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Springfield Central High school teacher Bridget Ward headed to Antarctica for a six week study

Mass Live article coverage on Bridget Ward's expedition to Antarctica. The link to the story can be found here. A PDF of the story is also available for downloading.

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Inspiring the next generation of polar scientists: Classroom extensions from teachers with research experiences

Article in Polar Record written by ARCUS staff and PolarTREC alumni educators that shares impacts of participating in a Teacher Research Experience. Abstract: PolarTREC-Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating (PolarTREC) has provided the opportunity for over 160 K-12 teachers and informal science educators from the USA to work directly with scientists in the Arctic and the Antarctic. As a Teacher

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Hernando Students Welcome Special Visitor

Article about PolarTREC teacher Alex Eilers’ return expedition to study Weddell seals in the Ross Sea.

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Really Down South

Article about earth science and environmental science teacher Mike LeBaron's expedition to Antarctica as part of the WISSARD project (Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

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NIU Professors From Suburbs Studying What Lies Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf

This article in the suburban Chicago newspaper The Daily Herald, describes the WISSARD project and it's science objectives. The article highlights the work of NIU professor Dr. Ross Powell, John Winans, and graduate student Timothy Hodson.

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WISSARD in the Antarctic News

The Antarctic Sun published this news article about the WISSARD Project that PolarTREC Teacher Mike LeBaron is with at McMurdo Station. The article provides a brief overview of the project and some history about the projects origins.

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Mr Lebaron's Upcoming Trip to Antarctica

The student newspaper at Lake Norman High School published an article about PolarTREC teacher Mike Lebaron heading to Antarctica with the team studying subglacial lakes.

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Teacher Takes Scientific Expedition to Antarctica

An article from the Mooresville Weekly, Mooresville, North Carolina, on Mike LeBarons upcoming departure to McMurdo Station to work on the WISSARD Project with researcher Ross Powell of Northern Illinois University.

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