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Full resolution photos are now available online for PolarTREC educator Denise Hardoy's Antarctic Fish Development Under Future Ocean Conditions expedition to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, that took place from October 14th to November 25th, 2019.

UArctic announces the launch of a new Arctic Learning Resources Collection and invites Arctic community members and educators to use this platform to share learning resources to be used as needed by the circumpolar higher education community.

Full resolution photos are now available online for PolarTREC educator Amy Osborne's Thermal Sensitivity of Embryos and Larvae of Antarctic Marine Ectotherms expedition to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, that took place from October 14th to November 25th, 2019.

As you search for resources for online courses, be sure to check out all the lessons, activities, and webinars available through PolarTREC. These are great resources that can complement your online learning and/or teaching needs. Start your search here.

Jennifer Heidrich of the Warming and Removals in Mountains of Northern Canada expedition and Erin Towns of the Greenland Subglacial Tremor Project, have teamed up to create a podcast. Both educators teach at Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine.

PolarTREC educators from across the country are attending their orientation virtually this week due to the cancellation of the in-person meeting that was to take place in Boulder, CO. Learn more about their upcoming 2020-2021 expeditions to various Arctic and Antarctic research sites and onboard research vessels.

Full resolution photos are now available online for PolarTREC educator Jocelyn Argueta's IceCube and The Askaryan Radio Array expedition to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica, that took place from November 24th to December 29th, 2019.

In case you missed it, learn what it’s like to live and work aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer sailing in the Amundsen Sea near West Antarctica. PolarTREC educator Sarah Slack and researcher Dr. Frank Nitsche discuss the fieldwork investigating the Thwaites glacier, surrounding waters, and seafloor in West Antarctica. They also talk about what it's like to be part of a large research team and to live on a research vessel. You can view the archive here https://www.polartrec.com/polar-connect/archive

Full resolution photos are now available online for PolarTREC educator Kate Steeper's Shrubs, Snow, and Nitrogen in the Arctic expedition to Toolik Field Station, Alaska, that took place from July 25th to August 17th, 2019.

Sun Journal article coverage of two Edward Little High School teachers's, Jenn Heidrich and Erin Towns, both selected for PolarTREC expeditions. Jenn Heidrich was selected to go on the Warming and Removals in Mountains of Northern Canada expedition in Yukon, Canada, and Erin Towns was selected to go on the Greenland Subglacial Tremor Project to Ilulissat, Greenland.