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Sutherland Joins OPP as Program Director for Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences Sutherland Joins OPP as Program Director for Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences
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Tuesday November 24, 2020

Dr. Dave Sutherland has joined OPP's Antarctic Sciences section as the new Program Director for Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences. A large part of his research over the past decade has been examining ice-ocean interactions near with marine-terminating glaciers, including systems in Greenland, southeast Alaska, and the western Antarctic Peninsula.
The Antarctica Week Festival 2020 Starts November 20th The Antarctica Week Festival 2020 Starts November 20th
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Sunday November 22, 2020

International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) participants share their experiences living and working in Antarctica! Talks are targeted towards school-aged kids from ages 5 - 12+.

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2020-2021 Antarctic Media Visits

NSF and USAP will not be accepting applications or holding media visits for the 2020-2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300564&org=OPP

Any updates to this decision will be posted to the NSF Office of Polar Programs Announcements page: https://www.nsf.gov/news/announcements.jsp?org=OPP

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Significant U.S. Science Discoveries from Antarctica
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The Antarctic Sun Newspaper
Why do people go to Antarctica, and what do they do there? Read the USAP's newspaper to find out about U.S. Antarctic communities.

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