News - University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

SRS Webinar: “Giving a Poster Presentation/Open Office Hours” will be held on Monday, 05 March at 7:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will be hosted by Kiley Remiszewski and Clarice Perryman, PhD students in Natural Resources and Earth Systems Sciences at the University of New Hampshire. As a participant, you will hear tips and tricks designed to help students prepare for a poster presentation and stay on the line to ask questions.  >>

The NASA GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA, is excited to announce the NASA GLOBE Clouds: Spring Cloud Observations Data Challenge. Participants are invited to enter up to 10 cloud observations per day from 15 March through 15 April 2018 using the GLOBE Program’s data entry options or using GLOBE Observer app. GLOBE and GLOBE Observer participants with the most observations will be congratulated by a NASA scientist with a video posted on the NASA GLOBE Clouds website.  >>

The Northern Hemisphere Spring and Southern Hemisphere Fall Urban Heat Island Effect – Surface Temperature Field Campaign has begun (01 March) and will run through 31 March. Your observations, and continued participation, is vital to this scientific endeavor.  >>

February 2018 News Brief  >>

February 2018 Letter to the Community  >>

Tip of the Week: Need a Project Collaborator? Then visit the GLOBE website and use this handy tool to find GLOBE community members who are interested in collaborating on GLOBE projects, protocols, and/or other activities!  >>

Tip of the Week: Did you know that you the international GLOBE network has grown to include representatives from over 119 participating countries and over 150 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 150 million measurements to the GLOBE database for use in their inquiry-based science projects?  >>

The next Phase III GLOBE ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) Student Research Campaign SODA (Short Observation and Data Analysis) webinar will be held on 28 February at 4:00 p.m. EST (9:00 p.m. UTC): “SODA, Live from New Jersey, USA.”  >>

Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES), based in the United States, offers awards, scholarships, grants, and support – all to assist and reward the implementation of inquiry-based, experiential science education where students do science and contribute to understanding of our natural world.  >>

The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO), including the Community Support Team, will be closed Monday, 19 February, to celebrate the U.S. President’s Day holiday.  >>