Special Projects

Dr. Troy J. Bouffard said that hypersonic cruise missiles are the “threat of our future decades,” adding that the fight to protect against hypersonic cruise missiles will involve all of the North American Arctic. While Bouffard said the hypersonic cruise missiles are a threat of the future, he said there is “no evidence” of a […]

NUUK, Greenland — Higher education in Greenland is not as common as it is in America, for a multitude of reasons. Associate Professor Lars Demant-Poort of the University of Greenland: Ilisimatusarfik, spoke to these reasons, but also talked about the positive opportunities that college-level education can and does have. Demant-Port is an associate professor in […]

Greenland has a long and complex history. Just looking at the world map, the giant ice sheet seems remote and isolated from the outside world, but people have been migrating and traversing through the island for thousands of years. Long ago, civilizations hunted with harpoons, lived in tents and snow homes and developed a deep […]

Melting ice sheets caused by climate change have left large stretches of Greenland’s coastline bare and introduced new environmental problems. Now, scientists are looking at ways to slow down the melt before it’s too late. Dr. William Colgan is an Arctic researcher who has been conducting research on the ice sheets of Greenland for many […]

Imagine how depressing it is to live in a place that has no natural color, no trees, no bushes, no flowers, and brown grass. Greenland’s color is man-made, manufactured if you will. While industrialization and modernization of territories across the world have made the territory more technically advanced and human-friendly, Greenland’s modernization has brought color. […]

NUUK, Greenland — On the top floor of the Nuuk Center shopping mall, tucked away in the very back down a long corridor, you will see a sign for a shop full of knick-knacks and Greenlandic art. The shop sign reads “ASIARPA”, named for its owner, Asiarpa Fredriksen-Lund, a half Greenlandic half Danish woman. Lund […]

Greenland ranks eighth globally for rare earth element (REE) deposits, but the arctic island remains untapped. These elements are essential for modern technologies like cars and phones due to their ability to produce powerful batteries, but China has a stronghold on the supply of these minerals. Dr. Ian Lange believes the conversation around Greenland and […]

Greenland is in the headlines for a variety of reasons recently, but one of the major issues that has been affecting them for years is the growing negative effects of climate change. “I don’t think it would be unfair to say that Greenland and its ice sheet are the poster children of climate change”, said […]

In the hotly contested race to the Arctic region, Dr. Samantha Hagle believes each of the three global superpowers, the United States, China, and Russia, have different aspects that are driving factors in their interest. For the U.S, it’s national security, even though she believes “we already had what we wanted” with the Pituffik Space […]

NUUK, Greenland — Three months ago, Hanne Kirkegaard took over as the museum director for the Nuuk Art Museum in Greenland. Having grown up there with her parents, brothers, and extended family, she is able to attest to how important art is to the culture and community there. The culture of Greenland is a stark […]

It’s easy to find the Greenlandic perspective on a trip to Nuuk, but it can be harder to find people of different nationalities and therefore different perspectives. Troels is a Danish tourist, visiting Nuuk to see his husband. His voice falls into a hush as he begins to share his experience in Greenland for the […]

Thomas Sorbik is the CEO of Getaway Fly Fishing, a fly fishing charter company that offers fly fishing charters all across the world. Their business model, which they’ve used for over 20 years, focuses on providing immersive fishing experiences all over the world by collaborating with local partners. Their experience in Greenland brings them to […]