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Arctic Futures Podcast – Episode Four

In this latest installment of the Arctic Futures podcast from the World Ocean Observatory, host Peter Neill focuses on the health and welfare of the indigenous people of the Arctic.
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Connect Your Students with Antarctica

Participate in a real-time videoconference with a scientist at Palmer Station, part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) network.   Your students will engage in a 30-minute virtual scientific briefing and discussion with an LTER scientist…
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Arctic Futures Podcast Series Continues

Check out the latest Arctic Futures podcast from World Ocean Radio. In this episode, host Peter Neill discusses the melting of sea ice, its causes, the adaptation of native Arctic people, and the potential for future exploitation and passage…
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Antarctica, Penguins and Cartoons – Irresistible!

Maris Wicks is a talented cartoonist and writer that is working on a nonfiction comic book about Antarctica.  She spent much of this past field season in Antarctica "having experiences that enhance and contribute to the comics that I make." Please…
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NEW Webinar Series for Educators

The Polar-ICE team is excited to announce the launch of Data Stories and an accompanying webinar series.  Geared towards teachers in grades 6-9, Data Stories are easy-to-use, 5-minute interactive online stories focused around engaging students…
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Win a Climate Grant with Project Polar Bear

#ProjectPolarBear is an international competition for middle and high school student groups taking action to fight climate change. Teams compete by creating a plan for a project that will help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and engage their…
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Arctic Future Podcast on World Ocean Radio!

This week's audio episode of World Ocean Radio entitled "Arctic Futures, Part One" is now available online Part one of a four-part series on the Arctic. In this episode, host Peter Neill examines governance, oversight, resources, and the…
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Attention Classroom Educators!

Our Antarctic research team needs your classroom's help!  We are using satellite images to find Weddell seals in Antarctica. This ongoing project needs many eyes to search the images and find the seals.  It's easy. All your students have…
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Attention Polar Scientists

Do you have a science story or example that connects to any of the polar literacy principles? Call for Ideas for Polar Literacy Media: Polar ICE wants to illustrate these principles with stories and examples told by scientists that we…
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University of Virginia Welcomes Palmer LTER Scientist Dr. Scott Doney

Scott Doney recently joined the UVA Department of Environmental Sciences as Professor of Environmental Change.  He introduces himself to the UVA community in this blog post, which places his research into the context of studying the impact…
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Drones at the Long term Ecological Research (LTER) at Palmer Station

The Duke University Marine Lab is the first to win Federal Aviation Administration certification to operate scientific drones and provide training.  Dr. David Johnson, assistant professor of the practice of marine conservation ecology at Duke…
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California student scientists knock it out of the park!

There was a buzz in the air as the students talked through how the ecosystems of Antarctica had changed over time. Were we witnessing a class report on Antarctica that they had looked up on google? No! On February 24, 2017 we were…