Alaska Climate Science Center ribbon cutting
March 18, 2011
The U.S. Department of the Interior held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open
the Alaska Climate Science Center — the first of its kind in the nation — Thursday,
Feb. 24, at the University of Alaska Anchorage Diplomacy Building. DOI is partnering
with UAF to organize the center.
The center dedication is the first of eight regional climate science centers throughout
the nation being established by DOI through the U.S. Geological Survey and in partnership
with universities. The centers will work closely with government agencies and universities
to use existing science programs to build new capabilities and will function as regional
providers of climate science and as part of a nationally coordinated network.