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GLOBE encourages learners to make observations of their environment, and it can provide an effective avenue to support language development while engaging in authentic science! This is a Top 5 List of Must-Have English-Spanish Resources About Clouds.  >>

GLOBE anima a los alumnos a realizar observaciones de su entorno y puede proporcionar una vía eficaz para apoyar el desarrollo del lenguaje mientras participan en ciencia auténtica. Esta es una lista de cinco recursos imprescindibles en inglés y español sobre las nubes.  >>

The NASA Langley team is excited to welcome the 2024-25 Earth, NASA, GLOBE And Guided Explorations (ENGAGE) Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program's Mission Earth Educator Cohort!  >>

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.  >>