LIST OF POTENTIAL HOST INSTITUTIONS Comprehensive scientific research of the polar regions and observation institutefor Physiological Sciences research and education from molecules to http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/14/01/020121/kikan.htm
Canadian Polar Commission : Roadmap education improve access to educational and research opportunities for northernersand boost awareness of the knowledge bases of polar regions and. http://www.polarcom.gc.ca/roadmap.htm
Extractions: In September 2002, board and staff of the Canadian Polar Commission met to develop collectively a Strategic Roadmap for the Commission's next three-year term. Drawn from the Canadian Polar Commission Act (February 1, 1991), the Roadmap consists of a Vision Purpose Values and Beliefs , and Objectives Vision
Polar Research Board: Committees And Activities between biological scientists working in polar regions and other impediments to theconduct of polar genomics research related to manpower and education needs. http://www7.nationalacademies.org/prb/Committees_and_Activities.html
Extractions: Committee Membership SELECTED RECENTLY COMPLETED ACTIVITIES: The Committee on Abrupt Climate Change This study was charged to explore a range of issues abrupt climate change and current research efforts using a workshop format; the study described what is currently known from paleoclimate proxies, historical observations, and modeling regarding abrupt climate change, including patterns and magnitudes of possible changes, mechanisms, forcing thresholds, and probabilities to explore the critical knowledge gaps and potential for future changes, including those aspects of potential importance to society and economies. Based on this information, the committee outlined a research strategy to fill critical knowledge gaps. This committee, a joint activity with the Oceans Studies Board and Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, was staffed by John Dandelski and Chris Elfring. The committee's final report is now available through the National Academies Press The Committee to Review the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring Program This committee was charged to provide independent scientific guidance to the
Subam.com--Wedding For The Planet: Polar Regions/Science And Environment Site includes education resources, the NSIDC data Institute Institution for research,environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. http://www.subam.com/dir/Regional/Polar_Regions/Science_and_Environment/index.sh
WebGuest - Open Directory : Science : Earth Sciences : Quaternary Studies and biology of the polar regions and world and other processes and landforms in periglacialregions. Archive for paleoclimate data, research, and education. http://directory.webguest.com/index.cgi/Science/Earth_Sciences/Quaternary_Studie
Extractions: See also: Sites: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Information about the central institute of German polar research, its history, its facilities and research ships, and research topics related to geology and biology of the polar regions and world oceans. Beringian Atlas - Paleonenvironmental atlas of Beringia, an area covering easternmost Siberia and western Alaska. IGU Commission on Climatic Change and Periglacial Environments - Information about international efforts to coordinate research on the effects of climate on permafrost and other processes and landforms in periglacial regions. Includes conference announcements and links to other resources. Institute for Quaternary Studies, University of Maine
EOO - Antarctic/Arctic USEDUC Byrd polar research Center research at the Center focuses on the role ofcold regions in the to facilitate arctic research and education. Founded 1976 http://www.envorgs.com/orgs/antar.html
Extractions: SEE ALSO: Land Use Oceans/Seas ; Wildlife Pages Antarctic and Arctic Arctic NUSPNP Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre "Antarctic CRC) based in Hobart, Australia, is ... conducting research on the links between the oceans, the sea ice, the atmosphere and the continental ice-sheet." USPNP Antarctic Support Associates (ASA) "We provide the logistical support to the National Science Foundation for conducting scientific research in Antarctica." NUSGOV Australian Antarctic Division " is responsible for the co-ordination and management of the ASAC (Antarctic Science Advisory Committee) programs; for conducting research in high-priority areas of Antarctic science; for co-ordinating and managing Australia's shipping and field program in Antarctica " Located: Kingston, TAS, Australia.
USGS TerraWeb: Antarctica Internet Resources LEARNZ Linking education and Antarctic research in New 374K) Political Map, 1995(213K) research Stations and 387K) More Maps Maps of polar regions and Oceans http://terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/projects/Antarctica/
GEO-3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK Urban areas the polar regions. from its northern counties, providing significantsupport to stimulate jobs, industry, higher education and research in the http://www.unep.org/geo/geo3/english/440.htm
Extractions: UNEP DEWA UNEP.Net GEO-1 ... GEO-3 GEO: Global Environment Outlook 3 Past, present and future perspectives Contact Us Help Search GEO-3: Home GEO-3 Chapter 2 Urban areas ... Table of contents While the Antarctic is uninhabited, the Arctic has 3.75 million permanent residents, according to the Arctic Council. Most settlements have remained modest in size, with populations of less than 5 000 people. The vast majority of Arctic residents today are nonindigenous immigrants. This shift in demographic make-up has been accompanied by a steady increase in urbanization, with migration from smaller settlements to larger urban settings, a general trend throughout the Arctic (see box). Urban growth in the Arctic Greenland has experienced urban growth since the 1970s (Rasmussen and Hamilton 2001). Roughly one-quarter of Greenlands population lives in Nuuk, the capital. This concentration of the urban population in one city is found in other Arctic countries: 40 per cent of Icelands growing population lives in Reykjavik, onethird of the Faroe Islands people lives in Torshavn, and almost 40 per cent of the population of Canadas Northwest Territories lives in Yellowknife. Anchorage in Alaska is the only North American Arctic city with a population of more than 100 000. The rapidly growing population of Anchorage reached 262 200 in 2001, while the population of the next largest city of Arctic Alaska, Fairbanks, declined slightly over the past decade to 30 500.
Education | David Wynn-Williams for polar regions, and his deep appreciation of the Antarctic environment, were firmlyestablished during his time on Signy Island. New research opportunities http://education.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4393975,00.html
Extractions: The Guardian The polar microbiologist, David "Wynn" Wynn-Williams, who has died aged 55 in a traffic accident while jogging near his home in Cambridgeshire, was a man who cared passionately about his science and the Antarctic environment. In recent years, he had broadened his enthusiasms, from studies of life at polar limits to considerations of life on other planets in the fledgling field of astrobiology. Born in West Kirby, on the Wirral peninsula, he attended Calday Grange grammar school and Birkenhead technical college, before moving to the University College of Wales, Aberstwyth, to read botany and microbiology for his first degree, and marine microbiology for his PhD. Aberstwyth was an obvious choice for David, with his Welsh ancestry and love of all things Welsh. His father had imbued him with a love of rugby and male voice choirs and, while his rugby career was shortlived, his passion for choral singing - in a very capable bass voice - brought memorable experiences, including involvement in the choir at the investiture of the Prince of Wales, and acting as the narrator to a performance of Vaughn-Williams' Antarctic Symphony in Cambridge some 30 years later. His research on the ecology of nitrogen-fixing marine bacteria provided the first evidence of his abilities to operate under exacting conditions and to improvise equipment and techniques. His enthusiasm made him a natural choice to lead a research expedition to Iceland in 1970, an ideal lead into his subsequent Antarctic work.
Arctic Theme Page - Research Programs And Organizations of Washington; Organizations with relevance for Arctic education and research;Ecological Directory of polar and Cold regions Organizations; Extensive http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/research.html
Extractions: Research programs focused on the Arctic Research institutions and organizations focused on the Arctic Polar Science Center National Ice Center National Snow and Ice Data Center The Alaska Climate Research Center ... International Arctic Science Committee - Click on National Plans, Polar Acronyms, Publications, etc.
TRAVEL.com ® ... Regional:Polar_Regions:Science_and_Environment Site includes education resources, the NSIDC data npolar.no/ Institution for research,environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. http://www.travel.com/Regional/Polar_Regions/Science_and_Environment/
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Otto Sverdrup Expedition - Education Program was first and foremost a polar science mission Places Fund, with a mandate for wildernesseducation. G. Albert, US Army Cold regions research and Engineering http://www.sverdrup2000.org/science.htm
Extractions: POLAR SCIENCE Next to the education program, the Sverdrup 2000 team's greatest priority is its scientific research goals. Te team's full year in the remote arctic and the expertise of its Norhwegian scientist members will enable us to do important work, to contribute to knowledge of the arctic, and to share these vital interests with scientists, students, and the general public in the circumpolar world. The arctic deserves particular study because: Some of the world's largest remaining wilderness areas are found in the arctic; preservation is critical. Arctic ecosystems are more vulnerable than others to loss of habitat, environmental degradation, and climate change.
Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium the TEA Program, teachers journey to the polar regions to participate in field research. witha network of researchers and education colleagues. http://www.waspacegrant.org/e-news4A01.html
Extractions: Accessibility Policy The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium's electronic newsletter for teachers provides curriculum ideas, Internet links and other resources to help you better meet the Washington EALRs and the National Science Education Standards. TABLE OF CONTENTS ASTOUNDING ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP (3-8) SPACE SCIENCE FOR THE CLASSROOM (1-12) ASTOUNDING ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP(3-8) Will people really be able to go to Mars? What about the stars? If the Earth is a balloon, then how big is the moon? The Astounding Astronomy crew has the answers to these and other common classroom questions. Join them for a week of hands-on activities and classroom exploration. Astounding Astronomy, a teacher workshop sponsored by Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium, will take place July 30-Aug. 3 at the UW Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks. The workshop is geared to grades 3-8 and targets EALR Levels 1 and 2 for astronomy and related subjects. The approach is inquiry-oriented and topics include stars and constellations; the day, year, time and the seasons; the scale and contents of the solar system; phases of the moon; and life in the universe. For more information, go to http://www.waspacegrant.org/astrowork.html
Circumpolar Networks: Arctic-Relevant Organizations Appendix education and research is due William Mills and Peter Speak for their Keyguideto Information Sources on the polar and Cold regions (also in http://www.urova.fi/home/arktinen/arcticlinks.htm
Polar News Note research conducted in these regions closer to success stories in NSFsupported polarresearch has been country displayed research and education projects funded http://www.agiweb.org/legis105/cnsfnote.html
Extractions: The following report appears as a News Note in the July 1998 issue of Geotimes. It is reprinted here with permission. The polar regions of our planet may not be the most hospitable places with average temperatures in the sixties (below zero, that is!), but their very remoteness and the chemical record of past climates contained within long-lived glaciers provide scientists with tremendous insights into the rest of the planet. Several recent outreach events have sought to bring the scientific research conducted in these regions closer to home for the public and policymakers alike. Polar research was the theme for National Science and Technology Week and was featured in a congressional exhibition of research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Because the geosciences play a major role in polar research, these events also provide a showcase for the valuable contributions that earth scientists are making to our understanding of past and present climates. National Science and Technology Week The fourteenth annual National Science and Technology Week (NSTW), an NSF-sponsored public outreach effort, was held April 26 - May 2, 1998. According to NSF Director Neal Lane, this year's theme
Marine Research Organization Links realtime satellite ocean imagery, education, disaster preparedness the largestfleet of research and survey 1); West Coast polar regions Undersea research http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/9038/marine.html
Extractions: (last updated 17 February 1999) National Oceanagraphic and Atmospheric Association Web Sites and Related Links Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory CoastWatch Program Environmental Research Laboratories - a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Forecast Systems Laboratory GCDIS - Global Change Data and Information System - make it as easy as possible for researchers and others to access and use global change data and information Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Geostationary Satellite Server - real-time satellite images, weather tracking, hurricanes, tropical storms. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - GLERL's Mission is to conduct integrated interdisciplinary environmental research in support of resource management and environmental services in coastal and estuarine waters, with a special emphasis on the Great Lakes. Information Processing Division - IPD processes data from NOAA's Polar and Geostationary satellites, producing meteorological, environmental, and climatic products for a host of users worldwide.
Bownocker Lecture and subtropical regions are, at times, asynchronous with those of the polar regions. tomount, he keeps a sharp focus on research and public education. http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/bownocker.php
Untitled Document implement an integrated undergraduate education/research program in integrate teachingwith research in environmental from the north and south polar regions. http://www.academic.marist.edu/~jffg/research.html
Extractions: Microbial viruses in the Hudson River Viruses are everywhere! How important are they to aquatic organisms and what can they tell us about human pollution problems in the Hudson? My colleague, David Domozych and I received support from the Hudson River Foundation to join Marist and Skidmore College students in addressing these questions. We acknowledge additional support in sample and data collection efforts from personnel at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies and at our research sites within the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve Improving capabilities in microbial ecology at Marist In July 2000, I received a grant from the National Science Foundation's Major Research Instrumentation Program. Funds were provided for the acquisitiion of instrumentation to improve Science education here at Marist. Support from NSF's MRI Program was used to buy equipment needed to implement an integrated undergraduate education/research program in Microbial Ecology. Instrumentation is shared by teacher/researchers within Marist's School of Science. The grant supplied funds for the purchase of: 1) an Olympus BX51F epifluorescent research microscope with digital imaging and image analysis system, 2) a BiOLOG MicroStation TM
IDP UK - Specialised Areas Of Study In Australia one of the largest research organisations in the world concerned with polar regions.The CRC has a major role in the training and education of approximately 70 http://www.idp.com/unitedkingdom/newsevents/article498.asp
GlobalTower.com: Antarctica others throughout antarctic and subantarctic regions. science mathematical, engineeringand technology education. polar research and the associated logistics http://www.globaltower.com/pages/polarregions/antarctica.html
Extractions: COUNTRY INDEX NORTH AMERICA Bermuda Canada Greenland Mexico USA CENTRAL AMERICA Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama CAREBBEAN Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico St Lucia US Virgin Islands POLAR REGIONS Antarctica Arctic Region The Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd., of Custer, Washington, has issued a most attractive and well-designed series of six denominations of souvenir notes of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Antarctican dollars to raise funds for variousscientific projects that will take place in Antarctica after the year 2001. patagoniashop.net
