GLOBE News

At this week's Watercooler, U.S. GLOBE Partner Forum representative Tina Harte (NASA representative, NASA Langley) will introduce herself and talk about her Partnership.  >>

Are you participating in the 2021 IVSS? Then you’ll want to check out GLOBE’s “Science Practices: Analyzing Data” resource page today!  >>

The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is looking for judges for the 2021 IVSS. The IVSS is a way for students from all over the world to showcase their hands-on scientific efforts with The GLOBE Program. Judging consists of filling out a Google form with scores and feedback on the student's project. Each project takes around 20-30 minutes to assess. Judges should be fluent in at least one of the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Croatia  >>

GLOBE Partner UCAR Center for Science Education (SciEd) is hosting regular “Meet the Experts Live Question and Answer Sessions.” Join SciEd as they talk with experts to learn about what they do in their work, the highlights and challenges, and how it impacts us and our world. Then ask them anything you want to know about what it's like to do their jobs! The program will last approximately 20 minutes.  >>

As part of the larger NASA Summer Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer High School Intern Program (Texas Space Grant Consortium), the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC) is leading an Earth System Explorers Virtual Internship Option. The deadline to apply is 22 February 2021.  >>

Are you participating in the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign? Then you’ll want to read the most recent GLOBE Community Blogs written by Brian Campbell, NASA Senior Earth Science Education Specialist.  >>

Become more involved with GLOBE as a member of a GLOBE Working Group! Nominations are being sought from the Latin America and Caribbean GLOBE Region for the Evaluation Working Group. The selected representative will start with the Working Group in April 2021, and will serve for a regular term ending no later than the regular scheduled term end of December 2023. The deadline to apply is 22 February. All active GLOBE community members will be considered.  >>

The deadline to apply is 01 March 2021.  >>

Join the next Watercooler, which takes place on 22 February. At this week's Watercooler, U.S. GLOBE Partner Forum representative and chair Anne Lewis (Northwest, South Dakota Discovery Center) will introduce herself and her Partnership. We look forward to seeing you!  >>

On Thursday, 18 February, at 02:00 p.m. EST (07:00 p.m. UTC), you are invited to join the GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) webinar: “Story Maps and IVSS.” Participants will learn how to use ArcGIS StoryMaps. The featured speaker will be Dorian Janney; she will be demonstrating how to make an IVSS submission stand out using Story Maps. (ArcGIS StoryMaps help create inspiring, immersive stories by combining text, interactive maps, and other multimedia content.)  >>