GLOBE News

Tip of the Week: Are you hosting a GLOBE-related event that will be photographed and/or videotaped by GLOBE or NASA and its representatives? Here are the required Media Release Forms for Adults and for Parents and Minors.  >>

Registration for GLOBE’s 25th Anniversary Annual Meeting, which will be held from 12-16 July 2020, in Washington, D.C., USA, is open. The theme of the meeting is: “Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future.” The deadline to register is 26 June.  >>

The Funding Application for the 2020 SRS is now open! Teachers can use this form to apply for funding to cover travel and lodging for themselves and their students. The application is due 01 February 2020.  >>

Participating in 2020 U.S. SRS? Check Out These Student Resources  >>

Collaboration is important to the enduring efforts of The GLOBE Program, and enhances the ability of our community members to learn about their environment and share their findings. The best way to share and collaborate is to log into GLOBE and join the various discussion boards, write a blog, update your profile, and/or enter a measurement. GLOBE wants our community members to be active within the program; therefore, we are requesting that you log in to globe.gov consistently.  >>

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the 25th anniversary of The GLOBE Program, GLOBE Observer is hosting a month-long citizen science challenge in April 2020. Volunteers are invited to measure the height of as many different trees as possible throughout the month using the Trees Tool in the GLOBE Observer app. The individuals, schools, and registered teams that measure the most trees will be recognized as top observers in the challenge.  >>

U.S. Teachers/Students: On Wednesday, 29 January (4:00 p.m. EST), GLOBE will host a Student Research Symposia (SRS) webinar, “Retrieving Data from the GLOBE Website.”  >>

Join the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)-Surface Temperature Field Campaign Webinar #3 on 11 February (8:00 p.m. EST): “Let’s See What is Making Your Neighborhood SO HOT!”  >>

Tip of the Week: GLOBE Community – If you happen to miss one of GLOBE’s monthly News Briefs, or you want to go back and re-read information about the program, you can easily catch up and stay informed.  >>

YLACES (Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists), an organization committed to advancing student engagement in science, announces Maura Duffy, Conservation Project Manager at National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, as the winner of its Fifth Annual Youth Environmental Science (YES) Medal.  >>