The institute's mandate is to advance the study of the North American and circumpolar Arctic through the natural and social sciences, the arts and humanities and to acquire, preserve and disseminate information on physical, environmental and social conditions in the North.
High in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has been studying ancient ice patches and the treasures being revealed as they melt. Brian Moorman, University of Calgary Geography Professor (right), and MSc student Tom Meulendyk are pictured with a core sample.