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12/23/2008 Gates of the Arctic National Park Offers Opportunity to Become an Artist in Resdience The Artist in Residence program offers professional writers, composers, musicians, two and three-dimensional visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, and artisans an opportunity to pursue their art at Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. More

12/19/2008 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in April to Celebrate 50 Years of Peace and Science in Antarctica The U.S. will host the 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Baltimore, MD in April. The annual diplomatic event will include nearly 400 diplomats as well as Antarctic program managers and logistics experts and scientists from 47 countries. More

10/7/2008 Living in the Northern Landscape: Connecting Archaeology, History, and Environmental Science The City University of New York Archaeology Seminar Series is co-sponsoring an event at the American Scandinavian Society’s Scandinavia House on Oct. 24, featuring four papers about a collaborative project involving students and faculty. More

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8/2/2010 USGS: Scientists Sail Aug. 2 to Map the Arctic Seafloor and Define the Limits of the Continental Shelf American and Canadian scientists are mapping the Arctic seafloor and gathering data to help define the outer limits of the continental shelf. More

6/8/2010 NASA Icebreaker Voyage to Probe Climate Change Impact on Arctic NASA's first dedicated oceanographic field campaign is taking an up-close look at how changing conditions in the Arctic are affecting the ocean's chemistry and ecosystems that play a critical role in global climate change. Follow ICESCAPE's blog. More

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Hearings & Testimony

4/6/2009 Sec. Clinton's Remarks at the Joint Session of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Arctic Council The genius of the Antarctic Treaty lies in its relevance today. It was written to meet the challenges of an earlier time, but it and its related instruments remain a key tool in our efforts to address an urgent threat of this time, climate change... More

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