GLOBE News

All 2024–25 student vloggers’ introduction videos are now available in the the GLOBE Student Vloggers YouTube playlist! In these videos, vloggers discuss where they are from, how they participate in the GLOBE Program, and their hobbies.  >>

The YLACES grant cycle is about to open. Through these micro-grants, YLACES funds equipment that enables K–14 students across the world to collect and analyze data and do research using the environment as their learning laboratory. If you have equipment needs, you are encouraged to apply.   >>

The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is excited to announce that we’ve set the date for the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting: 14–17 July 2025. The meeting will be held in the Washington, D.C., area of the United States, and the theme is 30 Years of GLOBE: Understanding the Past, Present, and Future.   >>

Make an impact in the life of a young researcher by volunteering to be a 2025 International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) Judge!  >>

A lot is happening in the coming weeks and months! Check out this list of upcoming GLOBE events.  >>

We are very excited to announce that on 19 November, two teams that responded to the NASA Space Apps GLOBE Protocol Games challenge were nominated as Global Finalists: EcoNet from Nashik, India, and EcoRangers from Mymensingh, Bangladesh!! Congratulations to both teams for developing informative games in response to the challenge. We also are happy to report that another team, Quasar from Lambayeque, Peru, received an Honorable Mention.  >>

NASA will be soliciting proposals to develop new GLOBE measurement protocols and modify existing protocols! You can comment on the language of the solicitation; comments should be submitted by 31 December 2024.  >>

On 20 November, Tracy Ostrom, GLOBE Mission Earth project coordinator, shared strategies for organizing and 'cleaning' GLOBE data for student research projects. The recorded webinar is now available!  >>

On 7 November Peder Nelson, GLOBE Land Cover Science Lead, led a discussion on exploring the past 30 years of GLOBE data and connecting it to present observations, including strategies to address common challenges encountered in creating a data time series from local data. The webinar recording is now available!  >>

GLOBE Mission Earth invites educators, citizen scientists, and students all over the world to participate in the Urban Heat Island Intensive Observation Period (UHI-IOP) throughout December.  >>