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Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES) awards a Youth Environmental Science (YES) Medal annually in “recognition of a significant contribution to youth learning as citizen environmental scientists.” This year’s awardee was GLOBE’s Elena Sparrow of the University of Alaska! YLACES celebrates it's 10th anniversary this year.  >>

The 23rd GLOBE Annual Meeting, which was held in Detroit, Michigan, USA, from 14-18 July, was attended by almost 250 people from 35 countries. Participants took part in a variety of engaging and enlightening presentations, workshops, cultural presentations, and special interest and professional development sessions. They were also treated to focused addresses by GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) Director Dr. Tony Murphy and keynote speakers from around the regions.  >>

President Obama would like to hear from students and their ideas concerning science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). To do this, the White House has released an online form for students to fill out.  >>