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Day 1
June 28
June 28
3:00 - 7:00 pm
Public Health 5K Fun-Run/Walk/Roll and BBQ
Public Health 5K Fun-Run/Walk/Roll and BBQ
Location: Ipalook Elementary School
Laura Thomas
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Day 2
June 29
June 29
8:00 - 9:30 am
Breakfast and Welcome Session
Breakfast and Welcome Session
(8:00 Breakfast, 8:30 Welcome Session)
Continental-style breakfast will be served during our welcoming session.
Brief welcome by WCS
Welcome by Terri Mitchell, VP, UIC Applied Sciences & UIC Science Team
Orientation and welcome to Utqiaġvik - Maggie Olemaun
Story Telling - Utqiaġvik Elders
UIC Science and WCS
Location: Barrow Arctic Research Center (BARC)
10:00 - 12:00 am
Native Plant Walking Tour
Native Plant Walking Tour
The land is plentiful and has a variety of edible and medicinal greens. During this plant walk, you can learn about some of the plants that grow in the Utqiaġvik area.
Location: Meet at Barrow Arctic Research Center (BARC) for local transport to plant tour. Shuttle will return to BARC for lunch.
Jerrica Niayuq Leavitt
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12:00 - 1:00 am
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch will be served at the Barrow Arctic Research Center
Location: Meet at Barrow Arctic Research Center (BARC)
UIC Science and WCS
12:45 - 3:00 pm
Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Center Tours
Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Center Tours
Location: Meet at Barrow Arctic Research Center (BARC) for local transport to treatment center tour.
Julie Bayle
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5:00 - 7:00 pm
Soup and Science - Science Posters and Harvester Sampling Kit Mini-Workshop
Soup and Science - Science Posters and Harvester Sampling Kit Mini-Workshop
Join us for Moose Stew and enjoy scientific posters shared by local and visiting researchers and a mini-workshop sharing an opportunity for local harvesters to learn how to collect samples from harvested wildlife to investigate pathogens. No registration necessary.
Location: Ipalook Elementary School
UIC Science and WCS
Day 3
June 30
June 30
8:00 - 9:30 am
Breakfast
Breakfast
Join us for a continental-style breakfast at the Barrow Arctic Research Center.
UIC Science
Location: Barrow Arctic Research Center (BARC)
10:00 - 12:00 pm
Pathogen Detection Biology Technology Demo and Training Session and BARC Tour
Pathogen Detection Biology Technology Demo and Training Session and BARC Tour
Join us for a free opportunity to learn how genomic sequencing approaches can potentially help detect and track zoonotic diseases (illnesses that can pass between animals and people). Join us in a live, hands-on demonstration, ask questions, and discuss how these tools might support local health decision making, and data sovereignty. All are welcome! Tech training will be followed by a tour of the Barrow Arctic Research Center.
Scott Berry, University of Kentucky
Location: Barrow Arctic Research Center (BARC)
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12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch will be served at Ipalook Elementary School.
UIC Science and WCS
Location: Ipalook Elementary School
12:45 - 3:00 pm
Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Center Tours
Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Center Tours
Location: Meet at Ipalook Elementary School for local transport to water treatment tours. Shuttle will return to Ipalook Elementary following tour.
Julie Bayle
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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Crafting Connections: Community Based Participatory Research for Young Adults
Crafting Connections: Community Based Participatory Research for Young Adults
All students and young people are welcome to craft and learn about ways to do community research in a good way.
Location: Ipalook Elementary School
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Soup and Science - What is "One Health"?
Soup and Science - What is "One Health"?
Join us for Salmon Chowder and an opportunity for locals and visitors to discuss what One Health looks like and means to you and your community.
Location: Ipalook Elementary School
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
One Health Film Festival and Artisan Fair
One Health Film Festival and Artisan Fair
Join us for a local screening of a variety of films celebrating the connections between people, animals, and the environment. Local film makers are invited to submit their films to be shared, and local artisans are invited to register to sell their crafts during intermission.
Location: Ipalook Elementary School
Click the links below to submit a film or register for a vender table!
Day 4
July 1
July 1
8:00 - 9:00 am
Breakfast and Closing Session
Breakfast and Closing Session
Join us for continental breakfast and a Sharing Circle to reflect on activities and experiences from this year's retreat.
Location: Barrow Arctic Research Center (BARC)
9:00 - 10:00 am
Morning Yoga
Morning Yoga
Yoga will be led by Carmen Daggett and consist of primarily standing sequences, no need for a yoga mat. Dress warmly for ~40°F weather. No registration required.
Location: Meet at the Eskimo Inc. Gas Station then walk to the beach for morning yoga. A shuttle will leave the BARC following breakfast and closing session to the gas station for yoga.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Morning Field Trips:
Morning Field Trips:
Bird Watching - Hosted by Kiita Tours
Location: Pick up will be in the Top of the World Hotel Parking lot. Shuttle will return to parking lot following bird watching.
12:00 pm
Lunch - Nalukataq
Lunch - Nalukataq
Nalukataq, a celebration of successful whaling, is hosted by the successful whaling crews annually near solstice. During this event caribou and goose soup are served near lunch time, followed by the sharing of whale and bearded seal meat and blubber (muktuk). Cake, coffee, and tea are also served. Attendees should bring their own bowl, spoon, cup, knife, and Ziploc bags to enjoy shared foods. For seating people bring lawn chairs, coolers, or picnic blankets. After food is served and cleaned up, community members return to particpate in the blanket toss. There is often dancing at the high school in the evening. Visitors are welcome and often invited to cut themselves a piece of muktuk from slabs of whale blubber.
Location: Nalukataq is hosted in the vaccant lot near Top of the World Hotel. Pick up and drop off for shuttling will be atthe Top of the World Hotel parking lot.
12:45 - 3:00 pm
Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Center Tours
Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Center Tours
Location: Meet at the Top of the World Hotel parking lot for local transport to water treatment tours. Shuttle will return to Top of the World Hotel following the tour.
Julie Bayle
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1:30 - 3:00 pm
Afternoon Field Trips:
Afternoon Field Trips:
Bird Watching - Hosted by Kiita Tours
Location: Pick up will be in the Top of the World Hotel Parking lot. Shuttle will return to parking lot following bird watching.
3:00 pm
Farewells and Airport Shuttle
Farewells and Airport Shuttle
A shuttle will depart from UIC housing and the Top of the World Hotel to transport visitors to the airport by 3:30. The airport is typically busier during Nalukataq and we want to ensure visitors have plenty of time to check their bags.
Location: UIC Housing and Top of the World Hotel
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