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Reminder from the NSF SAHPR Program Office for 2024-25 Antarctic Summer Season
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Tuesday October 15, 2024

As the 2024-25 austral summer season begins, the NSF Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Program Office works closely with the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to prevent sexual violence

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Weather anomaly experienced in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
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Thursday September 05, 2024

An atmospheric river event in March 2022 led to record warm temperatures over much of Antarctica.

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New Antarctic Dragonfish Species Discovered
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Tuesday September 03, 2024

A research team at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary has uncovered a new species of Antarctic fish, which could reshape how scientists view biodiversity in the Southern

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Research Vessel Laurence M. Gould Completes 27-Year Run
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Monday August 05, 2024

After 27 years of steadfast service to the United States Antarctic Program, the NSF Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould ended its charter to the U.S. National Science Foundation

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Historic records provide new insight
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Wednesday July 17, 2024

U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers recently released a new study in Ecology and Evolution outlining their in-depth analysis of historic baleen plates, the comb structures that are used by some species of

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Reminder from the NSF SAHPR Program Office for 2024-25 Antarctic Summer Season

Reminder from the NSF SAHPR Program Office for 2024-25 Antarctic Summer Season

Office of Polar Programs News
Tuesday October 15, 2024

As the 2024-25 austral summer season begins, the NSF Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Program Office works closely with the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to prevent sexual violence and to ensure all USAP environments are safe, harassment and assault-free spaces with a positive and inclusive culture.


EVENT: Office Hours for NSF Office of Polar Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

EVENT: Office Hours for NSF Office of Polar Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Office of Polar Programs News
Thursday October 10, 2024

On November 14 from 3 pm to 4 pm EST, the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) is hosting an office hour on the OPP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (OPP-PRF) program.


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A site map of the proposed new McMurdo Station taken from the NSF Blue Ribbon Panel Report

Take a look at the National Science Foundation's plans for the future of science and logistics in Antarctica.