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10/30/2018
GLOBE Africa Participates in NASA Operation IceBridge Classroom Connections
Since 2012, the NASA IceBridge mission team has connected to nearly 10,000 students and teachers via virtual chats called “Classroom Connections.” This year, classrooms in the GLOBE Africa region were able to participate and connect to the NASA aircraft flying over the Antarctic!  >>

10/29/2018
GISN Accepting Early Career STEM Professionals – Paying it Forward Made Easy!
Tip of the Week: The GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN) is accepting early career STEM professional. This GISN subgroup will consist of members who are upper-level undergraduate or master's students pursuing a degree in a STEM field, as well as recent graduates who are working in STEM fields who have less than five years’ experience.  >>

10/26/2018
The GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention Project Continues in Africa Region
As part of the GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention project, eight countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, Uganda, Guinea, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, and Madagascar) in the GLOBE Africa region are in the depths of doing the work necessary to understand, and help reduce the threat of, mosquito-borne infectious disease.  >>

10/25/2018
YLACES Announces $75,000 Commitment to Sustain GLOBE U.S. Student Research Symposia
Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES), an organization committed to advancing student engagement in science, has announced funding to facilitate the convening of six regional GLOBE U.S. Regional Student Research Symposia.  >>

10/24/2018
Advisory: Scheduled Downtime for 24 October 2018
Please be advised that the website will be undergoing maintenance and will be down between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, 24 October 2018 (11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. 24/08/2018 UTC).  >>

10/24/2018
Tech Update October 2018
The GLOBE Program's website had two new updates during the month of October 2018.  >>

10/24/2018
Tomorrow (25 October): 2019 GLOBE IVSS Informational Webinar
GLOBE is pleased to host the 2019 GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS). The IVSS is a way for primary through undergraduate students from all GLOBE countries to showcase their hard work.  >>

10/23/2018
GLOBE Partners: Call for Interested GLOBE Exhibitors at 2019 World Scout Jamboree! Submit Activity Plans by 31 October
NASA Glenn Research Center is planning to have an exhibitor tent at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree – and the NASA Office of STEM Engagement is soliciting input from GLOBE partners who may be interested in supporting the event with hands-on activities for students.  >>

10/23/2018
GLOBE Mission Mosquito Field Measurement Campaign is On!
The goal of GLOBE Mission Mosquito is to create an organized citizen science community, primarily through formal education with targeted outreach to informal education, that will conduct and report local observations using the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper.  >>

10/23/2018
Partners Read to Collaborate
California GLOBE Partners Gear Up for Collaboration! Five California GLOBE Partnerships will be working side-by-side on November 16th and 17th in Los Angeles, CA.  >>