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2010
NSF Signs $34.5-million Operating Agreement with University Of Wisconsin as Antarctic Neutrino Detector Nears CompletionThe collaborative agreement covers the cost of operating the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located in the ice under the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station... Nov
08
2010
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Visits U.S., New Zealand Antarctic ProgramsU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a special visit to the U.S. and New Zealand Antarctic programs in Christchurch on Nov. 5 during a two-week diplomatic tour through Asia and the Pacific. ... Oct
29
2010
IceCube and Its Frozen SecretsSearching below the surface of Antarctica for the mysterious neutrino ... Oct
19
2010
Arrival of Basler Aircraft Marks the End of Winter Isolation at South PoleThe loneliness of the long-distance winter-over at the South Pole Station is finally over. Two Basler BT-67 aircraft landed at the U.S. Antarctic Program's southernmost research base on Oct. 16 (local time), ending about eight months of isolation for the 47 scientists and support personnel spending the winter ... Oct
12
2010
IGY Scientist Left Indelible Mark on Polar SciencesColin Bull, professor emeritus at The Ohio State University and pioneering polar scientist, passed away on September 7, 2010 . Sep
30
2010
Subra Suresh Confirmed as NSF DirectorThe U.S. Senate has confirmed Subra Suresh, President Barack Obama's nominee for director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), for a six-year term . Sep
30
2010
Marine Ecology Project Unites Four Generations of ScientistsA professor from Scripps Institution of Oceanography who largely set the standard for the study of Antarctic marine ecology in the 1960s heads back to the Ice ... Sep
30
2010
Summer Season Begins at USAP's McMurdo StationAn Australian Antarctic Division Airbus A319 landed at McMurdo Station on September 23, officially kicking off the summer field season for the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) ... Sep
21
2010
USAP Participants Alert: September 2010 Christchurch Earthquake Recovery StatusThe 2010-2011 austral summer season will begin on schedule . Aug
30
2010
Scientists Track Seal Hunt During Winter NightRandall Davis, Lee Fuiman and Terrie Williams will arrive in Antarctica a bit early this season in order to track seal predation behavior through the dark of Antarctica ... Aug
30
2010
USAP Researcher Receives Prestigious Prize for DiscoveryHelen Amanda Fricker was recently recognized for her achievements in polar science when she was awarded the 2010 Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica ... Aug
20
2010
USAP Researchers Process Important Samples at National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL)Scientists from around the country spent time this summer at the National Ice Core Laboratory helping to catalog, cut, and ship pieces of ice taken from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) ... Aug
18
2010
First USAP Flight Since March Lands in Antarctica During Winter NightThe first U.S. Antarctic Program flight to Antarctica landed safely at Pegasus airfield near McMurdo Station on August 15, 2010, ushering in the 2010 Winter Fly-in (Winfly) season. ...
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