Witness the Arctic | Autumn 2001

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Distribution Date: 25 October 2001
Volume 9, Number 1
Feature Article
  • SCICEX Sonars Chart New Topographies, New Theories
The Interagency Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH)
  • SEARCH Develops Implementation Framework
Arctic Upper Atmosphere Research
  • Auroral Studies Shed Light on the Physics of Space
  • CEDAR Observations Map the Arctic's Upper Atmosphere
ARCSS Program Updates
  • ARCSS Plans All-Hands Workshop for February 2002
  • ARCSS Components to Meet Novemeber 2001
  • LAII Prepares for All-Hands Meeting, Upgrades Web Site
  • RAISE Plan Focuses on Ship-Based Research in Russia
  • PARCS Develops Two Updated Research Goals
  • HARC Explores Ways to Stimulate Discussion
  • SHEBA Data Helping to Evaluate Performance of Models
  • OAII Considers New Initiatives
  • Shelf-Basin Interactions (SBI) Prepares for Field Work
Arctic Social Sciences Program
  • Inuit Perceptions of Aging Withstand the Test of Time
  • Arctic Social Sciences Program Grows
  • Ph.D. Study Documents Athabascan Language Structure
  • The North Alaskan Eskimo Revisited after 40 Years
Arctic Natural Sciences Program
  • Arctic Natural Sciences Supports Fundamental Research
  • Fossils may Harbor Pathogens that Caused Extinctions
Arctic Research Support and Logistics
  • Science Use Expands at Toolik Field Station
  • JOSS Helps Arctic Researchers Manage Datasets
  • Russian Logistics are Challenging, Not Insurmountable
  • VECO Completes Second Arctic Field Season
  • With Healy Underway, AICC Turns to Science Facilitation
  • UNOLS Develops Design for an Arctic Mid-Sized Vessel
  • Working Group Outlines New Edition of Logistics Report
  • The Future of SCICEX
U.S. Arctic Research Commission
  • USARC Represents Research from Alaska to Svalbard
Polar Research Board
  • Committee to Assess Oil and Gas Impacts in Alaska
  • PRB Members
Capitol Updates
  • Senate Proposes 5.6% Increase in NSF Budget
  • NSF Will Survey Grant Recipients on Funding Needs
  • Climate Change in the Arctic and the 107th Congress
International News
  • Arctic Council Marks Culmination of its First Ten Years
  • Arctic Science Summit Week 2001 Draws Researchers to Iqaluit
  • Cold Water Flux from Nordic Seas has Decreased
  • IARC Outlines Research Contributing to Global Models
  • Global Change Conference Organizers Call for an Ethical Social Response
Education News
  • Students Examine Industry in Northwest Russia
  • University of the Arctic Launched
  • SDSU Graduate Students Open Doors in Arctic Classrooms
  • NSF Supports Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Training