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Siberia-bound!
After many weeks of having The Beatles’ “Back in the USSR” put a bigger smile on my face than usual, the day is finally here to depart…
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If only we could travel west…
As the bird flies, Cherskiy doesn’t seem that far away from Western Washington. A quick flight over Alaska would probably have me there within 8 hours or so. Oh…
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Tonight, the Journey Begins
While our counterparts in the eastern US begin the trek tomorrow afternoon, those of us on the west coast start tonight. I’m on a flight leaving Seattle at 11:10PM…
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From Sleepy Hollow to Cherskiy
I cannot believe that I leave my little town of Sleepy Hollow, NY tomorrow! After months of preparation, I finally feel as ready as I can be for this…
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From Zürich to Cherskii!
I’m glad that I’ll only have 3 days of gruelsome travelling.. coming from Middle-Europe 🙂 As my third…
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Polaris 2012 Launches Tomorrow!
After months of planning, the 2012 Polaris Project Expedition begins tomorrow. Participants from all over the United States will converge on JFK Airport in New York (some people from…
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Congrats to Ludda!
Many congratulations to 2011 student Sarah Ludda Ludwig. Ludda won one of this year’s prestigious Goldwater scholarships. St Olaf College has a nice write up here. This…
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Congratulations to Claire Griffin!
Claire Griffin (Polaris 2009) has just been awarded a prestigious and highly-competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for her proposal titled “Organic Matter in Large Arctic Rivers from Field and…
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A lot of 2012 applications
The 2012 deadline has passed and we received applications for this year’s field course from dozens of different universities. The folks that are going to review these have their…
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Equipment at the Northeast Science Station
The Kolyma River watershed is one of earth’s most important regions because of the vast amount of ancient carbon currently stored in its permafrost. The Northeast Science Station, near…
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Student Impact video
In 2009, eleven undergraduates traveled more than halfway around the world to conduct cutting-edge investigations that advance scientific understanding of the changing Arctic. Four of the students: Blaize Denfeld…
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Science on Ice
After five hard years of work, Science on Ice: Four Polar Expeditions, my first hardcover photography book, is now in print. Before I began documenting the Polaris Project, I…
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Polaris Project at SACNAS
The Polaris Project had an information and recruitment booth at the recent SACNAS conference in San Jose, California. The mission of SACNAS, the Society for the Advancement of Native…
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Dallas and Kate in the Denmark Strait
I just got a nice note from 2010 Polaris student Kate Lewis who was writing from Reykjavik harbor. Kate graduated from WWU and has been working at the…
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Claire Griffin Publishes Her Polaris Project Research
In January 2008, Claire Griffin (a sophomore at Clark University) applied for the inaugural Polaris Project expedition. She was accepted. Unfortunately, one month before leaving, Claire fell off…
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