https://uvaarc.org/home-set 2026-02-18T04:06:14+00:00 always 0.5 https://uvaarc.org 2026-10-08T20:40:58+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/H852261350022669861696600615516/horizontal.svg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Z2394085218709260188701368245240/BNE-USA-sites.jpg Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Track 1: Examining the Built and Natural Environments with an Utqiaġvik Sensor Array (BNE-USA) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O2394135783411482027280074791928/Snow-water-team-field-photo.png UVA Environmental Institute Climate Collaborative: Snow, Water, and Permafrost in Arctic Communities (SNOWPAC) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/E2394174707074495222561719442424/IMG_9917_ex.jpg Bridging Art & Science Symposium, 2021 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D2394334717932619858396604259320/HE_thumb.jpg <a href="https://www.as.virginia.edu/listing/howard-epstein" target="_blank">Howard Epstein,</a> PhD UVA Environmental Sciences https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/E2394334717987960090617732914168/MN_thumb.jpg <a href="https://evsc.as.virginia.edu/people/mackenzie-nelson" target="_blank">MacKenzie Nelson</a>, PhD candidate in Environmental Sciences https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/S2394334717895726370249185156088/FM_thumb.jpg <a href="https://anthropology.nd.edu/people/faculty/luis-felipe-r-murillo/" target="_blank">Luis Felipe R. 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