Members of the ArcticNet community are making headlines - Read on. http://www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca/news/y2010.php 26 January 2011 - ArcticNet Network Investigator Michael Byers from Univerity of Bristish Columbia is quoted in this article about the negotiation process to settle polar boundary disputes between Canada and other Arctic countries. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/dispute-over-hans-island-nears-resolution-now-for-the-beaufort-sea/article1884187/ 25 January 2011 - A new poll suggests that Canadians feel a greater concern about their Arctic region compared to the citizens of the other 7 Arctic countries. ArcticNet Network Investigators, Michael Byers and Rob Huebert, explain the differences in attitude between the countries and describe what the poll reveals in terms of government priorities. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Tory+focus+Arctic+sovereignty+buoys+poll+results/4162828/story.html 20 Januray 2011 - ArcticNet Network Investigator Joël Bêty from Université du Québec à Rimouski, has been crowned "2010 Researcher of the Year" by Radio-Canada (CBC's French-language service). Earlier this year, Dr Bêty and Laura McKinnon, ArcticNet Ph.D. student, published the results of their research in Science, one of the world's most prestigious scientific journal. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2011/01/20/arctic-bird-bety.html 7 Januray 2011 - In an attempt to demonstrate leadership in its Arctic foreign policy, Canada will soon sign a multilateral treaty defining responsibilities in search-and-rescue operations in the Arctic Ocean. ArcticNet Network Investigators Rob Huebert and Michael Byers say this is very significant but also that in order to fulfill its role, Canada will need to invest massively in its northern infrastructures. http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/01/05/16773476.html 1 Januray 2011 - Using footage shot during the ArcticNet research expeditions onboard the CCGS Amundsen, University of Victoria's Maeva Gauthier produced a video called "Before the Ice Melts". The video featured on a Radio Canada International-powered website shows marine biodiversity research in the Arctic for Census of Marine Life Canada. http://eyeonthearctic.rcinet.ca/en/video 31 December 2010 - The 2010 ArcticNet research expedition and the rescue operation of 200 tourists and crew members from the cruise ship Clipper Adventurer, performed by the Coast Guard crew onboard the CCGS Amundsen, were important events in the North last year. http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/98789_2010_A_year_of_social_crisis_for_Nunavut_/ 30 December 2010 - As Inuit see and feel their Arctic environment quickly transform, ArcticNet Network Investigator Bary Smit from University of Guelph describes the inevitable consequences of this transformation on their traditional culture and diet. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/30/inuit.impact.climate.change/ 15 December 2010 - ArcticNet Network Investigator Andrew Derocher from University of Alberta writes about the present and modeled state of polar bear populations throughout the circumpolar world. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7326/full/468905a.html 24 June, 2010 - The latest edition of the ASA Newsletter is now available online. This edition features reviews of last year's Inuit Culture Workshop and of the IPY International Early Career Researcher Symposium. It also highlights some of the high-level publications that ArcticNet students have been producing (including a recent paper in Science) and introduces this year's Executive Committee. http://www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca/students/newsletter.php 30 April, 2010 - In this Op-Ed, ArcticNet Network Investigator Michael Byers pleads for cooperation as the only path to effectively resolve offshore Arctic boundary disputes. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/its-time-to-resolve-our-arctic-differences/article1551694/ 28 April, 2010 - ArcticNet Network Investigator Michael Byers is quoted in this geopolitical description of a recent agreement between Norway and Russia to settle an offshore arctic boundary dispute. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Norway+Russia+strike+deal+Arctic+boundary/2962914/story.html 14 April 2010 - The President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada and ArcticNet Board Director Duane Smith signs this Op-Ed, explaining the Inuit point of view concerning the latest Arctic Five meeting in Chelsea, Quebec. http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/smith-04-14-2010 12 April, 2010 - Recent analysis on the health and population of beluga whales in Hudson Bay from ArcticNet Network Investigators Steve Ferguson and Gary Stern. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/12/hudson-bay-belugas.html 8 April, 2010 - This photo documentary captures the work on Arctic foxes of ArcticNet student Arnaud Tarroux and ArcticNet Network Investigator Dominique Berteaux. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8605000/8605112.stm 8 April, 2010 - ArcticNet Network Investigator James Ford and ArcticNet PhD Candidate Tristan Pearce co-write an Op-Ed about the impacts of climate change on Inuit and their culture. http://news.guelphmercury.com/Opinions/EditorialOpinion/article/617733