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The GLOBE Program Office (GPO) has enlisted Partner help in identifying students to participate in the 2nd GLOBE Student Research Exhibition at the 17th Annual GLOBE Partner Meeting in August 2013.  >>

Quarterly Update will inform you of the latest news about the Student Climate Research Campaign. GLOBE community is encouraged to participate in this live interactive webinar. Hosted by: Julie Malmberg - Date: 12 February - Time: 17:00 UTC - Read more here  >>

GLOBE Master Trainer Peter Schmidt knows GLOBE. After all, he's been involved with the Program since 1997. Currently, Schmidt is the Principal Investigator (PI) and primary author of a 1.4 million dollar grant awarded in October 2012 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  >>

The GLOBE Program Office (GPO) technical team recently delivered a variety of technical performance updates to the globe.gov website. These behind-the-scenes improvements will enhance performance of the visualization portion of the website and will be implemented into the website over the next few weeks.  >>

Sea foam turned the Sunshine and Gold coasts of Australia into a giant bubble bath this week. The foam, or coastal froth, was a result of extreme weather conditions in the country that included a tropical cyclone.  >>

Affectionately called, "The Soil Lady," by students and colleagues, Izolda Trakhtenberg has worked in environmental education for over 20 years. Currently, she develops and conducts exciting science presentations for K-12 schools.  >>

In the summer of 2012 the Principal at Northeastern High School contacted the GLOBE Partnership and NASA Langley Research Center about becoming a GLOBE school. One of his teachers came to NASA Langley for a one-week GLOBE workshop, but unfortunately, that teacher switched schools just a few months later. Northeastern High School didn't want those instruments to go to waste, so the Principal again contacted NASA Langley for support. On January 18, 2013, during a teacher work-day, Jessica Taylor traveled to Elizabeth City, NC to train a couple of Northeastern High School's Earth Science Teachers. As Taylor entered the teachers' classroom she saw the big blue binder- the GLOBE Teacher's Guide. One of the teachers had been trained in 1996 and wanted to start taking data again. During this focused GLOBE Workshop, Taylor worked with the teachers to set up their Atmosphere Study Sites and trained the teachers in several Atmosphere Protocols, including: Clouds & Contrails, Air & Soil Temperature, Relative Humidity, Surface Temperature, Barometric Pressure, and Precipitation. Over the next month Taylor will meet the students through a Virtual Classroom Visit. She will be tracking their progress and help the teachers and students investigate their data. We welcome Northeastern High School into the GLOBE community! Northeastern High School is supported by the CALIPSO Mission through the GLOBE Atmosphere Investigations Program.  >>

The 17 th GLOBE Annual Partner Meeting to be hosted by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Partnership will be held 12-16 August, 2013. Be sure to mark your calendar.  >>

"GLOBE is a flock of geese. They are all going in the same direction, they are all going together and they all know when they're there. They're all individuals but they have chosen to all go together for a common purpose."  >>