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07/08/2014
Community Spotlight - Dr. Desh Bandhu
Dr. Desh Bandhu, President of the India Environmental Society and Region Coordinator of the GLOBE Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, will be the principal host of the 2014 GLOBE Learning Expedition and Annual Partner Meeting in New Delhi from 3-8 August.
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07/07/2014
Community Spotlight - Dr. Elena Bautista Sparrow
Dr. Elena Bautista Sparrow, research professor and education outreach director at the International Arctic Research Center (IARC), was honored with the 2014 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Public Service Award on 6 May 2014.
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06/20/2014
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Webinars in July 2014
Three GLOBE webinars will take place on 29 July to help teachers find out how GLOBE alligns with NGSS, how GLOBE NGSS resources benefit GLOBE Partners and Trainers, and how everyone can benefit from lessons learned from the year-long GLOBE / NGSS alignment project.
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06/17/2014
New School Status Reporting Tool on the GLOBE Website
The new school status reporting tool has been launched on the GLOBE.gov. website. This tool will allow Country Coordinators and U.S. Partners to be able to view the data reporting status of schools in their country. The functionality is similar to the reporting tool on the old website, but includes more powerful filtering options
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06/14/2014
Abstracts for GLE Student Research Projects Due 30 June
Teachers: If your students are planning to attend the GLOBE Learning Expedition (GLE) in New Delhi, India, in August and are presenting a research project, we need your abstract no later than 30 June 2014.
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06/05/2014
Welcoming New GLOBE Partner St. Vrain Valley School District and its Connection with Ocean Exploration
Introduce your students to the wonders of the deep ocean by following Fabian Cousteau, the grandson of the world famous Jacques Cousteau, and his science team Mission 31, thanks to the newest GLOBE Partner, St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) in Colorado, USA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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