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Polaris Project on NPR
Max Holmes was recently interviewed about the Polaris Project for the 30-minute NPR radio show “The Point”. The interview was broadcast on Tuesday, September 14, on WCAI. It has…
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17 AGU Abstracts
Each December in San Francisco, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) holds the world’s largest scientific conference that focuses on Earth sciences. This year, Polaris Project participants submitted 17 abstracts…
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An Upside to Global Warming?
Well, maybe not, but it was remarkable nevertheless to see many of the Polaris Project students swimming in the Arctic Ocean a few days ago.
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We’re Back!
The Team made it back to Cherskiy late last night after a magnificent 36 hour trip to the Arctic Ocean and tundra. Weather extended the trip beyond our planned…
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Heading to the Tundra and Arctic Ocean
Tomorrow morning we pile into three small boats and head north to the tundra and hopefully the coastal Arctic Ocean. The trip north has been one of the highlights…
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Sharing Data…
The three overarching objectives of the Polaris Project are to 1) train the next generation of arctic researchers, 2) advance scientific understanding of the Arctic, and 3) expand public…
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Polaris Project Seminar Series – July 2010
Though we often refer to this Siberian adventure as a field course, it…
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Remarkable Sampling Transect
Nikita Zimov and Max Holmes – sampling the Arctic Ocean off the mouth of the…
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An Oasis in the Siberian Arctic
Research in the Arctic is tough – more often accomplished with duct tape than high tech instruments, which are typically sequestered in laboratories far removed from the Arctic.
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On the way…
Seven of us are now sitting in Dulles Airport, having traveled from Boston earlier today. Over the next few hours, our…
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Polaris II Proposal Submitted
The Polaris Project got its start with a proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) in March 2007. We learned six months later that the proposal was funded,…
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2010 Polaris Project Students Selected
Though the 2010 Polaris Project field course in Siberia doesn’t begin for over 3 months, preparations are ramping up quickly. We have just finished selecting the 2010 undergraduate participants…
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4 Polaris Students Earn Scholarships to Arctic Conference in Miami
The State of the Arctic Conference (http://soa.arcus.org) will be held next week in Miami (March 16-19, 2010). This large conference is drawing Arctic scientists from around the world. Twenty-five…
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Holmes et al EOS 2009
Holmes, R. M., K. E. Frey, and S. Zimov. 2009. A field course in the Siberian Arctic: 30 days, 20 people, 3 continents, 1 barge. EOS…
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Polaris Project Video
After countless hours of work, Chris Linder has completed a 10-minute video that follows the Polaris Project…
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