Ukraine crisis
Dear USAPECS Members and the Polar Science Community, We, the Board of USAPECS, as the national committee representing United States...
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Feb 18, 20222 min read
2022 Call for Blog Ideas
USAPECS is hosting a Becoming a Polar Scientist/Becoming part of the Polar Scientific Community blog series this year! We are looking for...
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Aug 31, 20212 min read
2021 Call for Board Members (CLOSED)
This call has closed for 2021/2022. Please look for a call in the Summer of 2022 for the 2022-2023 year. Are you an early career...
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Jun 10, 20215 min read
Building Smart Arctic Communities
From Carbon Emissions to Colonization Bearing the brunt of others’ footprints, from carbon emissions to colonization, is not a new...
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Apr 22, 20215 min read
Key Ideas for Working at the Boundary of Science and Society
As a kid, I spent my days running around the forests and fields of rural central Wisconsin (USA) learning the names of all the trees and...
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Mar 25, 20219 min read
Cryoactivism
In 2006, a geologist from San Juan, Argentina named Juan Pablo Milana laid out a map on the desk of Argentina’s highest environmental...
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Feb 22, 20215 min read
Boundary Organizations
How do I know what a policymaker is interested in? How do I make connections? When is the best time to meet with policymakers? If you,...
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Jan 20, 20214 min read
Arctic Indigenous communities shape conservation planning and policy
From a global perspective, Indigenous communities are increasingly shaping the conservation of lands, waters, and species around the...
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Oct 12, 20203 min read
The Importance Of Meaningful Relationship Building
As an Anthropologist, researcher, and advocate, I find that relationship building work is just as important, if not more important, than...
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Sep 1, 20204 min read
Exploring the Global Arctic
My name is Mia Bennett and I’m a political geographer working at the University of Hong Kong. I’ve been studying and writing about the...
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Aug 3, 20205 min read
Training for the future of science by Dr. Alyson Fleming
A major solidifying force in my decision to pursue an interdisciplinary career came from taking a course in graduate school on the...
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Jun 30, 20204 min read
Your First Steps on the Path toward Science Policy by Max Showalter
Policy is rarely far-removed from our lives as polar scientists; from climate change to food-web dynamics, cryosphere research touches...
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Jun 6, 20202 min read
USAPECS Board: Response to Current Events
Dear USAPECS Members and the Polar Science Community, . . . . [Content warning: USAPECS response to current events. This CW is...
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May 27, 20201 min read
Arctic Data Center Webinar
Hi Everyone, We are providing a copy of the slides as well as the "script" for the Arctic Data Center Webinar that is being hosted later...
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May 21, 20201 min read
Polar Film Fest and an upcoming webinar with the Arctic Data Center
We have announcements concerning the Polar Film Fest and an upcoming webinar with the Arctic Data Center! - First, USAPECS is organizing...
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Mar 5, 20203 min read
Championing Yourself - Setting and Enforcing Your Boundaries by Alice DuVivier
Alice K. DuVivier Project Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research https://staff.ucar.edu/users/duvivier Contact Alice at:...
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Feb 11, 20204 min read
Is this the right decision at this time? by Dr. Elizabeth Hoy
Find Liz's bio on her NASA webpage here: https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/elizabeth.hoy As I sit to write this my two kids are just...
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Jan 2, 20202 min read
2020 Board Recruitment & Year End Survey
Are you an early career researcher doing work in polar or alpine regions? USAPECS would like to invite you to take our survey on our...
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Jan 2, 20202 min read
2020 Board Recruitment & Year End Survey
Are you an early career researcher doing work in polar or alpine regions? USAPECS would like to invite you to take our survey on our...
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Dec 16, 20197 min read
Pursuing an academic career in the community college system by Monika Sikand
BIOGRAPHY: Dr Monika Sikand is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering, Physics, and Technology at Bronx Community...
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