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Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce
 (NSF  10-532) Posted January 26, 2010

Ocean Acidification
 (NSF  10-530) Posted January 25, 2010

Major Research Instrumentation Program:
 (NSF  10-529) Posted January 21, 2010

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
 (NSF  10-523) Posted December 29, 2009

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation
 (NSF  10-506) Posted November 5, 2009

Upcoming Due Dates See All

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
 (NSF  10-523) Preliminary Proposal: March 29, 2010

Ocean Acidification
 (NSF  10-530) Letter of Intent: March 29, 2010

NSF GRADUATE STEM FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION
 (NSF  09-549) Letter of Intent: April 20, 2010

Major Research Instrumentation Program:
 (NSF  10-529) Full Proposal: April 21, 2010

Ocean Acidification
 (NSF  10-530) Full Proposal: April 26, 2010

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Ice core drilling in Antarctica State of the Antarctic: SCAR report shows continent undergoing major changes
Updated January 22, 2010
Wind turbines on Crater Hill between McMurdo Station and Scott Base. Renewable energy comes to Antarctica: New wind farm to help power U.S. and New Zealand antarctic stations
Updated January 22, 2010
Arctic and Antarctic regions seen from above Sue La Fratta detailed to serve as OPP Executive Officer
Updated December 15, 2009
Ian Howat Greenland Glaciers: What Lies Beneath
Released December 15, 2009
News From the Field
polar graphic Researchers Establish Common Seasonal Pattern Among Bacterial Communities in Arctic Rivers
Released November 24, 2009
News From the Field
On 12 November 1969, the first six women set foot at the South Pole. Stepping into history: Women mark 40 years of working in the U.S. Antarctic Program
Updated November 13, 2009
QUaD High-precision Measurements Confirm Cosmologists' Standard View of Universe
Released November 2, 2009
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polar graphic Glaciers Subject of Three Penn State Grants
Released November 2, 2009
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Photo of Gregory Lehn and Matt Knhosh talking with co-principal investigator Jim McClelland. Permafrost Could Be Climate's Ticking Time Bomb
Researchers conduct fieldwork to track permafrost melting in Alaska and gain insight about the release of carbon into the atmosphere
Released  August 5, 2009

Photo of juvenile northern elephant seals on the beach at Ano Nuevo. How Penguins & Seals Survive Deep Dives
Jessica Meir goes to extreme environments to learn how birds and mammals thrive in conditions that humans cannot tolerate, and she tells readers all about it
Released  July 31, 2009

Events Calendar See All

January 4, 2010  - February 1, 2010
2010 International Graduate Training Course in Antarctic Biology
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March 16, 2010  - March 19, 2010
State of the Arctic
Conference

February 18, 2010
Communicating Science: Tools for Scientists and Engineers
Workshop

February 18, 2010
Information Partners Workshop
Workshop

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