News and Events!
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ARCUS Arctic Researcher and Graduate Student Travel Grant Opportunity
ARCUS is accepting applications for limited travel funds for arctic researchers or graduate students to participate in the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual National Conference "International Polar Year: Global Change in Our Communities", which will be held 9-12 October 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
More information, particpant expectations, and the application form can be found here.
Applications are due Friday, 11 July, 2008.
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Current Arctic Expeditions
Join PolarTREC teachers on their expeditions across the Arctic, with Craig Beals, at Summit, Greenland; Elizabeth Eubanks in Barrow, Alaska; Cathy Campbell at Toolik Field Station, Alaska; and Jillian Worssam aboard the USCGC Healy in the Bering Sea. Read more in the Virtual Base Camp.
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Upcoming Events: Live from IPY!
Join PolarTREC teacher Elizabeth Eubanks and the research team on 10 July 2008 in Barrow, Alaska. Join PolarTREC Teacher Cathy Campbell and the research team on 17 July 2008 at Toolik Station, Alaska. Click here to register for these events!
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Upcoming Expedition: High Arctic Change '08
Join PolarTREC teacher, Missy Holzer, as she participates in an expedition to Svalbard, Norway. The expedition starts on July 8, 2008. Read more here.
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Upcoming Expedition: Nuvuk Archaeology Studies
Join Frank Kelley on his PolarTREC expedition to Barrow, Alaska. Frank will join researcher, Anne Jensen, in an archaeology dig. Learn more about the Nuvuk Archaeology Study here.
PolarTREC expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica are underway! Be sure to check out the Virtual Base Camp to follow teachers and researchers!
PolarTREC is an educational research experience, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S., in which K-12 teachers participate in polar research, working closely with scientists as a pathway to improving science education.
In celebration of the International Polar Year (2007-2009), a global scientific campaign to advance our understanding of the polar regions, thirty-six U.S. teachers will spend two to six weeks working with a research team in the Arctic or Antarctic, exploring the environments, cultures, history, and science. PolarTREC teachers will learn about cutting-edge scientific research on topics ranging from atmospheric chemistry to seabird ecology and will share their experiences with scientists, educators, communities, and hundreds of students of all ages across the globe.
PolarTREC builds on the past TREC program (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating in the Arctic) to encompass learning experiences in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Visit the TREC website for more information about the 2004-2006 TREC expeditions.
The arctic tern is a small bird with a big travel schedule! The arctic tern migrates over 22,000 miles each year from the Arctic to Antarctica-the longest migration of any bird in the world. The tern lives in almost perpetual daylight, spending the northern summer in the Arctic and the austral summer in the Antarctic. The arctic tern is a wonderful mascot for PolarTREC teachers who will follow it on its long distance journeys to the polar regions!