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Witness the Arctic provides information on current arctic research efforts and findings, significant research initiatives, national policy affecting arctic research, international activities, and profiles of institutions with major arctic research efforts. Witness serves an audience of arctic scientists, educators, agency personnel, and policy makers. Witness was published biannually in hardcopy from 1995-2008 (archives are available below) and is currently published online 3-4 times annually, depending on newsworthy events.

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Distribution Date: 26 September 1997

Witness the Arctic | Volume 5, Number 2 - 1997

Distribution Date: 26 September 1997
Volume 5, Number 2

Feature Article

  • Researchers and Residents Celebrate Long Collaboration

  • Barrow's Environmental Observatory and Arctic Science Consortium

ARCSS Program Updates

  • ARCSS Research Opens New Areas for Inquiry

  • Russian and American Researchers Draft Guide for Arctic Shelf-Land Studies

  • OAII Launches the Year-Long SHEBA Field Experiment

  • LAII Researchers Synthesizing Insights and Results

  • ITEX Extends Long-Term Research in the BEO

  • PALE Contributes to Circumpolar Data Sets

  • GISP2 Community Sets Sights on New Arctic Cores

National Science Foundation News

  • NSF Acquisitions Support Year-Round Access in Greenland

  • NSF Seeks GLOBE Proposals Engaging Students in Science

  • John Hunts Becomes Acting Director of NSF Office of Polar Programs

  • NSF Adopts New Proposal-Review Criteria

  • New Dates for Arctic Program Proposals

  • New NSF Proposal Guidelines Published

  • NSF Offers Interdisciplinary Funding Opportunities

U.S. Arctic Research Commission

  • USARC Conducts Science Planning for International Center

Polar Research Board

  • PRB Hosts Researchers to Focus NOAA's Arctic Initiative

Capitol Updates

  • Arctic Residents and Researchers Exemplify Collaboration

Arctic Policy News

  • Arctic Monitoring Program Summarizes Findings

Science News

  • Arctic Logistics Report Cites Access, Health, Collaboration

  • Workshop on the Study of Arctic Ocean Change

  • Arctic Chair at Office of Naval Research Builds on 20 Years

  • 25 Years of Arctic Sub Bathymetric Data Declassified

  • Recipients as Researchers: Villages Evaluate Services

  • Partnership Formed to Develop Indigenous Curricula

  • Barrow Hosts Science Education Assembly

  • Arctic Social Sciences Workshop to Develop Science Plan

  • Korsmo Becomes New Arctic Social Sciences Program Manager at NSF

  • Alaska Native Science Commission Installs Seven

  • NOAA Arctic Research Initiative Extends into 1998

  • Regional Surveys Assess Change

International Activities

  • NOAA Funds Comprehensive Bering Sea Database

  • Conference to Focus on Culture, Ethics, Self-Determination

  • New IASC Director

  • International Program in Global Change Prediction Opens

Calendar and Publications

President's Note

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