News - Mission Earth

GLOBE Mission EARTH/University of Toledo, OH has partnered with Earth Heart Farms in Oak Harbor, Ohio to host its 3rd summer of Teacher Professional Development. This summer, 8 teachers participated in the PD and were trained in GLOBE Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Pedosphere protocols. >>

The TerraROVER Senior Design Team, in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Boston University, successfully completed their Capstone Design project. The members of the team, Dana Bulakh, Jingshuo Li, Ani Pulake, Christian Urteaga, Marcus Wachira, collaborated with Prof Caleb Farny (Boston University, GLOBE Mission EARTH), Geoffrey Bland (NASA Goddard, AREN Project), and Lisa Ogiemwonyi (Wayne RESA, AREN Project), to continue development of the AREN TerraROVER vehicle and the primary goal of improving the vehicle frame and integrating thermal imaging and wind speed sensing to the vehicle's sensor package. The team successfully integrated these new aspects to the vehicle and held a session with the Roxbury Tenants of Harvard after school program, during which a group of high school students tested its assembly and operation. >>

The AquaROVER Senior Design Team, in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Boston University, successfully completed their Capstone Design project. The members of the team, Fahim Rabbi, Lorenzo Moriche Koukouchkina, Natalie Menon, Samuel Haley, and Weinuo Lin, collaborated with Prof Caleb Farny (Boston University, GLOBE Mission EARTH), Geoffrey Bland (NASA Goddard, AREN Project), and Lisa Ogiemwonyi (Wayne RESA, AREN Project), to continue development of the AREN AquaROVER vehicle and the primary goal of adding wind propulsion to the vehicle. The team designed, built, and tested a new sail, keel, elevator, and rudder mechanism. >>

The 2023 in-person North American Regional Meeting (NARM) was hosted by GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) teacher Julie Houck in Defiance, Ohio. The event brought together 22 participants from several U.S. states to attend. GLOBE Partners from GLOBE Mission Earth/UT, AEROKATS and ROVER Education Network (AREN), Toledo Zoo with Project Prairie, Xcite Learning, and My NASA Data (NASA Langley Research Center) shared their projects, resources and expertise with participants throughout the two-day event. >>

Seventy-two students from four states (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin) participated in the 2024 GLOBE Midwest Student Research Symposium, held at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium (Ohio) from May 6-8, 2024. The event was a partnership between the Toledo Zoo, BGSU (Xcite Learning) and the University of Toledo GLOBE Mission EARTH. For more details, click the link below! https://www.globe.gov/web/united-states-of-america/home/news/-/newsdetail/14718/2024-midwest-srs >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) Principal Investigator Dr. Kevin Czajkowski (Dr. C) and the AREN Project's David Bydlowski were featured on the Great Lakes Now website about their work with GLOBE and the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. >>

Check out Dr. C's interview with a local TV news station about the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024! From Toledo, Ohio's local news station, WTOL 11: "UToledo Researchers Talk Scientific Importance of Total Solar Eclipse" Dr. Michael Cushing, a professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Ritter Planetarium, and Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Distinguished University Professor of geography, discuss what to expect during the April 8 total solar eclipse and more. >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH is proud to recognize all of our teachers and organizations that received grants in 2023 from YLACES (Youth Learning As Citizen Environmental Scientists) (www.ylaces.org) to conduct GLOBE activities with their students! Check out the complete list here: https://www.ylaces.org/2023-grants. Be sure to apply each July and February for your own YLACES grant! >>

Student learning via GLOBE Mission EARTH and conservation partners at Earth Heart Farms in Oak Harbor, Ohio has been highlighted in the local news! >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH partnered with Earth Heart Farms steward Vicki Rae Harder-Thorne to give a presentation about their collaborative effort to the Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in January 2024. Teachers in NW Ohio are invited to apply by April 30th for year 3 of the Earth Heart Farm (EHF) outdoor STEAM enhancement program in Ottawa County. There are openings for 15 teachers in NW Ohio for Summer Professional Development in June 2024. Go to http://tiny.cc/Summer 2024PD for info on a >>