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Portal Quick Links Station Times Contact Us Home Search This Site Welcome to the United States Antarctic Program Portal For USAP Participants USAP Program Announcements USAP Participant Guide Deployment Packets USAP Online Learning Center POLAR ICE Calendars and Schedules South Pole Station Satellite Pass Schedules For The Public About the Program The Antarctic Treaty For the Press News About the USAP RSS Feeds Jobs and Opportunities The Antarctic Sun USAP Photo Library Science Planning Summary McMurdo Station Webcams South Pole Station Webcams Palmer Station Webcams For Researchers and Educators Information for Proposers Educational Opportunities and Resources Research Opportunities Contact Us National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Geosciences Directorate 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite W7100 Alexandria, VA 22314 Sign up for the NSF Office of Polar Programs newsletter and events . 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On April 15 at 1pm EST, Dr. James Karner will talk about his team’s month-long search for these extraterrestrial messengers in Antarctica. Continue Reading It’s a Team Effort to Launch a 940-Foot-Tall Balloon USAP Headlines Friday January 19, 2024 Launching a balloon that is 940-feet tall at launch is no easy task. It takes teams of scientists, experts, engineers, technicians and support staff from NASA and the USAP. Continue Reading New desktop study on Antarctica’s potential subsea telecommunications cable USAP Headlines Wednesday December 27, 2023 NSF announces the release of a comprehensive desktop study (DTS) assessing the feasibility of connecting NSF’s McMurdo Station to either Australia or New Zealand via a subsea telecommunications cable through the South Continue Reading U.S. Antarctic Stations Show Their Pride USAP Headlines Tuesday December 26, 2023 Polar Pride Day festivities occur across the frozen continent Continue Reading Updated Guidance on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Environmental Update for USAP Personnel USAP Headlines Tuesday September 26, 2023 There is a high risk that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) will arrive in the Southern Ocean during the 2023/24 austral summer. 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Thursday, June 6, 2024: Join Webinar on New FORECAST Program Office of Polar Programs News Thursday May 02, 2024 Join NSF program directors from the Division of Research, Innovation, Synergies and Education (RISE) in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) regarding the new Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST) program (NSF 24-558) in a virtual webinar to learn more about this new opportunity. Non-Renewal of ARSV Laurence M. Gould Charter: Transition Plans for Antarctic Research Support Mr. William Kinser joins OPP’s Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics as a Financial Specialist Subscribe to USAP News View All Announcements Media USAP Photo Library View current and historical photos profiling science, scenery, wildlife, and more. The Antarctic Sun The official source for news of the United States Antarctic Program and US Antarctic Stations. 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