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Parents look on as children learn about ice cores

August 4 - August 6, 2020

Interdisciplinary Professional Development Workshop

Webinar | Zoom

From left to right: Howdice Brown III, Tiya Miles, Alice Qannik Glenn, and Marie Acemah

September 10, 2020

Polar Research - Broader Impacts Seminar

Virtual on Zoom - Register here: https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpcO6tqTMiEtKfBoW1YZvvK3D6NmY8RBR_

Richard Alley, standing on a snow covered mountain.

October 8, 2020

2020 Climate Symposium | Public Lecture by Richard Alley

Webinar | Zoom

October 9, 2020

2020 Climate Symposium | Technical Portion

Webinar | Zoom

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July 22, 2020

Biggest ice sheet on Earth more vulnerable to melting than thought

National Geographic published an article on July 22, 2020 discussing discoveries made using rock samples stored at the Byrd Center's Polar Rock Repository (PRR). These samples were collected from…

July 15, 2020

A Scientific Record at Risk

"As climate change threatens Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets, climatologists and chemists race to bank ice core samples for the future. By Katherine Bourzak, C&EN Staff."

Dr. Lonnie…

July 8, 2020

Kira Harris Receives Henry Brecher Technical Achievement Award

Congratulations to Byrd Center intern and Class of 2020 graduate Kira Harris for receiving this year's Henry Brecher Technical Achievement Award!

This award is named in honor of…

Dr. Lonnie Thompson’s article in REI’s Uncommon Path Magazine

July 8, 2020

Dr. Lonnie Thompson and REI’s Uncommon Path Magazine

Dr. Lonnie Thompson was recently photographed for REI's Uncommon Path magazine. In his interview, Lonnie described his time collecting over 7000 meters of ice cores for climate research, spending…