News - University of Arkansas

Have you read the latest GLOBE Community Blog: “Exploring Engineering Solutions for a Changing Climate – With NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission,” written by NASA Science Educator Dorian Wood Janney?  >>

Have you been keeping up with the latest GLOBE Star Stories? GLOBE Stars are stories of projects, people and extraordinary activities being conducted around the world in connection to GLOBE. These GLOBE Stars are the bright lights that spark our imagination and inspire us with news of GLOBE at work in the world.  >>

The dates for the 2022 GLOBE Annual Meeting have been selected: 24-29 July!  >>

U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: Join the Watercoolers in October. Watercoolers are held most Thursdays, at 04:10 p.m. ET. They provide an informal opportunity to connect with other GLOBE teachers and partners to share ideas. Each week begins with a presentation from a teacher or partner, with time for questions and conversation following.  >>

The GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) professional development webinar, “Earth’s Landscape and GLOBE Observer” will be held on Thursday, 14 October, at 02::00 p.m. ET (06:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

Girl Scouts has teamed up with SciStarter (a GLOBE Partner, which provides a database of thousands of vetted, searchable projects and events through an online citizen science project directory) to curate projects for girls, volunteers, and others to deepen their engagement as they participate in the “Tree Promise” project and learn more about citizen science.  >>

Tip of the Week: The GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN) is seeking early career STEM professionals. This GISN subgroup consists of members who are upper-level undergraduate or master's students pursuing a degree in a STEM field, as well as recent graduates who are working in STEM fields who have less than five years’ experience.  >>

Registration for the 2021 North American Regional Meeting (NARM) is now open. The meeting, which will be held virtually this year, will run from Tuesday, 12 October to Thursday, 14 October. This year, the theme of NARM is “Adapting to a Changing GLOBE,” which is a continuation of the theme from the 2021 GLOBE Annual Meeting. The regular registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. MDT on 07 October 2021, with a registration cost of $35.00 USD (plus a 5 percent service fee).  >>

Today, 07 October, join the Watercooler “Sustainable Development Goals and Science-based Decision Making,” and hear from GLOBE Partner Larisa Schelkin, Global STEM Education Center, Inc., regarding GLOBE and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the perspectives of the United Nation Global Environmental Outlook and science diplomacy (science-based decision making) – and how to bring these ideas into your classroom.  >>

GLOBE is pleased to announce the 2022 GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS)! The IVSS is a way for primary through undergraduate students from all GLOBE countries to showcase their hard work. With GLOBE, students explore the natural world through hands on investigations in their own communities, sparking their curiosity and interest in science. This often leads to inquiries that help solve real-world problems and further understanding of our global environment.  >>