McMurdo Station parade celebrates July 4
USAP Headlines
Thursday July 21, 2022
Residents of McMurdo Station took part in the sixth-annual Independence Day parade earlier this month, a demonstration of their creativity and commitment to fun at the midpoint of the long Antarctic winter.

EVENT: Office of Polar Programs Antarctic Sciences Section Virtual Office Hours
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Friday July 01, 2022
All USAP participants - including current awardees, pending proposers, and future proposers - are welcome to attend.

Antarctic stations celebrate Midwinter's Day
USAP Headlines
Wednesday June 22, 2022
In Antarctica, the winter solstice marks the halfway point of the harsh, cold, dark winter. Since the time of the early explorers, those who work in Antarctica during the long polar night

Chat Live with Scientists in Antarctica!
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Tuesday June 21, 2022
Join ecologist Kim Bernard & her team live from Palmer Station, Antarctica for a live #WorldKrillDay event.

Job Opportunity: Facilities Manager, Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section
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Friday June 10, 2022
The NSF Office of Polar Programs is hiring a Facilities Manager in the Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL).

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Summary of the Polar Physical Qualification Process in Response to Changing COVID-19 Dynamics

Office of Polar Programs News
Tuesday July 26, 2022

To protect both the individuals deploying and the overall mission, it is critical that persons are healthy and medically fit for deployment.

Dear Colleague Letter: Office of Polar Programs Data, Code, and Sample Management Policy

Office of Polar Programs News
Friday July 15, 2022

The recommendations and requirements laid out in this letter aim to advance open polar data to maximize the benefit of NSF's investments in research, facilitate transparency and replicability in polar science, and increase the impact of polar research.

Job Opportunity: Facilities Manager, Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section

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