Robinson, an assistant professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford, will explore the phenomenon of “Arctic Fever” that swept the nation in the late 1800s as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole.

The event, which is part of UD's programming to mark the International Polar Year and is cosponsored by University Museums and several other on- and off-campus units, It is free and open to the public, books will be available for purchase for $39, and those interested in learning more details can call (302) 831-8037.

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The University Museums of the University of Delaware will hold two exhibitions from Sept. 9-Dec. 7, in the University Gallery, Old College, as part of the University of Delaware's contribution to the International Polar Year 2007-2008.

The exhibitions, The Last Iceberg: Photographs by Camille Seaman, and Poles Apart: Photography, Science and Polar Exploration, are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Wednesdays, and from 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

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The moment that contemporary photographer Camille Seaman “met her planet” is seemingly frozen in time, not to be forgotten, just like her evocative images of monolithic icebergs.

Seaman shared her personal journey of discovery and passion for her art during her lecture, “Melting Away: The Last Iceberg,” on Sept. 10, at the University of Delaware. The presentation, sponsored by UD's William S. Carlson International Polar Year Events and University Museums, preceded the opening reception for two exhibitions at the University Gallery--“The Last Iceberg: Photographs by Camille Seaman,” and “Poles Apart: Photography, Science and Polar Exploration.”

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From research camps atop glaciers in some of the most remote regions of the planet, Waleed Abdalati, head of the Cryospheric Sciences Branch at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has witnessed remarkable changes in the Earth’s ice cover. Striking images taken by NASA satellites offer further visual evidence that all is not as frozen as it once was at the ends of the Earth.

Abdalati, one of the world's preeminent authorities on the study of global climate change, will highlight the critical role that ice plays in shaping our environment and what the loss of ice cover may mean for life on Earth. The presentation will be enhanced by stunning animations produced by NASA.

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Archival Program, Ohio State University.

A daring mission in 1931 to explore the Arctic in a submarine named Nautilus, and a recent underwater expedition to rediscover the scuttled vessel, will be the focus of this lecture by oceanographer Stewart B. Nelson.

Nelson will highlight the 1931 expedition of Nautilus, the world's first Arctic submarine, and his rediscovery of the vessel in 2005 off Bergen, Norway. In cooperation with the University of Delaware Bookstore, Nelson's book about the historic mission, Sabotage in the Arctic, will be available for purchase and signing by the author after the lecture.

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This public lecture, by Lawson Brigham, deputy director of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, will highlight what the receding sea ice means to trade, tourism, and resource use in the once-remote Arctic.

The American Geographical Society’s Fliers’ and Explorers’ Globe has been signed by more than 75 of the planet’s most-celebrated explorers, including Amelia Earhart, Robert Peary, Roald Amundsen, Richard Byrd, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong. The historic globe now is coming to the University of Delaware for its next signature event!

On Tues., February 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Roselle Center for the Arts on the Newark campus, Lawson Brigham, deputy director of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, will pen his name on the globe. As a captain in the U.S. Coast Guard, Brigham commanded the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea on the first voyage to the polar limits of the global ocean, from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica to the North Pole. The globe will remain on display in the University of Delaware's Morris Library from February 13 through March 14.