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NSF introduces anonymous reporting system for safety issues in polar regions NSF introduces anonymous reporting system for safety issues in polar regions
Office of Polar Programs News
Tuesday November 25, 2025
The U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Polar Safety and Occupational Health team now offers an anonymous reporting system to report safety concerns related to work and research in polar regions.
Update on RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer Update on RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer
Office of Polar Programs News
Wednesday September 24, 2025
The U.S. National Science Foundation proposed terminating the lease of the research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer in the president's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request. The vessel is planned to be returned to the operator after a final cruise in October 2025.

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