Our Vision UAF is DoD's defined academic lead for innovative solutions to Arctic-related problems. VIEW OUR PORTFOLIOS
Our Mission
Provide impactful support to DoD by aligning UAF’s research capabilities with current and anticipated national defense and homeland security needs.
Our key portfolios
AEROSPACE
The Aerospace collection is composed of multiple efforts to collect, synthesize, and disseminate critical information to increase our understanding and operations...
ARCTIC SECURITY
Arctic security is the protection of peoples, states, and areas in the Arctic region from threats and harms resulting from a rapidly changing environment.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE
Unlike any other region on the global, the Arctic’s climate is the most dynamic and difficult to predict. Our academic teams...
ENERGY
The demanding climate of the Arctic and the vastness of lands with limited infrastructure make energy access, use, and management create...
HAZARDS
Many hazards in the Arctic are identified and tracked for understanding, mitigation, and modeling. Academic units at UAF focus particularly...
ONE HEALTH
The One Health paradigm recognizes the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health and that a holistic approach to the well-being of all will lead...
UAF RESEARCH PARTNERS
UAF Research seeks to develop trusted partnerships with government, industry, and academia, and to facilitate mutually beneficial collaborations throughout the national security domain.
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