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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6_79db0c-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6_79db0c-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6_79db0c-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6_79db0c-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6_79db0c-3f{text-align:left;}.kadence-column6_79db0c-3f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6_79db0c-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6_79db0c-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6_79db0c-3f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_69f71b-48, 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_91ab87-75 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_91ab87-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_91ab87-75\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6_91ab87-75 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_91ab87-75\">The purpose of the UMaine Arctic Initiative is to build awareness, share research interests and develop a community of researchers at the University of Maine with an interest in the high latitudes. We seek to develop and strengthen partnerships with other high latitude researchers, initiatives and institutions around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6_e70018-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6_e70018-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6_e70018-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6_e70018-00 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6_e70018-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6_e70018-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id6_e70018-00 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column6_4b6116-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6_4b6116-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6_4b6116-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6_4b6116-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6_4b6116-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6_4b6116-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6_4b6116-34{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6_4b6116-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6_4b6116-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6_4b6116-34\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e94027-40\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e94027-40\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e94027-40\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e94027-40\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e94027-40\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6_e94027-40 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e94027-40\">Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_9c7488-6f\">The University of Maine has a long history of engagement in the Arctic and, more broadly, the high north, from Greenland to Canada to Alaska and beyond. Our faculty and students engage in the region to study and share information about the environment, engineering, human dimensions, and government policy. Additionally, we identify the impact of changes in the Arctic on Maine and the broader region. We perform field work, train, lead educational opportunities, model physical processes and economic impact, and consult.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6_4980c1-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6_4980c1-b9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_47bb94-d5\">History<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_4c92be-96, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_4c92be-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_4c92be-96\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_4c92be-96 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_4c92be-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_4c92be-96\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_4c92be-96 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_4c92be-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_4c92be-96\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6_4c92be-96 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_4c92be-96\">UMaine Arctic launched in 2018 in order to enhance collaboration within the campus community and with outside partners. We value diversity in disciplines and experiences, as we identify synergies and problems we address with greater impact by working together. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items6_aa8fe1-6a:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items6_aa8fe1-6a ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items6_aa8fe1-6a ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:15px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items6_aa8fe1-6a .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:23px;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items6_aa8fe1-6a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:15px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items6_aa8fe1-6a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items6_aa8fe1-6a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{font-size:18px;font-family:'Open 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