‘ADAPTING TO THE ARCTIC'
A Memorial team sailed for the Northwest Passage on a tall ship, but discovered the North had other plans

Adaptation.

That was the theme of the Arctic Future Pathfinders course on the One Ocean Expedition for Drs. Maxime Geoffroy and Frédéric Cyr. 

"The keyword we had during the two weeks was adaptation, adaptation, adaptation," said Dr. Cyr, who joined the expedition team in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, en route to Anchorage, Alaska. Dr. Cyr is a research scientist in the Marine Institute's Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. "When you're working in the Arctic, you have to adapt to the changing environment." 

The program is a partnership with the Arctic University of Norway and University of the Arctic, where students from Memorial University and around the world are invited on an unforgettable journey aboard the Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl as it sails through the Northwest Passage. 

The immersive experience is designed primarily for master's and doctoral students aspiring to become leaders in Arctic research, but undergraduate students are also welcome to apply. 

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