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Recent Media Coverage

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Newsroom Archives
Title Date Organization or Publication Related Members Expeditions
Sarah Johnson: Finding the People and Places in the Polar Acronym Soup USAPECS Blog Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor International Arctic Buoy Program
Alaska's Whittier Students Study Arctic Weather, Sea Ice, Buoys, and Boats too! Float Your Boat Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor International Arctic Buoy Program
Oh, buoy! A passion for adventure brings MSU alumna to the North Pole MSU CNAS Newswatch Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor International Arctic Buoy Program
Local Climate Educator Returns from the Arctic The Sopris Sun Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor, John Woods International Arctic Buoy Program
Colorado Mountains to the North Pole - Sending Wooden Boats to the Arctic Float Your Boat Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor, John Woods International Arctic Buoy Program
Edward Little High School Teacher to Spend 3 Weeks Studying Arctic Circle Sun Journal Erin Towns Greenland Subglacial Tremor Project
KBRW Interview with International Arctic Buoy Programme KBRW Top of the World Radio Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor, John Woods International Arctic Buoy Program
Radio Interview - Hey, You're Pretty Good at That - KDNK Community Radio KDNK Community Radio Sarah Johnson International Arctic Buoy Program
High school teacher travels to Arctic on expedition to study climate change Pioneer Press Jonathan Pazol Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System
Leyden Pride Newsletter Leyden Pride Newsletter Jonathan Pazol Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System
'Not out of the ordinary': Auburn High School alumnae and Brooklyn educator travels to Arctic tundra for research trip Opelika-Auburn News Liza Backman Phenology and Vegetation in the Warming Arctic 2021
David Walker's Arctic Adventure The Classroom Teacher David Walker, Rose Cory, George Kling, Byron Crump Carbon in the Arctic
The Gravity of Our Climate Situation National Wildlife Federation Blog Sarah Slack Thwaites Offshore Research
Two Edward Little Teachers Heading to Polar Regions Sun Journal Erin Towns, Jennifer Johnson Effects of Lemmings on the Arctic Tundra Ecosystem, Greenland Subglacial Tremor Project
IceCube Interview with Jocelyn Argueta IceCube Jocelyn Argueta IceCube and The Askaryan Radio Array 2019
Sausalito educator heads to Antarctica on climate change research expedition Marin Independent Journal Amy Osborne, Amy Moran Thermal Sensitivity of Embryos and Larvae of Antarctic Marine Ectotherms
Marietta Native Headed to Antarctica to Study Life Under the ice The Marietta Times Amy Osborne Thermal Sensitivity of Embryos and Larvae of Antarctic Marine Ectotherms
Springfield teacher taking two month research trip to Antarctica Western Mass News CBS 3 ABC 40 Bridget Ward Weddell Seals: Growing Up on Ice
Springfield Central High school teacher Bridget Ward headed to Antarctica for a six week study Masslive Bridget Ward Weddell Seals: Growing Up on Ice
This Austin Teacher Spent A Month In The Arctic To Better Teach His Students About Climate Change KUT Austin (90.5 FM) David Walker Carbon in the Arctic
Embedding in the Arctic Sea KBBI Katie Gavenus, Anne Gold MOSAiC
STA Teacher Uses Summer Break to Research in the Arctic Fosters.com Piper Bartlett-Browne, Lee Cooper Northern Chukchi Integrated Study
Inspiring the next generation of polar scientists: Classroom extensions from teachers with research experiences Cambridge University Press Janet Warburton, George Hademenos, Lollie Garay, Alex Eilers, Jillian Worssam Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations, Weddell Seals in the Ross Sea 2016, Sea Floor Changes and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Nitrogen in the Arctic Ocean Ecosystem
Headlines from Across the State: Arctic Exploration Association of Texas Professional Educators David Walker Carbon in the Arctic
Alaskan Arctic Field Work On the Horizon Rose Cory, Byron Crump, George Kling, David Walker Carbon in the Arctic