ Missed our 'how to apply' webinar? Watch the recording.
▢️ youtu.be/9n5N0L-xLoA

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πŸ“… Deadline reminder: Applications for our professional development travel awards are due this Friday, April 18 at 5 p.m. AKDT!
www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...

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Young woman holding up a net of some kind, smiling, on a dock. There is a snowy hill in the background and she is dressed warm.

Young woman holding up a net of some kind, smiling, on a dock. There is a snowy hill in the background and she is dressed warm.

Want to learn about mariculture and marine environmental science research happening in Valdez?

Catch the 3rd annual PWSC Environmental Sciences Symposium May 2 in person at the main PWSC campus in Valdez or online via Zoom.

More info:
pwsc.alaska.edu/pwsc-news/pw...

15.04.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A vial of a baby red seaweed.

A vial of a baby red seaweed.

Two women collecting seaweed samples on rocky show. It is overcast, and they are dressed warm.

Two women collecting seaweed samples on rocky show. It is overcast, and they are dressed warm.

Wet red seaweed growing on a rock on a rocky beach.

Wet red seaweed growing on a rock on a rocky beach.

Red seaweed fieldwork is underway for the Interface of Change project! 🌿✨
πŸ§ͺ Samples of red ribbon (Devaleraea mollis), red stiff ribbon (Palmaria hecatensis), and seawater are collected bimonthly March through June at two red seaweed harvest sites near Haines, AK. #phycologyfriday #fieldworkfriday

12.04.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you met @soffox.bsky.social? They are one of the awesome graduate students conducting research with @uafairbanks.bsky.social fisheries genomicist @jessicaglass.bsky.social, one of the Interface of Change research leads!

12.04.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Town buildings nestled in front of large spruces and a snow-tipped mountain. It is dusk, and the full moon is high in the sky. One large building is most prominent; it has many windows, and the bottom of the building is stone-walled. Mounted upon the stone wall are the words, β€œWelcome to Cordova” with five large salmon around the words.

Town buildings nestled in front of large spruces and a snow-tipped mountain. It is dusk, and the full moon is high in the sky. One large building is most prominent; it has many windows, and the bottom of the building is stone-walled. Mounted upon the stone wall are the words, β€œWelcome to Cordova” with five large salmon around the words.

✈️ Alaska EPSCoR’s Interface of Change project is offering up to $2,500 for spring travel to present at a conference or attend a training. Open to students, staff & faculty from any Alaska higher ed institution. Apply by 5 PM AKDT, April 18! Info: www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...

11.04.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Interface of Change project began July 2024 following 2 years of engaging with #GulfOfAlaska communities to develop research relevant to the needs of #Alaskans. Our leadership team met to reflect on our first year of initiating research, holding community meetings, and sparking innovation.

10.04.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌱 We are now accepting applications for #SeedFunding for #research & #education projects that expand our Interface of Change project or develop new directions from #GulfOfAlaska community members. 🐟πŸ¦ͺ🌿
Deadline: May 30, 2025, 5 pm AKDT.
πŸ‘‰ Learn more: alaska.edu/epscor/opportunities/seed-funding

10.04.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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