GLOBE Stars Stories highlight extraordinary examples of people, projects, events, and activities conducted around the world that align with GLOBE's mission of advancing Earth systems science and its applications.
When submitting a Stars Story to the GLOBE communications team, please follow the guidance below. Also, please view published Stars Stories for an idea of how to structure your submission.
In two to three sentences, describe the activity or event. This
will be used as the summary for your Stars Story, which will appear
on the main
Stars Story page of the GLOBE website.
Which of the following topics does your story cover? Select all
that apply.
Student research benefiting the environment
Students helping research scientists through collection and
interpretation of environmental data
Students impacting a local community by developing community
awareness or introducing new research tools and technology
Teachers and schools developing networks to expand GLOBE in a
country or region
Effective collaborative endeavors
NOTE: If your story does not cover one of the above
topics, consider submitting it as a News item
through your country’s website or posting it as a personal blog post
on your MyPage.
Write Your Story
Write your Stars Story as prose (a story) that includes
information in response to the following questions (as applicable).
Who or what is the “Star” of your story?
When and where did the event or activity take place?
Which educators, schools, and/or organizations were involved?
Is this part of a larger citizen science initiative or connected
to a citizen science organization?
Which GLOBE protocols were used and how?
Describe how the GLOBE data and/or research has been used.
How has the event or activity impacted the participants and/or
local community?
Have you included quotations to give a personal touch to your story?
Photo Submission Guidance
Please apply the following guidance when submitting photos:
Submit photos as .png or .jpg files.
Include photo captions.
Include name(s) of who took the photos.
Include signed media
releases for everyone identifiable in your images. We cannot use
images of people without release forms.
TIP: In addition to photos of GLOBE's community
members, we also welcome images displaying the use of
scientific equipment and measurements and/or the focus of
participants' research (e.g., leaves, clouds, bodies of water, mosquitos).
Once received, the GLOBE communications team will review and edit
your story for flow and clarity while trying to retain the author’s
voice and intent. We will send a final version of the story, sometimes
with clarifying questions, to the author before publication and will
send the link to the published story once it is live on the GLOBE
website.
We look forward to hearing from you and sharing your work with the
GLOBE community.
