News - North America

GLOBE student Jackson P., a senior at Gulfport High School (Mississippi), has received the Randall Research Scholarship. Jackson used his GLOBE project that he started in 8th grade at Bayou View Middle School with Mrs. Angela Lee, “How Does Runoff cause/affect Dead Zones and Ocean life within them?” to assist in getting this award.  >>

The GLOBE community extends congratulations to Dr. Michael Notaro, U.S. GLOBE Partner at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, for his recent award for public science engagement by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  >>

Lily C., a 9th grader from Gulfport High School, Gulfport, Mississippi, took her GLOBE project “The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone” to the 2025 University of Southern Mississippi Regional Science Fair. Lily started this project as an 8th grade student at Bayou View Middle School, where she was under the guidance of GLOBE educator Angela Lee.  >>

The GLOBE Clouds team is looking forward to the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, where we will be demonstrating many GLOBE resources that are ready to be used and enjoyed at libraries!  >>

The GLOBE U.S. Student Research Symposium (SRS) went virtual in 2025. From 5 to 9 May, middle and high school students from 21 schools shared their research with their peers and STEM professionals through recorded presentations and facilitated discussions. In all, the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office received 41 student projects from 114 presenters.  >>

Eleven educators and graduate students were trained in GLOBE hydrosphere protocols and learned about the Earth Around Us water tent on 9 April 2025 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. The New Hampshire GLOBE Partnership, based at the Leitzel Center at the University of New Hampshire, led the workshop.  >>

The U.S. Partner Forum would like to thank Peder Nelson for his service and welcome Cheryl Williams as the Northwest Region representative.  >>

Another successful Fall 2024 Student Field Days at Earth Heart Farms has just concluded! Between 3 October and 17 October, over 350 students from Northwest Ohio K-12 schools visited, experienced nature firsthand, and enjoyed perfect weather for explorations. GLOBE Mission EARTH staff instructed students on collecting GLOBE data using Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere and Pedosphere protocols. Local conservation professionals served as volunteers in helping students investigate flora and fauna.  >>

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 October.  >>

The WestEd/UC Berkeley Partnership recently hosted the Fall 2019 North American Regional Meeting (NARM) at the University of California - Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science. A total of 42 participants from over 30 U.S. GLOBE Partnerships and the GLOBE Country Coordinators of Canada and the U.S. attended this 3-day event. The first day, October 15th, started with a Professional Development workshop followed by the 2-day meeting.  >>