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06/04/2014
Community Spotlight - Wafa Mubarak Bin Dayna
Mrs. Wafa Mubarak Bin Dayna has been dedicated to the advancement of The GLOBE Program in Bahrain for more than a decade. She points to a number of GLOBE projects and activities that illustrate the growth of GLOBE in her country and in her own personal development as an educator.  >>

06/03/2014
5 June is World Environment Day
World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. Over the years it has grown to be a broad, global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated by stakeholders in over 100 countries.  >>

05/21/2014
U.S. Student Teams Selected to Attend the GLOBE Learning Expedition in India
Five teams of GLOBE students in the United States have been selected to attend the GLOBE Learning Expedition (GLE) in India with support from the GLOBE Program Office. The GLOBE Learning Expedition will take place from 3 - 8 August in New Delhi, India.  >>

05/15/2014
SMAP Block Pattern Data Entry Form Available 16 May
As part of GLOBE's partnership with NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission, SMAP science team members worked with GLOBE to develop an additional sampling pattern for taking frequent surface soil moisture data and have included in the protocol the periodic measurement of sample volume. The data entry page for these data will be available on Friday, 16 May.  >>

05/15/2014
Deadline Saturday 17 May 2014: Join the NASA GPM Master Teachers Cohort for the 2014 - 2015 School Year
NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is looking for a small cadre of "GPM Master Teachers" to help develop and pilot STEM lessons to be used with elementary, middle, and high school audiences. The deadline to apply is Saturday, 17 May 2014.  >>

05/13/2014
Nominations for GLOBE Working Groups: Updated Information
Nominations are starting to come in for the new GLOBE Working Groups in Science, Education, Evaluation, Technology, and Communication. Due date is 24 May 2014.  >>

05/03/2014
GLOBE Alumni in Montevideo will represent Uruguay at the 2014 ISE Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Melissa Cristobal and Claudio Lacuesta, GLOBE Alumni of Montevideo will represent Uruguay at the Intel ISE International Science and Engineering Fair in in Los Angeles, California, May 2014.  >>

05/01/2014
GLOBE/NASA Satellite Partnership Activities in May/June 2014
During a major rehearsal of the SMAP calibration and validation system during May and June 2014, the SMAP science team encourages GLOBE schools to collect soil moisture measurements that can be compared to the simulated SMAP observations.  >>

04/30/2014
Call for Nominations: Join one of the Five New GLOBE Working Groups
Five Working Groups are being formed to enhance the role of GLOBE U.S. and Country Partners/Coordinators and GLOBE Scientists and Educators in shaping the future of the GLOBE Program and supporting the development and implementation of GLOBE worldwide. Nominations for representatives are now being accepted.  >>

04/28/2014
View the GLOBE Earth Day Video
On Earth Day 1994, plans were announced for a new program called GLOBE and in the two decades since then, GLOBE has grown into a vibrant community throughout the entire world. You can understand why Earth Day is always such a significant day for us. For all of you around the world, we created this special tribute to our wonderful GLOBE community.  >>