{"product_id":"the-farthest-front-ukraines-ongoing-antarctic-research","title":"The Farthest Front: Ukraine's Ongoing Antarctic Research","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin The Explorers Club on May 18th for our Memorial Day lecture, a special evening \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022, Ukraine has continued to operate one of the most active Antarctic research programs in the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists have kept working at Akademik Vernadsky Station. The research vessel NOOSFERA has kept sailing. Vital polar science has kept moving forward, not in spite of the war, but as a deliberate expression of national identity and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not the first time the world’s great explorers have pressed on while civilization tore itself apart. In 1914, Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition set sail for Antarctica as the Great War engulfed Europe. That legacy of perseverance in the face of catastrophe echoes powerfully today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Explorers Club, in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute of America, presents an evening featuring Explorers Club member Aleksandr Rikhterman MR’15, a Ukrainian-born New York filmmaker whose documentary-in-progress takes viewers inside the history, the people, and the research program at Akademik Vernadsky Station. Joining him live from Ukraine is Dr. Andriy Utevsky, marine biologist and veteran of seven Antarctic expeditions, who will share stories of his first dives beneath the Antarctic ice and his ongoing research into the diversity and evolution of Antarctic leeches in the waters of the Southern Ocean. Lydia Zaininger, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Institute of America, will address how audiences can connect with and support Ukraine’s scientific community today. The evening closes with a special message from Anzhelika Hanchuk, the first female base commander in Vernadsky Station’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn-person tickets are $20 for Members, and $35 for the General Public.\u003cbr\u003eCheck-in will begin at 6:00 pm, with a beer and wine reception from 6:00 – 7:00 pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.explorers.org\/calendar-of-events\/the-farthest-front-ukraines-ongoing-antarctic-research\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here to learn more.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"General Admission","offer_id":43017409691696,"sku":null,"price":35.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Member Discount","offer_id":43017409724464,"sku":null,"price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Student Discount","offer_id":43017409757232,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/8434\/7696\/files\/321565333_831215624621399_8183493503360022293_n-960x640-1876083693.jpg?v=1778188273","url":"https:\/\/store.explorers.org\/products\/the-farthest-front-ukraines-ongoing-antarctic-research","provider":"The Explorers Club Outfitters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}