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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
USAP Headlines
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.

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.

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