What did you do when you were 14?

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What did you do when you were 14? By Ahana Chaudhuri, Mid Day Infomedia Ltd. January 22, 2012 Malaika Vaz is not your average BBM-addicted, Robert Pattinson-loving 14 year-old. The spunky Goan has just returned from an expedition to the … Read more »

Radio Canada International features SOI Antarctic 2011 alumnus

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Radio Canada International (RCI) recently featured Students on Ice Antarctic Youth Expedition 2011 alumnus Mark Mroz in a story they aired last week. Listen to the feature episode here: http://www.rcinet.ca/english/column/the-link-s-top-stories/15-48_2012-01-13-students-study-climate-change-at-the-south-pole/. To retrace the Students on Ice Antarctic Youth Expedition 2011 … Read more »

Little penguins inspire teen activist

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Little penguins inspire teen activist By David Kumagai, The Globe and Mail January 16, 2012 Alisha Fredriksson aims to educate students about the environmental issues facing Antarctica “Rocks!” Alisha Fredriksson shouted to the hikers below as she sent debris tumbling … Read more »

UN Secretary-General Calls on Youth to Address Global Challenges

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UN Secretary-General Calls on Youth to Address Global Challenges Speaking at a youth event preceding the fourth annual forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Doha, Qatar, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on young people to help combat the multiple threats faced … Read more »

100th anniversary of Amundsen’s winning race to South Pole

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Amundsen’s winning race to South Pole remembered in 100th anniversary service December 14, 2011 By The Associated Press OSLO, Norway — Polar adventurers, scientists and the prime minister of Norway gathered at the bottom of the world Wednesday to mark … Read more »

HAPPY ANTARCTICA DAY!

Happy Antarctica Day! The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) are contributing to the celebrations with an Antarctica Day Webinar. The online session, addressing both … Read more »

Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Not the Time to COP Out: November 29

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Not the Time to COP Out! Public Lecture Sheila Watt-Cloutier Convocation Hall Mount Allison University November 29, 2011 – 7:00 pm (Atlantic) As former international Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Sheila Watt-Cloutier has worked extensively to advocate on behalf … Read more »

Arctic sea ice loss unprecedented in 1,450 years

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In September, Germany’s University of Bremen reported that sea ice had hit a record low. The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center, using different satellite data, reported that sea ice coverage in 2011 was the second-lowest on record, after … Read more »

Defining Moments art contest!: November 25

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        Un message en Français suit Are you aged 13-30? We would like to invite you to share your creative reflection on Canadian identity by submitting your artwork to the Defining Moments art contest! Submit before November … Read more »

Antarctica Day!: December 1

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ANTARCTICA DAY – DECEMBER 1, 2011 Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the December 1, 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all mankind.” Antarctica Day was … Read more »