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The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO), including the Community Support Team, will be closed Monday, 05 July, to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day holiday.  >>

The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is looking to expand our team with people who share our enthusiasm for Earth science and education, data analysis, and communications! If you are interested in joining a dynamic cohort of individuals committed to working together to move GLOBE forward, view the position description below. (Additional positions will be added soon to this page, so keep checking back!)  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will be hosting the webinar: “From Tree Tops to Coastal Waters – Mapping Coastal Wetlands in Three Dimensions with NASA Data and a Look at Mangrove Work with Green Heritage Fund Suriname” on Tuesday, 12 July, at 11:00 a.m. EDT (03:00 p.m. UTC; 12:00 p.m. Suriname Time).  >>

GLOBE student video production teams are invited to help increase people's understanding of science by producing a video to correct a science misconception. Participate in the Spotlite Video Challenge: Cloud Detectives and demonstrate how to do a hands-on activity, including taking GLOBE cloud observations, to collect evidence supporting your claim.  >>

After you register for the 2022 Annual Meeting, you can enjoy some playful competition! Maximize your event experience by completing engagement activities for points, and watch your place on the “leaderboard” climb. The top prize for earning at least 800 points AND filling out the Exit Survey will be free registration to the next GLOBE Annual Meeting. Other prizes include: iPads, GLOBE items (ponchos and hats), $50 Amazon Gift Cards, and Bluetooth earbuds! Start earning points today and have some fun with GLOBE!  >>

Jillian Anderson has been a teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing since 2018. A Massachusetts, USA, native, she initially got her Bachelor’s from Smith College (Northampton, Massachusetts) with a major in Neuroscience and a minor in Chemistry. She has always had a passion for the sciences and learning, both in educational and non-academic endeavors. In 2016 she began pursuing a Masters of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University (New York, USA) and graduated with dual teaching certifications for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (K-12) and Chemistry (7-12).  >>

Cloud observations submitted to The GLOBE Program, and to the program’s app, GLOBE Observer, are “pulled” by the NASA GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center (NASA LaRC) and matched to satellite data. GLOBE is fast approaching one million satellite matches – and the program needs your help to ensure that this goal is reached by the time the GLOBE Annual Meeting takes place in July.  >>

Registration for the 2022 GLOBE Annual Meeting, which will be held virtually from 25-28 July, is open! The theme of the meeting is “Communicating GLOBE in Changing Times.” Early-bird registration has been extended through 24 June!  >>

The GLOBE Program would like to introduce a 2022 Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Africa Flores-Anderson. Originally from Guatemala, Africa is a Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Center in the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and a PhD student at the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), and part of the Cardille Lab at McGill University.  >>

U.S. Middle/High School Educators: The ENGAGE (Earth, NASA, GLOBE and Guided Explorations) GLOBE Mission Earth program is providing an opportunity for you to participate in a year-long program to explore ways to help your students improve their observation and science writing skills using The GLOBE Program.  >>