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1 June, 2004Antarctic Undersea Volcano, Presidential Award Application, Climate Studies, and More! Scientists Discover Undersea Volcano Off Antarctica http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?pr04071 "Scientists working in the stormy and inhospitable waters off the Antarctic Peninsula have found what they believe is an active and previously unknown volcano on the sea bottom. The international science team from the United States and Canada mapped and sampled the ocean floor and collected video and data that indicate a major volcano exists on the Antarctic continental shelf, they announced on May 5, in a dispatch from the research vessel Laurence M. Gould, which is operated by the National Science Foundation." ################################################################ Note from Arlyn: TEA research PI Walter Oechel (worked with Chris Donovan) is among them! NSF Names Eight Distinguished Teaching Scholars Agency's top awards for teaching and research cover the "nuts and bolts" to pure theory "The National Science Foundation (NSF) today recognized eight special persons to receive the Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars (DTS), the foundation's highest honor for teaching and research excellence. " http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?pr04072 ################################################################ New Findings on Climate Show Gradual Shift to Modern But Increased Sensitivity to Perturbations http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?pr04070 "Earth's climate system is more sensitive to perturbations now than it was in the distant past, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature. The findings suggest a previously unrecognized role for tropical and subtropical regions in controlling the sensitivity of the climate to change." ############################################################### Arctic Research Opportunities Arctic Natural Sciences; Arctic Social Sciences; Arctic System Science; Arctic Research Support and Logistics; Arctic Cyberinfrastructure and Sensors; and Arctic Research and Education Program Announcements & Information http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04587 ################################################################ Final Workshop Report Available "Instrumentation for Arctic Ocean Exploration: Technology for accessing the water column and seafloor" Sponsored By: The National Science Foundation Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution To download the report, please go to: http://www.whoi.edu/science/PO/arcticgroup The workshop homepage is available at: http://www.mbari.org/rd/ArcticInstrumentationWorkshop/WorkshopAnnouncement.htm ################################################################## Distant Mountains Influence River Levels 50 Years Later http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?pr04069 "Rainfall in the mountains has a major influence on nearby river levels, and its effects can be seen as much as 50 years after the rain has fallen, according to hydrologists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)." ################################################################# Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Application Packet Program Announcement http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?paemstapp ################################################################# States Vary Widely on Indicators of Education, Workforce, R&D Spending and High-Tech Economies S&E Indicators 2004 includes state-by-state breakdown of key statistics http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?pr04062 #################################################################### New Report Available "A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007-2008" Polar Research Board The National Academies The 4-page summary for this report is available at: http://us-ipy.org/download/IPY_Summary.pdf The full prepublication report is available for online reading at: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/11013.html Additional information on the IPY is available at: http://us-ipy.org and http://www.ipy.org ####################################################################### Interactive CD-ROM Available "When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Observations of Environmental Change" Author: Shari Fox Published By: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Data Coordination Center To read more about the project or to order a copy of the CD-ROM (free of charge), please go to: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss122.html http://nsidc.org ######################################################################### Arlyn Bruccoli Project Manager Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic Program arlynb@amnh.org (603) 646-4416
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