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GLOBE News Brief – June 2025

Dear GLOBE community,


It has been one year since our new team started leading the GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) and sent out our first GLOBE News Brief. A lot has happened since then, and even more is underway! We hope to work with you to make GLOBE even better in the coming years.


The 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting is in July. Registration is now open, and we are finalizing the agenda. We hope this virtual meeting will be a chance for the broader GLOBE community to learn together, celebrate our accomplishments, connect with both new and familiar faces, and share ideas for GLOBE’s future. 


The Annual Meeting Student Experience begins in June. Ten IVSS and SRS project teams (randomly selected from top scorers) will meet virtually. We will share their research via StoryMaps and present videos about their projects during the Annual Meeting and on our YouTube channel.


While GLOBE began 30 years ago as a science education program in schools, it has grown into a worldwide citizen science initiative, especially with the launch of the GLOBE Observer app 10 years ago. Today, our GLOBE community—including students, educators, and volunteers—is recognized as a global network of citizen scientists. You will see updated language on the GLOBE website that reflects this shift. 


We are also updating the GLOBE event and outreach materials. New resources now available on the website include an About GLOBE factsheet and a GLOBE Educator factsheet and postcard. Coming soon are helpful outreach materials, including a postcard for engaging STEM Professionals in the GLOBE Program, the GLOBE Clouds Chart, a research process postcard, and a phenology ruler with a plant color guide.


We hope to see you at the Annual Meeting (register by 20 June)! Everyone at the GIO is excited to connect with you, exchange ideas, and—more importantly—learn from you.  


Thank you for all you do to bring GLOBE experiences to participants and to enrich the program. If you have any questions or need support, please contact us at help@nasaglobe.org. 


Rebecca Lewis and Becky Boger, GIO Co-Directors
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2025 Annual Meeting Update
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Registration

Registration is now open for the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting! The meeting will take place virtually on 14–15 July 2025 between 12:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC (8:00 am–12:00 pm ET). Registration is free and open to all adult GLOBE members. Coordinators, partners, and educators leading engagement efforts are especially encouraged to attend. You must register by 20 June to join the conference and receive access to meeting details. 


Register now!


Please check your email and visit the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting webpage for updates.

GLOBE Community Poem

Do you like poetry? Performing? We are looking for GLOBE members who would like to present the community poem during the Annual Meeting. Please contact us at meetings@nasaglobe.org if you are interested. And don’t forget to contribute to the poem by 17 June! Thank you to everyone who already added their voice to the poem.  

Student Experience

Ten IVSS and SRS project teams (randomly selected from top project scorers) were invited to attend the virtual Student Experience between 4 June–11 July. The participating students will present their IVSS and SRS projects during the Annual Meeting Student Showcase on 14 July. 

One Million Acts of Science

For Citizen Science Month in April, SciStarter—an online hub for citizen science—invited people around the world to join the One Million Acts of Science challenge. Using the GLOBE Observer app, volunteers collected 13,476 clouds, 602 land cover, 345 mosquito habitat, and 961 trees observations. In addition, 2,481 new GLOBE Observer accounts were created.  
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Altogether, the GLOBE community contributed 17,865 acts of science toward SciStarter's goal of a million. With a final total of 3,026,611 acts of science in April, SciStarter far exceeded their goal.


Thank you to all our GLOBE volunteer data collectors—during Citizen Science Month and throughout the year!

GLOBE Program Showcased and Dixon Butler Celebrated at CAPS 2025
Jennifer Bourgeault, Lin Chambers, Dixon Butler, Becky Boger, and Elena Sparrow at the 2025 CAPS meeting

During the 2025 Conference for Advancing the Participatory Sciences (CAPS), held 27–30 May, members of the GIO and GLOBE community shared their expertise and insights through various presentations, panels, and workshops. Dr. Dixon Butler, former GLOBE director and chief scientist, was honored with a special Lifetime Achievement Award for his long-standing commitment to GLOBE and citizen science. Learn more.

Global Campaigns and Events

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30 Years of GLOBE: Comparing GLOBE Data Past and Present


It's not too late to get involved in the 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign. Start today by collecting and submitting GLOBE data or joining a campaign webinar. Be sure to fill out the Campaign Participation Form to learn how to receive your official 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign logo badge. 


Upcoming Webinar


Webinar Recording


View the 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign YouTube playlist for an archive of past webinars.
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Mission Mosquito 


Are You Seeing Mosquitoes?

As the weather warms in parts of the world, female mosquitoes are beginning to lay eggs. This is a great time to make mosquito observations. Find resources and webinar recordings.


AAAS Professional Development Workshop Spotlights GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper

At this recent workshop, Dr. Rusty Low, science specialist for the GLOBE Implementation Office, presented "Crowdsourced Science: Citizen Science in Federal Agencies," and the GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper was selected as an exemplary citizen science project. Learn more.
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Trees Around the GLOBE


Upcoming Webinar


Webinar Recording

GLOBE Observer
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Upcoming Event and Webinar Recording


NUBE Card Game | June GLOBE Observer Connect

Join us on 26 June 2025 at 8 pm ET (27 June at 00:00 UTC) for a GO Connect session on NUBE, a new card game from GLOBE Clouds. Outreach Coordinator Rosalba Giarratano, Graphic Designer Heather Mortimer, and Queen’s Public Library Early Learning Educator Alexander Hernandez Bonifacio will discuss how NUBE was developed and tested. Learn more and register.


Webinar Recording

Regional Campaigns and Highlights
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Africa


News
Seven teenaged students from Nepal looking at a document purportedly containing recently collected observational data

Asia and Pacific


News


Stars Story
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Europe and Eurasia


European Phenology Campaign

Students recently shared their findings from the European Phenology Campaign in a webinar on 2 June. The recording will be posted this week.


News


Stars Stories
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Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)


Trees Within LAC Campaign


News
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Near East and North Africa


Stars Story
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North America


North American Phenology Campaign

Until 30 June, students can observe and report plant green-down and green-up, meet with scientists, and share the results of their investigations as part of the  North American Phenology Campaign.


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Find more events and opportunities on the Events and Calendar pages of the GLOBE website. Read more Stars Stories under News and Events.

Additional News and Information
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Once a GLOBE Trainer, Always a GLOBE Trainer


If you are a GLOBE trainer who has retired from your career, you can still offer training workshops to GLOBE educators and students in your area. All you need to do is contact your Regional Coordination Office. Your country coordinator can easily and quickly update your user status on the GLOBE website by removing you from your old school or organization and assigning you to your country’s “virtual school.” It is a great way to stay active in the GLOBE Program.
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GLOBE Clouds at the American Library Association (ALA) Conference and Exhibition


The GLOBE Clouds team is looking forward to the 2025 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, where they will demonstrate a variety of GLOBE resources that can be used in libraries. This includes NUBE, a new GLOBE Clouds card game that offers a fun way to learn how to identify different types of clouds. Learn more.
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Reminder: Virtual Global Water Relay


GLOBE community members are invited to join in a 24-hour global marathon relay on 16 June, starting at 16:00 UTC. The event is hosted by CUNY’s Advanced Science Research Center and the Delft Institute. It will explore how science, technology, and community partnerships can help solve water challenges. Learn more and register.
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Reminder: Invitation to Propose Book Chapter


Are you a GLOBE educator, coordinator, researcher, or partner? You are invited to submit a chapter proposal for an upcoming publication about the impacts of the GLOBE Program. Learn more.

GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN)


The GISN is looking for scientists and STEM professionals to increase participation across all six GLOBE regions. Visit the GISN webpage to learn more and apply for membership.

GLOBE Publications
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If you have published a paper with citizen scientists (especially students) as co-authors, we would love to hear from you! Share your publication with Rusty Low, GIO STEPE deputy director of science, at rusty_low@strategies.org.


For all other GLOBE-related papers, submit your publication(s) and browse the collection of recent and past submissions.

GLOBE Anniversaries
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Congratulations to the GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries this month:


  • Argentina: 30 years (28 June 1995) 
  • Armenia: 4 years (14 June 2021) 
  • Bahrain: 24 years (16 June 2001) 
  • Botswana: 7 years (26 June 2018) 
  • Brazil: 10 years (30 June 2015) 
  • Congo, The Republic of: 20 years (28 June 2005) 
  • Dominican Republic: 28 years (20 June 1997) 
  • Estonia: 29 years (19 June 1996) 
  • Ireland: 30 years (12 June 1995) 
  • Kenya: 28 years (9 June 1997) 
  • Kyrgyz Republic: 30 years (9 June 1995) 
  • Madagascar: 28 years (11 June 1997) 
  • Monaco: 25 years (29 June 2000) 
  • Montenegro: 2 year (11 June 2024) 
  • United Arab Emirates: 26 years (6 June 1999) 
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