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You ever have one of those days… that are right in your wheelhouse??? Well day 3 of PolarTREC Orientation was just one of those days for me. The day began with a guest lecture by Rick Thoman who is a Scientist for the National Weather Service (NWS). In this lecture we learned about some of the ways

Yesterday we ventured to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum of the North. I learned about the animals that inhabit the Arctic region. Looking at the faces below can you identify any of the animals? ### Photo 1 ### Photo 2 ### Photo 3 ### Photo 4 ### Photo 5 ### Photo 6 ### Photo 7 ###

In order to run a marathon, you would expect to run to practice otherwise you won’t be able to run the whole 26.2 miles. You would expect a doctor to have learned what to do before operating on someone or….well, it won’t be pretty. Students should practice math problems and read a lot in order to be

Today we had the pleasure of learning from Rick Thoman, Climate sciences and services manager, National Weather Service, Alaska region. Download High Resolution Version "Congratulations ladies and gentlemen, you've just witnessed the birth of a new climate." According to Thoman, minimum temperatures

Orientation the week is occurring at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The campus is beautiful and is full of trails. During our lunch breaks we have been exploring, join us by watching the video below.

Today we visited the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska. Watch this short video to see what a Siberian Yupik yoyo looks like, and how it's used. Our demonstrator sure makes it look easy! ##Today's Haiku Eskimo YoYo Bola, toy, art form, weapon Takes a lot of skill!

Siberian Yupik Language of St. Lawrence Island As a linguist by trade, one of the first things I do to prepare for any travel is to find the language link, and the (sub) Arctic is no exception. When I learned I would be working and staying in Savoonga, Alaska, a Siberian Yupik community, I just

After living in North Carolina for nearly a quarter of a century, I had forgotten what a winters worth of snow accumulation looks like. Feet and feet worth of the white stuff is what I found in Fairbanks Alaska when I arrived for my PolarTREC orientation. Talking with locals, I discovered that this

The Deadliest Catch has been one of my all time favorite shows for many years so when I learned that my PolarTREC expedition involved me taking a boat out of Dutch Harbor to the Bering Sea, it was like a dream come true! Even though my research