GLOBAL News - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

The GLOBE Program would like to congratulate the top most active Trees Around the Globe Student Research Campaign participants taking at least 10 measurements for tree height, greenings, and land cover measurements for the campaign in November!  >>

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a solicitation (NSF 20-516) for the program: “Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences” (IUSE:GEOPAths). A Letter of Intent (LOI), which is required, is due 20 December 2019; full proposal is due 14 February 2020.  >>

As the American Geophysical Union (AGU) marks its Centennial in 2019, the meeting (09-13 December) returns to San Francisco, the home of the AGU Fall Meeting for more than 40 years. Join the diverse community at the newly renovated Moscone Center as participants collaborate across borders and boundaries to explore and develop research. The GLOBE Program will be presenting a variety of sessions at the meeting – and you are cordially invited to attend!  >>

Tip of the Week: Did you know that you the international GLOBE network has grown to include representatives from over 122 participating countries and over 131 U.S. Partners coordinating GLOBE activities that are integrated into their local and regional communities? How about the fact that GLOBE students have contributed over 175 million measurements to the GLOBE database for use in their inquiry-based science projects?  >>

“Did you know that the mosquito is the world's most dangerous animal? What could be a better topic for students to research than this common insect that can cause so much damage?” Dorian Wood Janney Science Educator for NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission said in a recent blog.  >>

GLOBE is excited to host the 2020 GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) – a way for primary through undergraduate students from all GLOBE countries to showcase their GLOBE-related research. Reports, which are being accepted in multiple languages, can be uploaded beginning in mid-January.  >>

On Thursday, 05 December, at 8:00 p.m. ET, GLOBE Mission Mosquito will be hosting a webinar, “Mosquito Assassins: A SWAT Analysis”  >>

U.S. undergraduate/graduate students (U.S. citizens or green card holders): Applications for SOARS (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science) 2020 summer internship program are due 01 February.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign webinar “Open Forum: Bringing Together GLOBE Students to Informally Chat About Trees Campaign Student Research Projects,” will be held on Tuesday, 03 December (9:00 a.m. EST/2:00 p.m. UTC) AND on Wednesday, 04 December (8:00 p.m. EST/1:00 a.m. UTC).  >>

Congratulations to the 10 GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of December.  >>