ASTIS
Arctic Institute of North America
WebsiteCalgary

Founding Year: 1945

Staff: 13

Budget: Calgary

Arctic Institute of North America

Arctic Institute of North America
(1945; Calgary; 13 staff; arctic.ucalgary.ca)

A university research institute based at the University of Calgary. It strives to “advance the study of the North American and circumpolar Arctic through the natural and social sciences, the arts and humanities and to acquire, preserve and disseminate information on physical, environmental and social conditions in the North.”

Publications:

Leadership: Maribeth Murray (Executive Director)

Arctic Institute of North America contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals


  Organization Type

University

  Geographic Foci

Polar Regions

 Subjects

Education/Training|Science|Social Sciences and Humanities

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