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03/02/2015
NOAA Office of Education Grant Opportunity
NOAA's Office of Education (OEd) has issued a request for U.S. applications for projects designed to strengthen the public's and/or K-12 students' environmental literacy to improve community resilience to extreme weather events and environmental changes. See information about applicant eligibility and how to obtain more info through an upcoming NOAA webinar.  >>

02/24/2015
How to Become Involved in the GLOBE Scientist Network
GLOBE invites you to learn about the GLOBE International Scientist Network (GISN)! Register now for upcoming webinars, and access completed webinars, in the five-part GISN Webinar series.  >>

02/20/2015
Register for the19th Annual GLOBE Partner Meeting in Los Angeles
The registration site is now open. Don't miss the most exciting GLOBE gathering of 2015.  >>

02/18/2015
Website Alert – GLOBE Website will be Read Only from 10–13 April
The GLOBE website will be read only from 10-13 April. Please make a note of this and make accommodations as you will not be able to log in to the website during this time frame.  >>


02/09/2015
GLOBE Europe and Eurasia Announces Winners of the Regional GLOBE at My School Photo Competition
GLOBE schools from the Europe and Eurasia Region contributed by more than 600 hundred photos that captured their best moments with GLOBE showing their work, GLOBE study sites and their local environment.  >>

02/08/2015
Students Invited to Present Inquiry-based Research Projects at the SATELLITES Conference in Perrysburg, Ohio
Register to participate in the SATELLITES Conference by 1 April 2015. Area students in grades K-12 along with university students will present projects that were developed using their own inquiry-based research using geospatial technologies.  >>

02/02/2015
NASA Launches Groundbreaking SMAP Observatory!
NASA successfully launched the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory on 31 January at 9:22 EST (14:22 UTC). SMAP is the first Earth satellite designed to collect global observations of the vital soil moisture hidden just beneath our feet.  >>

02/02/2015
2015 GLOBE Educator Fellowships Awarded
The GLOBE Program is pleased to announce the first recipients of the GLOBE Distinguished Educator Fellowship: Dr. Umarporn Charusombat of Thailand (Asia and Pacific Region) and Mr. John Moore of the United States (North American Region).  >>

01/21/2015
SMAP Scheduled to Launch 29 January!
NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission (SMAP) is scheduled to launch on 29 January at 9:20 a.m. ET. GLOBE will be having a Launch Party and we encourage teachers to host their own classroom SMAP party!  >>