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Learn about "What it takes to be an Antarctic explorer" with filmmaker Ariel Waldman (Ariel Waldman)! She talks about her work with our MCM LTER team, along with the importance of capturing Antarctic environments npr.org/2026/01/01/119…

Please share widely within your AGU networks! Pride in Polar Research US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists ESWN Minorities in Polar Research WiPS @polarsecco US LTER Black in Marine Science BlackInGeoscience Black In Environment National Association of Black Geoscientists 500 Women Scientists Women in the Arctic and Antarctic American Geosciences Institute @ADVANCEGeo

We are very sorry to share that our colleague, Dr Diana Wall passed away this week. She was one of the original @mcm_lter PIs and a true force of nature in science and in life. She will be greatly missed. nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Dr. Diana Wall, famed ecologist and Tyler Prize recipient, began working in the Dry Valleys in the late 1980s and was a co-PI of the project from 1993 to 2016. She touched the lives of many generations of students, postdocs, and scientists in MCM LTER. She is sorely missed.

Jane Willenbring was the first to blow the whistle on sexual harassment and assault in Antarctica. Years later, women are still coming forward with tales of horror as a government investigation unfolds. wired.trib.al/cxF00iG

🚨New postdoc position in my lab!! Part of a new #NASA IDS project with Kevin Peter Hand, Catherine Colello Walker and Chris German, we're hiring a postdoc for research at the ice-ocean interface. Help spread the word! Network for Ocean Worlds (NOW) Future Leaders of Ocean Worlds ARCUS @arctic osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job…

New paper out on microbiomes of Antarctic rocks and soil: A cool finding is that extracellular DNA is a thing in this system, and it can have significant effects on patterns of community structure authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00…

Congratulations to one of our newest co-PIs, Hilary Dugan Hilary Dugan, for winning the ASLO 2024 Yentsch-Schindler Award! Celebrate Dr. Dugan at the ASLO summer meeting in Madison this week! aslo.org/aslo-awards/20…

🚨New paper: The #hydrologic & #geochemical contributions from snow to streamflow in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica This first quantification of melting snow (vs glacier ice) shifts views of Valley's hydro cycle, algal mat growth, & future changes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hy…

Are you at #SCAR2024 (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) )? Check out our teams’ presentations this week!

Today, two of our team members will be presenting in the same session. Check them out at #SCAR2024!

🌐 Ohio State is well-represented at this year's SCAR Open Science Conference! Ph.D. student Denise Mondragon, Professors Melisa Diaz & Terry Wilson, and Dr. Anne Grunow exemplify the Byrd Center's commitment to advancing female scientists in Antarctic research. The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences

MCM LTER lead-PI Dr. Mike Gooseff was just named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. That's a big deal! Congrats, Mike! agu.org/honors/announc… #AGUFellow #MCM_LTER #GeophysicalExcellence #ScienceLeadership #AGUHonors #ResearchRecognition #AntarcticResearch

Diana Wall's commitment to the next generation continues through a generous gift 🐛 source.colostate.edu/diana-walls-le… #nematodes #ecology