In case you missed it: the recording of “Updating the Researcher’s Toolkit: Policy Engagement for a Changing Funding Landscape” webinar by US APECS is now available. Watch the panel on science advocacy, policymaker engagement, and research funding: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lgc...

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📢 Join Webinar on Updating the Researcher’s Toolkit: Policy Engagement for a Changing Funding Landscape on July 9, 2026, at 2 PM ET. Learn how to effectively engage policymakers, communicate research impact, and navigate a changing funding environment. 🔗 Register: iarpc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📢 Join Webinar on Updating the Researcher’s Toolkit: Policy Engagement for a Changing Funding Landscape on July 9, 2026, at 2 PM ET. Learn how to effectively engage policymakers, communicate research impact, and navigate a changing funding environment. 🔗 Register: iarpc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

IARPC is seeking an Early Career Community of Practice (ECCP) co-lead! The ECCP encourages sharing information, news, and events relevant to early career development within the Arctic sciences and facilitates the IARPC Collaborations Mentorship Program. More info and to apply: tinyurl.com/iarpc-eccp

The very first blog in the USAPECS “Reimagining Data in Polar Science” series is live! Read how Marion McKenzie and the CryoCommunity are breaking down fieldwork barriers through a new gear-sharing platform for early career polar scientists. Read it here: www.usapecs.org/post/pass-it...

Pass It On: A New Approach to Polar Gear and Community Knowledge

Written by Marion McKenzie, Proposal Analyst, Colorado School of MinesPass It On: A New Approach to Polar Gear and Community Knowledge!During the 2023 West Antarctic Ice Sheet workshop at the Universi...

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Join us for “Building Effective Collaborations: Perspectives from AAPI scientists in Cryosphere Research” 🌏❄️ Hosted in collaboration with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Geosciences 🗓 May 14 ⏰ 12–1:30 PDT / 3–4:30 EDT 🔗 Register: uci.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Open to all - don’t miss it!

Friday, Day 5: Polar Film Festival (PFF) theme: Arctic Adventures. Access all films, see the daily highlights, read a mini-blog from the filmmakers, and more at: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

Thursday, Day 4: Polar Film Festival (PFF) theme: Alpine Science. Access all films, see the daily highlights, read a mini-blog from the filmmakers, and register for Friday's Filmmaker's Roundtable at: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

Wednesday, Day 3: Polar Film Festival (PFF) theme: Polar Living & Wildlife. Access all films, see the daily highlights, read a mini-blog from the filmmakers, and register for Friday's Filmmaker's Roundtable at: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

Tuesday, Day 2: Polar Film Festival (PFF) theme: Impacts of the Climate Crisis. Access all films, see the daily highlights, read a mini-blog from the filmmakers, and register for Friday's Filmmaker's Roundtable at: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

Monday, Day 1: Polar Film Festival (PFF) theme: Through an Artistic Lens. Access all films, see the daily highlights, read a mini-blog from the filmmakers, and register for Friday's Filmmaker's Roundtable at: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

The deadline to email your interest in this year's blog series has been extended to this Friday (13th). The themes this year are centred around contemporary advances and challenges in obtaining data for polar research - whether those are societal, environmental, technological, or something else!

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Our 2025-26 call for blog posts is out now! If you work in Arctic, polar, or cryospheric science, we want to hear about your experiences relating to this year's blog theme: "Reimagining Data in Polar Science". Send us an email by Feb 20th to register your interest! www.usapecs.org/post/2025-26...

USAPECS’s 10th Annual International Polar Film Festival (PFF) is live from March 16-March 20, 2026 at www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f.... Showcases one of the best recent films about the polar and alpine regions. Roundtable filmmaker discussion (3/20) registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Final Call! 10th Annual International Polar Film Festival USAPECS is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the International Polar Film Festival (PFF) in March 2026! Submit your film by Feb 13th: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

10th Annual International Polar Film Festival [films due: Feb 13] USAPECS is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the International Polar Film Festival (PFF) in March 2026! Submit your film by Feb 13th: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

USAPECS had a strong presence at AGU 2025, co-organizing the Polar ECR Social with @psecco.bsky.social & presenting an invited talk on challenges facing polar ECRs. 📣 ECR Survey is still open (undergrad upto < 10 years of PhD): princetonsurvey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Happy New Year 2026!

📢 GRISO Summer School 2026 | Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱 Applications now open for the Greenland Ice Sheet–Ocean Science (GRISO)Summer School (May 18–29, 2026). For advanced PhD students & early postdocs. 🗓 Deadline: Jan 21, 2026 🔗 griso.ucsd.edu/griso-summer...

I'm on the blog team this year and we're really hoping for submissions featuring the huge range of polar research disciplines in the US. If you've got a story about recent adaptations, challenges, or improvements in your field, from new satellites to Arctic community initiatives, get in touch! ❄🥼🛠

US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS)@usapecs.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Our 2025-26 call for blog posts is out now! If you work in Arctic, polar, or cryospheric science, we want to hear about your experiences relating to this year's blog theme: "Reimagining Data in Polar Science". Send us an email by Feb 20th to register your interest! www.usapecs.org/post/2025-26...

Our 2025-26 call for blog posts is out now! If you work in Arctic, polar, or cryospheric science, we want to hear about your experiences relating to this year's blog theme: "Reimagining Data in Polar Science". Send us an email by Feb 20th to register your interest! www.usapecs.org/post/2025-26...

2025-26 Call for Blogs

This year, USAPECS is hosting a blog series entitled “Reimagining data in polar science”! We are looking for US-based scientists, fieldwork organizers, and professionals with any polar/alpine/cryosphe...

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At an @agu.org Town Hall today, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social President Antonio Busalacchi spoke to #AGU25 attendees about what's at stake if NCAR is dismantled. One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood. Read more here: eos.org/research-and...

Submit an abstract for the UArctic Congress 2026!

Student applications are open for the 2026 Juneau Icefield Research Program Undergraduate Field Course! Where can I find more information? Please visit juneauicefield.org/students to learn more. For specific questions, email our staff at office@juneauicefield.org.

Toolik Field Station invites students and early career researchers to apply for the Tundra Award for the 2026 field season! Applications are due Feb. 15, 2026. For more information visit the Tundra Award website or contact Haley Dunleavy at 907-474-6407 or uaf-toolik-communication@alaska.edu.

Happy Antarctica Day, everyone! Reposting beautiful photos from @laurinovakphoto.bsky.social ! ❄️🐧🦭

This year's #Arctic sea ice freeze-up is clearly the latest on record for the Baffin Bay region (located between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago). The extent of ice cover is a record low for the date there. Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...

Heading to AGU this December? Be sure to register for the AGU Social for Polar Early Career Researchers happening on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 6:30 - 8:30pm. This event is co-hosted by PSECCO, USAPECS, Polar Impact and the USPA Community Care Committee.

The NNA-CO team would like to remind the NNA community to please save the dates for the 2026 NNA Annual Community Meeting. Next year’s meeting will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska during September 15-17, 2026.

Our latest Collaborator Highlight features @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social, a valued partner of the Arctic Data Center and a major hub for Arctic research. Read more here: arcticdata.io/all/news/202... ❄️🌱

❄️ 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗨𝗦-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿/𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗻 $𝟱𝟬! Take the survey here: princetonsurvey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Happy (belated) Polar Pride Day! 🌈 ❄️ Yesterday the international polar science community celebrated the contributions of our LGBTQ+ colleagues. It is crucial to create welcoming & inclusive environments for everyone. We stand with the LGBTQ+ community! Image credit: @polarpride.bsky.social