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Indonesian glacier research making headlines: Indonesia's Last Glacier May Provide Climate Clues
Announcing the 2011 Byrd Fellowship Program for post-doctoral researchers
Announcing the 2011 Byrd Fellowship Program for post-doctoral researchers
The Byrd Polar Research Center (BPRC) at The Ohio State University is recognized internationally as a leader in polar and alpine research. Our research programs are conducted throughout the world. The Center is named in honor of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, America's most famous polar explorer. There are ten research groups at BPRC, along with a Library, Archival Program, the US Polar Rock Repository, and a team of support staff. Research at the Center focuses on the role of cold regions in the Earth's overall climate system, and encompasses geological sciences, geochemistry, glaciology, paleoclimatology, meteorology, remote sensing, ocean dynamics, and the history of polar exploration.
Upcoming Conferences & Workshops
August 15–20: IGS International Symposium
BPRC will be hosting the IGS International Symposium, Earth's Disappearing Ice: Drivers, Responses, and Impacts from August 15–20, 2010.| Read more about BPRC » | Our research groups » |
Featured Sections
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
(a free online magazine for K-5 teachers and others)The June 2010 issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine is now available! In Climate Change and the Polar Regions, learn from experts in climate sciences and climate education about how you can build a solid foundation for climate literacy in the elementary grades. In the Researcher Stories column, Dr. Richard Alley provides some insights on what he thinks the public needs to know. In the podcast for this issue, Mark McCaffrey, co-author of the Essential Principles of Climate Literacy, and co-founder of the Climate Literacy Network, also offers his insights about talking about climate change with younger students: "No gloom. No doom!". Check it out!
