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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a solicitation (NSF 20-516) for the program: “Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences” (IUSE:GEOPAths). A Letter of Intent (LOI), which is required, is due 20 December 2019; full proposal is due 14 February 2020.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign webinar “Open Forum: Bringing Together GLOBE Students to Informally Chat About Trees Campaign Student Research Projects,” will be held on Tuesday, 03 December (9:00 a.m. EST/2:00 p.m. UTC) AND on Wednesday, 04 December (8:00 p.m. EST/1:00 a.m. UTC).  >>

The GLOBE Program is inviting anyone interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to apply to participate in a GLOBE Task Force on DEI. If you’ve ever wondered if your unique voice is being heard – and you would like to help make GLOBE a more welcoming, diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, please consider applying.  >>

A recent article, “Making Science Come Alive with Clouds,” written by Marilé Colón Robles, Jeffrey Bouwman, and Caryn Smith-Long, offers tips on how to use the GLOBE Observer App in the classroom in order to obtain clouds observations. The article was published in the November/December issue of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Journal.  >>

NASA Langley lead a GLOBE Camp Pilot during the summer of 2019, interacting with camps across the United States. Each of the camps incorporated GLOBE protocols, Elementary GLOBE story books, and GLOBE learning investigations.  >>

Teachers (upper elementary through high school): Have your students engage in engineering practices through the new “Drone Science Mission Board Game,” developed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education’s, a GLOBE partner.  >>

On Tuesday, 19 November, at 2:30 p.m. EST, the National Water Quality Monitoring Council will host a webinar, “Volunteer Monitoring: Macroinvertebrates.org.” Pre-registration is required.  >>

Tip of the Week: Want to upload photos or videos to the GLOBE Website? Watch this demonstration video and learn how to upload today!  >>

In a recent GLOBE Community Blog, Dr. Russanne (Rusty) Low, GLOBE Mission Mosquito Science Lead, presents an article on Professor Glenda Ivette Lozada Negrón, a science teacher whose elementary classroom is actively engaged in reducing the risk of mosquito-borne disease through mosquito surveillance and mitigation, as part of an ongoing service learning project in Puerto Rico.  >>

The NASA GLOBE Clouds Fall Data Challenge is still on! Participants are invited to enter up to ten observations per day of clouds, dust, haze or smoke through 15 November.  >>