The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) facilitates cross-boundary Arctic knowledge, research, communication, and education in the US, and with partners across the globe.

Director of the Arctic Centre at the University of
Lapland, Johanna Ikävalko, is one of the three new members joining the Board of
ARCUS. Term in the board will be from February 2024 through December 2026.

– I am delighted to take upon this position. Strengthening our partnerships
with the Arctic research community in North America has been our strategic priority
for some time now in the Arctic Centre and this is one important step, Ikävalko
says.

ARCUS is a nonprofit organization consisting of
institutions organized and operated for educational, professional, or scientific
purposes to advance arctic research and education.

Johanna
Ikävalko was also recently nominated to the Council of The John Morton Center for
North American Studies, at the University of Turku.

– I see my
membership at the JMC Council as an excellent opportunity to both follow and
influence what is happening in research in the United States. Raising awareness of
the Arctic Centre’s research is also a key objective in this task.

More information:

Johanna Ikävalko
Director, Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland
+358 400
291066
johanna.ikavalko@ulapland.fi 

About
ARCUS: www.arcus.org

About The
John Morton Center for North American Studies: www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-social-sciences/john-morton-center