Upcoming Events:
Cool Connections: Where the Ocean Meets the Tundra
Wednesday, July 22nd from 11:00 am – 11:45 am Pacific Time
We invite curious minds, outdoor enthusiasts, and lifelong learners to join researcher Julia Guimond (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) and educator Lauren Kurzius live from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, as they investigate how rising seas, storms, and changing Arctic conditions are reshaping Alaska’s Beaufort Sea coastline. Julia and Lauren will share how researchers collect groundwater samples, map the landscape with high-precision GPS equipment, and measure greenhouse gases moving between the tundra and the atmosphere. You’ll also hear how scientists piece together information from chemistry, ecology, and geology to understand how saltwater intrusion affects permafrost landscapes and the plants, soils, and waters that make up the Arctic ecosystem.
Please share this with your favorite educators, local library, science center, or community group—they might want to host a watch party!
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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)
- Cool Connections Livestream Drifters Beneath Antarctic Waves (February 12, 2026)
- Cool Connections Livestream: Diving for Breakthroughs in Medicine and Film in Antarctica (March 24, 2026)
- Antarctic Artists & Writers Info Session 2026
- Cool Connections: Digging Through Time in Alaska (June 16, 2026)
- Cool Connections: Deep Secrets of the Arctic Lakes (June 22, 2026)
- Cool Connections: Carbon in the Tundra, an Arctic LTER Story ( June 25, 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.