The Virginia Institute of Marine Science received a three-year, $157,463 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs through the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078). The grant supports the collaborative research project "Accelerating Thwaites Ecosystem Impacts for the Southern Ocean" (ARTEMIS), which aims to strengthen understanding of the polar regions through expanding fundamental knowledge of the Thwaites Glacier region of Antarctica. The grant period is from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. As part of the NSF's mission to encourage and support basic research in polar regions that is best or only conducted there, this Project Grant will advance knowledge of the Thwaites Glacier ecosystem and its impacts on the Southern Ocean through the Virginia Institute of Marine Science's research efforts.
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