University of Virginia
Arctic Research Center

In the News 
January 2025

UVA School of Architecture students get hands-on experience in how an Arctic community is adapting to climate change through research studios led by Cho and Jull’s Arctic Design Group. Go to article →

Filed under:
design, outreach

New Project 
October 2024

In the third Climate Collaborative funded by UVA’s Environmental Institute (EI),  researchers at UVA ARC together with federal and community partners will study and propose maintenance strategies to address the dynamics of snow and water in a region that has faced extreme environmental conditions for thousands of years. Go to article →

Filed under:
design, outreach

Book Release 
March 2024

Design and the Built Environment of the Arctic, a new book edited by Leena Cho and Matthew Jull, presents 11 new and original contributions from both leading and emerging scholars and practitioners on the Arctic at the nexus of unprecedented socio-environmental transformations.   (ISBN 978-1-032-66770-6)

Filed under:
design, publication

NSB Permit 
May 2022

North Slope Borough issued a permit to install terrestrial and aquatic sensors in seven clusters of locations in Utqiagvik. 

Filed under:
ucnbl

    

Data Workshop
April 2022

Led by Felipe Murillo, ARC organized an  HDF5 / HSDS Data Workshop. Guest speakers John Readey (HDF Group) and Eli Draizen (UVA) gave introductions to scientific computing and examples of HSDS usage for large-scale projects.

Filed under:
ucnbl, workshop, outreach

    

CRREL Geophysical Survey 
August 2021

CRREL scientists along with two ARC members, Felipe and Kenzie, visited Utqiagvik to conduct initial geophysical surveys in four sites - Barrow High School, TNHA housing, Hospital and Cakeatter Rd.

Filed under:
ucnbl, fieldwork

     

Morven Mock-Up
Spring 2021

Architecture and Landscape Architecture graduate students set up micrometeorological sensors at Morven as part of Matthew Jull’s research seminar. 

Filed under:
ucnbl, fieldwork