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02/05/2016
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Fair 10-11 March: Register by 16 February!
The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Fair will be held on 10-11 March at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. Teachers, students, US Partnerships, scientists, and alumni from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic geographic area (DE, DC, CT, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, WV) are invited to gather and discuss GLOBE student research projects at the first annual US regional conference.
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02/03/2016
GLOBE/SMAP 02 February Webinar Recording Available for Viewing – One Year of SMAP!
In case you missed the Webinar on 02 February, you can now view it! The webinar provided an update from Dr. Erika Podest, SMAP scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory about what the SMAP satellite has measured in 1 year of spaceflight.
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02/03/2016
Register for Next GLOBE/SMAP Soil Moisture Measurement Field Campaign Webinar: 01 March
Mark your calendars for the next GLOBE Program/SMAP webinar, which will be held on 01 March 2016 (11 a.m. ET/4 p.m. UTC), and is entitled: “Heading into the Spring Thaw and Global Shout-Outs to all the GLOBE Schools/Teams Collecting SMAP Soil Moisture Data."
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02/03/2016
GLOBE/SMAP Reaches Goal of 1,000 Protocol Measurements by 31 January SMAP Launch Anniversary!
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of all participants, the current Soil Moisture Field Campaign (which began 1 October 2015 and will run through 30 April 2016) reached its goal of 1,000 protocol measurements by the first anniversary of the SMAP launch. On 27 January, looking at raw data and including non-measureable ground states, GLOBE broke 1,000 measurements. To date, GLOBE/SMAP has now received 1,073 protocol measurements.
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01/29/2016
Register by 15 February for 2016 Train-the-Trainer and North American Regional Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Registration is now open for the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) and the North American Regional Meeting (NARM). The events will take place 28-30 March at the Hyatt Place Nashville Downtown in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Please register by 15 February!
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01/25/2016
GLOBE/SMAP Soil Moisture Field Campaign Updates
There is now a SMAP L3 Data Layer on the GLOBE Data Map. Students participating in the Soil Moisture Field Campaign (which began 1 October 2015 and will run through 30 April 2016) can choose to look at specific SMAP data for a particular day – and then compare it to their school data.
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01/22/2016
Why Would Scientists Join the GLOBE International Scientists’ Network? Find Out!
The GLOBE International Scientists' Network (GISN) is an international network of scientists that work with GLOBE students around the world conducting science. Scientists mentor students and teachers, present scientific ideas, and/or collaborate on scientific research. Each relationship between a scientist and a GLOBE school is unique, and is determined by the scientist and the school. This relationship can be established in different ways.
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01/21/2016
The GLOBE Science Fair Research Report Upload Tool is Now Available
The Virtual Science Fair Report Upload Tool is now available! Research reports are due on 11 March 2016, but can be entered any time from now until the due date.
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