10/16/2026
Jackie Dawson, professor of geography and director of the University of Ottawa’s Arctic Research Hub, is helping connect scientific data, community observations, Indigenous knowledge and artificial intelligence through Beyond Arctic PASSION, an international research initiative designed to build a more integrated system for observing and understanding the Arctic.
The system could help hunters assess ice conditions before travelling, assist fishers in adapting to shifting species distributions and provide shipping operators with information about emerging risks in Arctic waters.
“The Arctic is going to change dramatically and it’s going to impact the whole world,” says Dawson. “But we have no idea how. The only way to figure it out is to bring all the data together. That’s what this project allows for.”
Learn more: https://www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/beyond-arctic-passion-jackie-dawson-helps-connect-data-ai-indigenous-knowledge