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Janelle Johnson is a STEM equity expert who served as PI for an NSF ITEST award, with collaborators Metropolitan State University of Denver, Community College of Denver and GLOBE. The following are excerpts from an interview in September 2020.  >>

Have you been keeping up with the latest GLOBE Star Stories? GLOBE Stars are stories of projects, people and extraordinary activities being conducted around the world in connection to GLOBE. These GLOBE Stars are the bright lights that spark our imagination and inspire us with news of GLOBE at work in the world.  >>

You are invited to “attend” NASA’s virtual event series, “Summer of Citizen Science.” The series, which began in May, will continue through 30 September 2020. These live, 90-minute, events will be hosted by Sarah Kirn, and will occur every other Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign webinar “Educators and Students Aligning Greenings and Tree Height: A Collaboration Between the European Phenology Campaign and the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign,” will be held on Tuesday, 13 October, at 09:00 a.m. EDT (01:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: Join the weekly Thursday Watercoolers, which will be held at 4:10 p.m. ET. The meet-ups will start with a brief update from U.S. Country Coordinator Jen Bourgeault, and will proceed with a presentation or two from a GLOBE teacher or partner, with time for questions and conversation  >>

As always, GLOBE continues to work to ensure that your “use” of the website, and associated apps, is as user-friendly as possible. Check out the latest tech updates.  >>

U.S. Community Members: The National Assessment Governing Board is seeking Board nominations for positions to be appointed in 2021. Serving on the Governing Board is an opportunity to put your skills, expertise, and experience to work on behalf of students to inform our understanding of education across the country. Nominations are due 30 October.  >>

GLOBE Teachers: Did you miss the 17 September webinar, “GLOBE Student Investigations with NASA”? There is a recorded version of the webinar available! The webinar shared a broad range of NASA-sponsored Earth science projects and opportunities to connect students to investigating our Earth system using NASA and GLOBE data.  >>

In celebration of 20 years since the first release, NASA Earth Observatory has updated the Mission: Biomes activity to support interactive learning and awareness of seven terrestrial biomes: Rainforest, Grassland, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Coniferous Forest, Desert, Tundra, and Shrubland.  >>

Are you participating in the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign? Then you’ll want to read a recent GLOBE Community Blog written by Brian Campbell, NASA Senior Earth Science Education Specialist: “Year 3 of the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Begins 01 September 2020.”  >>