The PolarTREC newsroom provides basic program information to members of the media, and is a source to track the latest media coverage of PolarTREC.

Media use of PolarTREC Website Content and Photos:

Media are welcome to use content or quotes from the PolarTREC website, including from teacher journals. Please give full credit to teachers and their research teams, the PolarTREC program, and the National Science Foundation as appropriate.

Media are welcome to use photos from teacher journals and photo galleries. We ask that you please credit each photo as follows: "Photo by 'X' (PolarTREC 2020 (i.e. year)), Courtesy of ARCUS".

Additional photos, graphics, videos, and presentations from the polar regions can be found online through the ARCUS Polar Media Archive.

Media seeking additional information about PolarTREC please contact:

PolarTREC Program Managers (info [at] polartrec.com)
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States
PO Box 81310
Fairbanks, AK 99708-1310
Phone: 907-474-1600

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
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
The Gravity of Our Climate Situation National Wildlife Federation Blog Sarah Slack Thwaites Offshore Research
David Walker's Arctic Adventure The Classroom Teacher David Walker, Rose Cory, George Kling, Byron Crump Carbon in the Arctic
'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
Leyden Pride Newsletter Leyden Pride Newsletter Jonathan Pazol Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System
High school teacher travels to Arctic on expedition to study climate change Pioneer Press Jonathan Pazol Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System
Radio Interview - Hey, You're Pretty Good at That - KDNK Community Radio KDNK Community Radio Sarah Johnson International Arctic Buoy Program
KBRW Interview with International Arctic Buoy Programme KBRW Top of the World Radio 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
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
Local Climate Educator Returns from the Arctic The Sopris Sun Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor, John Woods 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
Alaska's Whittier Students Study Arctic Weather, Sea Ice, Buoys, and Boats too! Float Your Boat Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor International Arctic Buoy Program
Sarah Johnson: Finding the People and Places in the Polar Acronym Soup USAPECS Blog Sarah Johnson, Ignatius Rigor International Arctic Buoy Program