Read the Dartmouth IGERT student blog from Greenland.
Polar Science is at the forefront of research into the large and rapid environmental changes currently taking place worldwide. Scientists who understand the complex scientific and societal impacts of polar changes have the unique opportunity to affect environmental policies worldwide. The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) is the National Science Foundation's flagship interdisciplinary program for educating US PhD scientists and engineers by building on the foundations fo their disciplinary knowledge with interdisciplinary training.
The Dartmouth IGERT in Polar Environmental Change supports the development of an interdisciplinary PhD program in polar sciences. Students complete a core curriculum that integrates the requirements of a participating graduate program (Earth Sciences, Engineering Sciences, or Biological Sciences) into an interdisciplinary framework for studying polar changes. The curriculum includes seminars in polar science and policy, and fieldwork in Greenland.
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ICC Chair Talks about the Future of the Inuit
Aqqaulk Lynge, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, talks about the tension between development and protecting the environment in Greenland and other circumpolar north areas in the wake of climate change.
SkyTEM Scans Below the Antarctic Surface
IGERT PI Ross Virginia is co-PI on airborne electromagnetic mapping technology that scans below the surface of Antarctica for soils, lakes and permafrost.
Ancient Ice and Our Planet's Future
IGERT Fellow Gifford Wong narrates a video about scientists in West Antarctica unlocking the secrets of ancient ice. First of a 3-part series by the NSF-funded WAIS Divide project.
Kalaallisut Language Key to Climate Change Response in Greenland
A lecture on the Greenlandic language given by Dartmouth IGERT faculty member Lenore Grenobleat the University of Chicago, was broadcast on the Sorosoro website, an organization dedicated to preserving and documenting disappearing languages.
Danish Ambassador to the U.S. Talks about Dartmouth-Greenland Collaborations
The Ambassador of Denmark to the U.S., Peter Taksoe-Jansen, visited Dartmouth to learn about research and educational connections between Dartmouth, Greenland, and Denmark, including the IGERT program.
Students in the Joint Science Education Program Experience Field Research First Hand
Julia-Bradley Cook shared her research with Greenlandic, Danish, and American high school students in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
Studying the Effects of Fukushima Radiation in Greenland
IGERT Fellows are assisting with NSF research on the impact of the Japanese nuclear power plant disaster on Greenland. Fellows are collecting snow at Summit that will be tested for the presence of cesium.
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