News & Events

October 1, 2024

USARC Chair Mike Sfraga Resigns from Commission to Become the US’s first Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs

July 9, 2024

Joint Statement by the US Arctic Research Commission and Polar Knowledge Canada

Outcomes from discussions and agreements in a joint meeting of the USARC and POLAR in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada on June 4 and 5, 2024.
> Joint Statement

June 6, 2024 | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada

119th USARC Meeting

The US Arctic Research Commission held its 119th meeting in the Canadian High Arctic Research Station on June 6, 2024.
> Agenda

May 15, 2024

President Biden Reappoints Sfraga, Richter-Menge, and Cravalho to a Second Term

Today, President Biden reappointed Drs. Mike Sfraga and Jacqueline Richter-Menge and Ms. Elizabeth Ann (Qaulluq) Cravalho to a second term on the US Arctic Research Commission. Their new term will expire on February 26, 2028.

MARCH 12, 2024

White House Releases Arctic Research Crosscut Budget Report

Today, the White House Offices Science and Technology Policy published an Arctic Research Crosscut Budget Report for fiscal years 2022-2024 that reveals a total budget of over $500M per year across 13 federal departments and agencies. This budget reporting exercise, the first by the White House, will continue on an annual basis.
> View Report