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 papers are focused around our general research goals. We realize this is just a small sampling of the research from the Arctic scientific community. We will have a much more extensive database of literature available to students, and welcome input and suggestions for further reading. Happy reading to Polaris and other students of the Arctic!