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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 out the new coffee maker.
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AGU 2014 Honors and Congratulations!
The 2014 AGU meeting was better than I could have been expected. Our Polaris presence just keeps getting stronger and stronger every year.
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Back from the Tundra
The main Polaris group has returned safely from the tundra. All are now in Cherskiy, where they'll spend their remaining days analyzing samples and working on data.
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Update from the Tundra – midnight July 11, 2014
I just got a satellite phone call from Chris Linder. He reported that all is going great at the tundra research site.
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Krutaya Drisva: 69.3479°N, 161.4630°E
I got a message from Sue Natali reporting that they had arrived safely at the remote tundra research site and that they were already charging ahead at full steam on their research projects. At 69.3479°N and 161.4630°E, their location truly has to be one of the most remarkable places on
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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 downriver and stopped a bit short of the Arctic Ocean.
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News Article: UTB Students to Travel to Siberia
News Article: UTB Students Conduct Research in Siberia
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Congratulations to Polaris Participants and Alumni!
Polaris Project participants continue to achieve scientific successes through publications, presentations at national meetings, and awards and fellowships.
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Polaris 2014 Reading List
Polaris faculty--John Schade, Mike Loranty, and I--have come up with a reading list for the Core Polaris students.
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Polaris 2014 Research Goals
The 2014 expedition is especially exciting, because for the first time we will focus our research efforts north of the tree line, at a tundra site situated just 20 km from the Arctic Ocean.
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Research equipment has been shipped!
Preparations are underway, and now, it’s up to our team of student researchers to lead the way in exploring new places, thinking new ideas, and addressing some of the Earth’s most pressing scientific questions.
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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 other points on the Kolyma River this July. We are very excited to have such a talented and accomplished group, and
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Polaris invades AGU
This has been a busy week for the Polaris Project family. We have hit the science community with a tidal wave of data, ideas and conversation, aimed at continuing our quest to tackle the big questions in Arctic System Science.
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Returning Student Application Instructions
Applications from Polaris Project alumni to participate in the 2014 Polaris Project Expedition are due January 1, 2014. Complete application instructions can be found here.
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To Future Students
I’ve been home from Russia for a few months. Aside from a slight baggage mix-up at the Seatac airport, travel went as smoothly as I could have asked. But while it’s fresh in my head, I thought I’d throw out some information for people who apply to Polaris 2014.…
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