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Recent Media Coverage

PolarTREC is making news around the country! Click the articles below to check out recent news coverage. Visit us in the future to search all PolarTREC media coverage!

Newsroom Archives
Title Date Organization or Publication Related Members Expeditions
Boerne High teacher to join scientists on Antarctica excursion San Antonio Express-News SIMBA Antarctic Sea Ice
Bellaire Teacher to Join Texas A and M Research Team in Antarctica Texas A&M - Spotlights on Research Human Impacts in Antarctica
Visiting teacher seeks clues to the greenhouse effect Arctic Sounder Arctic Tundra Dynamics
CRREL Team Studies Impact Of Wind on a Frozen World Valley News SEDNA Beaufort Sea Ice
Science Teacher Prepares for Polar Expedition Olathe School District Newsletter Flow Studies on an Antarctic Glacier
From Water to Ice Magic Valley News Greenland Snow Studies
An Arctic expedition Chico News Review Greenland Seabird Ecology
Jamestown woman selected for international initiative Dayton Daily News Bering Ecosystem Study
Introduction to the Polar Regions The Biology of the Polar Regions
Will Antarctic Worms Warm to Changing Climate? UDaily Stacy Kim, Adam Marsh, Stephanie Guida, Annamarie Pasqualone Adaptations of Marine Worms in Antarctica
Sealed Away Memphis Flyer Alex Eilers, Daniel Costa, Jennifer Burns, Eileen Hofmann Weddell Seals in the Ross Sea
Science Educator Returns from Antarctica Memphis Parent Alex Eilers, Jennifer Burns Weddell Seals in the Ross Sea
Sunken Treasure Under Lake El'gygytgyn Frontier Scientists: A Nature Network Blog Tim Martin, Julie Brigham-Grette, Christian Koeberl, Martin Melles, Pavel Minyuk Geologic Climate Research in Siberia
2012 JSEP Program US Student Bios Self-generated Shelly Hynes Greenland Education Tour 2012
Report of the Working Group on Culturally Responsive Science Outreach and Engagement Janet Warburton
Alex Eilers: Antarctic Adventurer R.S.V.P. Memphis Magazine Alex Eilers, Jennifer Burns, Daniel Costa, Eileen Hofmann Weddell Seals in the Ross Sea
Jenks Teacher Brings Arctic Experiences to Students Jenks District Gazette Alicia Gillean Arctic Ground Squirrel Studies
Teacher to embark on Arctic expedition Cheektowaga Bee Stanley Skotnicki, Mike Loranty Vegetation Impacts on Permafrost
Passport to Antarctica Memphis Parent Magazine Alex Eilers, Jennifer Burns Weddell Seals in the Ross Sea
Lesley Urasky Practices Hands On (And Coats On) Science University of Wyoming Alumnews John Stone, Howard Conway, Lesley Urasky Glacial History in Antarctica
Zooplankton, the most important animal in the Arctic The Research Council of Norway - News
Bowhead whale feeding hotspots Remote Sensing of Environment
Unexpected disoveries at Lake El’gygytgyn, Russia Frontier Scientists Julie Brigham-Grette, Tim Martin, Martin Melles, Pavel Minyuk Geologic Climate Research in Siberia
Permafrost Thaw Affecting Carbon and Methane Nature
Circumpolar World - Biological Features and Processes University of the Arctic Curriculum