As the year comes to a close, we’re grateful for the strong and visible presence of USAPECS at the AGU Fall Meeting 2025 in New Orleans. The Polar Early Career Researchers Social co-organized with Polar Science Early Career Community Office, Polar Impact, and US Permafrost Association was a great success, bringing together early career scientists from across the polar community for an evening of connection, conversation, and community. It was energizing to see such strong eng

This year, USAPECS is hosting a blog series entitled “Reimagining data in polar science”! We are looking for US-based scientists, fieldwork organizers, and professionals with any polar/alpine/cryosphere connection for this series. Our goal is to showcase advances and new applications in research methods and frameworks being used across disciplines in the polar research community, and how researchers are adapting to social, economic, and environmental change. Potential topics

In conjunction with APECS International Polar Week, the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) is hosting the annual international Polar Film Festival and celebrating its 10-year anniversary in March 2026! For five days, the Polar Film Festival will showcase short videos on topics related to the polar regions to the public and broader Polar research community. Films will be shared on our website each day during the APECS International March Polar Week (Marc

Call for Participants: Early career researchers in polar and cryosphere science — we want to hear from you! Take our 10–15 minute anonymous survey: “Assessing Challenges for Polar Early Career Scientists During Science Policy Upheaval.” We’re studying how recent shifts in science policy, funding, and career opportunities affect the U.S. early career polar research community. Participation is voluntary and anonymous (no names, emails, or institutions collected). After completi