Upcoming Events:
Cool Connections Livestream: Drifters Beneath Antarctic Waves
Thursday, February 12 from 11:00 – 11:45 am Pacific Time.
We invite ocean enthusiasts, lifelong learners, and curious minds to tune in, learn, and ask questions about how zooplankton, animals that drift in the water’s currents, shape the marine ecosystem along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Artist Gabriel Dawe, educator Andi Twiss, and biological oceanographer Dr. Deborah Steinberg will share insights from their work with the Palmer LTER project, which has studied these dynamic and diverse organisms for more than three decades. Broadcasting live from the R/V Roger Revelle off the coast of Antarctica, the team will give us an inside look at what they’re uncovering during their expedition.
Please share this with your favorite educators, local library, science center, or community group—they might want to host a watch party! Livestream will be recorded and can be viewed live or at a later date here.
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Join us for the Polar STEAM Summit
The Polar STEAM Summit will be on October 1-3, 2025 at the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts – PRAx at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Click here for more information.
Previous Events:
View recordings of our previous events by clicking on the links in the list below.
- Livestream from Antarctic Research Vessel (December 3, 2024)
- Livestream: Interview with a Polar STEAM Artist (February 20, 2025)
- Cool Connections Livestream: Uncovering the Secrets of Sea Ice (April 17, 2025)
- Antarctic Artists and Writers Info Session (April 30, 2025)
- Educator Program Information Session (June 10, 2025)
- Cool Connections Livestream: Saltwater on the Move Along the Arctic Edge (June 18, 2025)
- Cool Connections Livestream: Science on a Glacier’s Doorstep (July 10, 2025)
- Cool Connections Livestream: Drilling for the Oldest Ice with NSF COLDEX (January 7, 2026)
- Cool Connections Livestream: Echoes of the Ice: Sonic & Scientific Stories from Antarctica (February 10, 2026)
Made possible with funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation Award #2221990. The information contained here is those of the author(s) and does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.