On December 26, 2004, Denlinger, postdocs Joe Rinehart and Scott Hayward, Miami University Professor Rick Lee, and a Dayton high school teacher Luke Sandro depart for Palmer Station, Antarctica, where they will be examining physiological adaptations that enable a midge, Belgica antarctica, to survive in this harsh environment. The team is projected to return to Ohio on Feb. 8, 2005. Updates and photos of their expedition are posted at http://www.units.muohio.edu/cryolab/education/antarctic.htm