http://www.uantarctic.org International Polar Year (IPY) Antarctic University Expedition 2009 ship-based field course - News Articles en-us Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved to Students On Ice. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:02:00 GMT michel.joanisse@mountainmamma.com (Michel Joanisse) michel.joanisse@mountainmamma.com (Michel Joanisse) http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0018.html Le programme Students on Ice a permis de réaliser le rêve de plusieurs étudiants: franchir les mers australes pour atteindre le continent de glace. Après la scientifique Pascale Otis, c'est au tour de Marianne Mathis, étudiante en géographie passionnée par la glaciologie, de nous livrer son récit de voyage. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0017.html A group of UNBC students and their professor have just returned from the barren continent of Antarctica, where they looked for any impacts due to tourism, global warming and other factors. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0016.html Two Malaysian students left the comfort of their homes two weeks ago to set foot in one of the harshest places on earth -- the South Pole. The two, from Universiti Malaya, were among 69 students and 18 researchers from Germany, Canada, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, who were on a study tour of the South Pole to learn and explore the majestic glaciers, icebergs and wildlife. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0015.html Kevin Turner, a Laurier graduate student in geography and environmental studies, returned to Kitchener last Friday from a two-week excursion to Antarctica. Turner’s main focus of study was on hydrology and the movement of water in and around the Antarctic. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0014.html Dylan Polacek walked through the dry, breezy Boca Raton High School courtyard on Monday with visions of penguins, whales and ice — lots of ice — still frozen in his mind. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0013.html Marianne Mathis, de St-Sylvère, participe actuellement à l’expédition universitaire «Antarctique 2009», jusqu'au 28 février. En compagnie de 51 autres étudiants, elle prend place à bord d'un bateau qui la mènera jusqu’à la banquise antarctique. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0012.html Two Universiti Malaya students will go on an adventure of a lifetime as they will represent Malaysia at the Students on Ice expedition to Antarctica. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0011.html A Whistler resident is sailing through the south Pacific this week to study polar tourism and climate change. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0010.html As her boat steamed for Argentina to end a two-week expedition to the Antarctica, Glynis Frey was still thinking about her first day on the southern continent. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0009.html Borton, a 26-year-old, fourth-year adventure-tourism student at Thompson Rivers University, is one of just 70 students chosen from around the world to participate in the Antarctic University Expedition with Students On Ice, an award-winning organization that offers unique educational expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0008.html University of Northern B.C. student Tasha Peterson wasn't about to let a broken wrist from a snowboarding accident get in the way of the trip of a lifetime to the bottom of the Earth. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0007.html The Glenview 18-year-old is accompanying about 100 university students and faculty, scientists and other experts on a 17-day expedition to Antarctica. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0006.html A UNBC professor and four UNBC students leave Wednesday for the first University courses ever in Antarctica. Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management professor Patrick Maher and his students are participating in the Students on Ice Expedition to Antarctica from February 12-28. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0005.html Le 16 février dernier, le navire Ushuaia a largué les amarres à Ushuaïa en Argentine. Un groupe international formé de 71 étudiants et de 18 scientifiques, environnementalistes, chercheurs et éducateurs ont ainsi débuté leur périple vers l'Antarctique. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0001.html Many university students spend their winter break in sandals and swimwear, a group of 11 from the University of Alberta hope to be packing tuques and gloves. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0002.html An engineering student at the University of Western Ontario has been selected to join an international expedition to Antarctica to study and learn more about environmental issues and climate change. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0003.html Du haut de ses 21 ans, Émilie Hébert-Houle, présentement étudiante au baccalauréat en géographie à l'UQTR, s’apprête à vivre une expérience hors du commun : elle prendra part à l’expédition Students on Ice au cœur de la péninsule Antarctique. Du 15 au 28 février, elle sera l’élève d’une vingtaine de spécialistes et leaders de cet intrigant continent. http://www.uantarctic.org/archives/news-archives0003.html A Nipissing University geography student will be living out her frigid dream of a lifetime in February. Marking International Polar Year, King will join 69 other students from across the globe on a month-long voyage with the organization Students on Ice.