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The Mud-Filled Path to Graduate School
From the muddy wetlands of the Hudson River in New York to the permafrost-fed streams of the Siberian Arctic, my path to graduate school–has quite literally–included trekking through mud…
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There’s liver in it
Having lived in Siberia for seven weeks now, I no longer feel like a visitor at the Northeast Science Station. Orbita and the station feel more like home, making…
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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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CO2 and Spring Weather at Falmouth Academy
Hi all, Going back to an earlier blog post, last week I had the chance to visit the 9th grade environmental studies classes at Falmouth Academy to co-teach a lesson…
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Mentoring for a student science fair project
I always enjoy informally talking to students who are interested in studying the environment. I find it very rewarding to share my enthusiasm for environmental science, and make a…
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A dual-purpose of AGU
A mentor once told me that attending conferences such as AGU make for a perfect opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and establish new relationships with students and scientists. He…
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A System Within A Bigger System
With two more days left in San Fransisco and a poster presentation successfully completed, I have taken some time to reflect on my experience at the American…
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Mission Accomplished!
Well as forecasted, the last few days of Polaris were some hectic ones…but I can happily say…MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! As our data collecting was wrapping up, we were all working hard…
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Colleagues and Friends
…I knew Polaris 2013 would be something new, but I had no clue what to expect and I don’t think anyone could have predicted what its impacts were going…
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Collaboration and a Cold Cave
Spending hours sitting on a case of water bottles in a cold dark room was not quite what I had pictured when I anticipated my month of research in…
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It’s all setting in
About four and a half months ago, a classmate of mine heard about my plans to travel to northeastern Siberia to study Arctic- environmental science. He was planning on…
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