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The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, USA, and the Marsico Institute for Early Learning at the University of Denver (Denver, Colorado, USA), are partnering to gather information about early science teaching and learning. Participants will be entered for a drawing to win a free set of Elementary GLOBE Storybooks.  >>

The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is hosting a webinar, “GLOBE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Pride Month” on Tuesday, 22 June, at 02:00 p.m. MDT (04:00 p.m. EDT/08:00 p.m. GMT).  >>

NASA Langley’s GLOBE Mission Earth (GME) team is recruiting U.S. educators for the 2021-2022 virtual ENGAGE Mission Earth cohort.  >>

As part of the 2021 GLOBE Annual Meeting, GIO will again be hosting a “Benefit the Environment” or “BE with GLOBE” volunteer event. The acronym of GLOBE is “Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment,” and this optional time will highlight the “Benefit the Environment” part of the acronym! During the meeting, we are encouraging participants to sign up with Zooniverse, an online platform for people-powered research.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Webinar: "The People Behind the Pixels: Understanding Rapid Forest Changes to the Andes-Amazon Region,” will be held on Monday, 14 June, at 01:00 p.m. EDT (05:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

Tip of the Week: Are you a GLOBE Star? GLOBE Stars are stories of projects, people and extraordinary activities being conducted around the world in connection to GLOBE. These are our GLOBE Stars, the bright lights that spark our imagination and inspire us with news of GLOBE at work in the world. If so, GLOBE wants to hear all about it! Send your story of people, projects, or activities to share on the GLOBE website.  >>

A recent article, “Three Crestwood seniors chosen to present their findings on flooding at international science seminar,” written by Sue Suchyta for MediaNews Group, highlights the students’ findings on the effects of Rouge River flooding on tree growth.  >>

Thursday, 10 June, at 02:00 p.m. EDT (06:00 p.m. UTC), you are invited to join the GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) webinar: “Engage Native Youth Using Citizen Science.”  >>

The GLOBE DEI Working Group recognizes and supports Pride Month. June is national recognized, via a United States White House proclamation, as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.  >>

Members of the NASA Langley GLOBE Partnership (Hampton, Virginia, USA) will be spending the summer working with 12 summer camps in the "GLOBE Goes to Camp” Pilot. During this program, campers will have the opportunity to connect with NASA scientists as they take on the role of a citizen scientist collecting local environmental data. By participating in this NASA camp experience, campers will gain valuable STEM learning opportunities designed to bridge classroom learning with real-world application.  >>