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The 2015 team arrives
After 40+ hours of buses, airports, and planes, we have arrived safely at the Northeast Science Station in Cherskiy, a bit bleary eyed, but happy to have successfully figured…
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Back from the Tundra
Saturday July 19, 2014 The main Polaris group has returned safely from their epic expedition to the tundra. All are now in Cherskiy, where they’ll spend their remaining days analyzing samples…
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Update from the Tundra – midnight July 11, 2014
I just got a satellite phone call from Chris Linder. It was midnight July 11 for him in Siberia, and 8 am July 11 for me in Washington DC….
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Krutaya Drisva: 69.3479°N, 161.4630°E
Last night I got a message from Sue Natali (Polaris Project Research Coordinator and 2014 Expedition Leader) reporting that the group had arrived safely at the remote tundra research…
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To the Tundra…
The Polaris Project has headed north from Cherskiy to spend ~12 days at a remote tundra field site. The way north is via the Kolyma River – they’ve headed…
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News Article: UTB Students to Travel to Siberia
The following article about Homero Pena and Erika Ramos traveling to Siberia with The Polaris Project is featured on the University of Texas – Brownsville (UTB) home page:
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Congratulations to Polaris Participants and Alumni!
As Polaris Project students advance in their academic careers, they continue to achieve scientific successes through publications, presentations at national meetings, and awards and fellowships. Just to highlight a…
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Polaris 2014 Reading List
The Core faculty–John Schade, Mike Loranty, and I–have come up with a reading list for the new Polaris students who will be travelling to the tundra in July. The…
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Polaris 2014 Research Goals
Following our Polaris Retreat and Arctic Field Class, plans for the 2014 expedition are falling into place, and the excitement is building for our group’s next meeting at…
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Research equipment has been shipped!
After months of preparations by the Polaris support team (Wendy Kingerlee, Scott Zolkos & Craig Connolly) we are just about ready to go. Flights have been scheduled, visas have…
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Welcome Polaris 2014 Students
I take great pleasure in welcoming the team of students, new and old, that will be joining the Polaris Project 2014 and traveling to the Northeast Science Station and…
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Returning Student Application Instructions
One of the main goals of the Polaris Project is to develop the next generation of arctic researchers. As such, the Polaris Project is committed to finding opportunities for…
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