HR: 0800h
AN: ED11A-0112    [Abstracts]
TI: Wildlife, Snow, Coffee, and Video: The IPY Activities of the University of Alaska Young Researchers' Network
AU: * Pringle, D
EM: pringle@arsc.edu
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Alvarez-Aviles, L
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Carlson, D
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Harbeck, J
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Druckenmiller, M
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Newman, K
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Mueller, D
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Petrich, C
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Roberts, A
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AU: Wang, Y
AF: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
AB: The University of Alaska International Polar Year (IPY) Young Researchers' Network is a group of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Our interdisciplinary group operates as a volunteer network to promote the International Polar Year through education and outreach aimed at the general public and Alaskan students of all ages. The Young Researchers' Network sponsors and organizes science talks or Science Cafés by guest speakers in public venues such as coffee shops and bookstores. We actively engage high school students in IPY research concerning the ionic concentrations and isotopic ratios of precipitation through Project Snowball. Our network provides hands-on science activities to encourage environmental awareness and initiate community wildlife monitoring programs such as Wildlife Day by Day. We mentor individual high school students pursuing their own research projects related to IPY through the Alaska High School Science Symposium. Our group also interacts with the general public at community events and festivals to share the excitement of IPY for example at the World Ice Art Championship and Alaska State Fair. The UA IPY Young Researchers' Network continues to explore new partnerships with educators and students in an effort to enhance science and education related to Alaska and the polar regions in general. For more information please visit: http://ipy-youth.uaf.edu or e-mail: ipy-youth@alaska.edu
UR: http://ipy-youth.uaf.edu
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0815 Informal education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting