GLOBE News

The OhioView SATELLITES Conference of 2012, organized annually by GLOBE Partner Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, was held at Pena Career Center in Perrysburg, Ohio on 17 April 2012. Over 65-students from K-12 schools and universities throughout the northern Ohio area presented projects that incorporated GLOBE student data into their inquiry-based research projects. Read about the prize-winning projects on "Dr. C's" blog.  >>

This week, the GLOBE Program Office (GPO) is notifying the winners from each region and posting first, second and third place videos from each region on the GLOBE Facebook page. Visit daily to see the growing display of winning entries.  >>

For GLOBE, Earth Day is always a special day. It marks the anniversary of the Program and it is also the time when the international community celebrates our planet. Be sure to visit the new GLOBE Facebook page on 22 April to see the winners of the GLOBE video competition.   >>

The National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University will host the 16th GLOBE Annual Partner Meeting. When: 15-20 July 2012 Where: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Registration is now open. Visit the webpage to register and to obtain details. Additional information will be posted in the weeks ahead.  >>

A special thank you to everyone who entered the GLOBE video competition. Response from the community was outstanding as the GLOBE Program Office (GPO) received submissions from every region.   Currently, all video entries are being carefully reviewed and the GPO will begin notifying winners directly on 16 April.  In addition, be sure to connect with us on Facebook and YouTube as we will feature many of the submissions. For more information, contact climatecampaign@globe.gov  >>

In May, the GLOBE Science and Education team will host an online webinar to update the community on the Student Climate Research Campaign (SCRC). 21 May 2012 at 16:00 UTC (10:00 am MDT) 22 May 2012 at 1:30 UTC (7:30 pm MDT)  >>

On 1 April, the Program launched its new-look social media pages and we want you to help us expand these networks. Our profiles will keep you up to date on GLOBE news, important announcements and earth science related information. In addition, the Program will be sharing interesting facts about our climate every day on Facebook and Twitter. Your comments and re-tweets are always appreciated.  >>

In April, the GLOBE Program asks the question: "What is the land cover type near your school and how is it changing over time?" Join other GLOBE schools that are collecting land cover data that will be used to improve land cover databases and climate models and help document how land cover is changing over time in different places all over the world.  >>

The quarterly Great Global Investigation of Climate (GGIC) Intensive Observing Period (IOP) is currently underway. Students enter their temperature and precipitation data during any (or all) of the four annual IOPs. The entire month of March 2012 is one of these focused observation and data collection periods.  >>

GLOBE at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution. GLOBE students and community members measure the brightness of the night sky and submit their observations to a website online or by smart phone.The final 2 observing periods are 13 – 22 March and 11 – 20 April.  >>