What's Happening at IGES? ...
Recent News: IGES announces winners of the 2009 Thacher Scholars Award, a contest for students in grades 9-12. Find out who won
Hubble Top Stars Contest
IGES's Top Stars contest invites U.S. formal (K-12, college) and informal educators to submit their best examples of using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope for science, technology, engineering or mathematics education.
Advising the Next Administration
IGES's Alliance for Earth Observations delivers recommendations to Presidential Transition Team on ocean observing, space-based observations, and aerospace industry considerations. Read Alliance statements.
Forum on Earth Observations 3
A unique one-day conference will bring together key players from the private and public sectors that are leading the environmental information revolution. Go to Forum III Web site.
2009 Earth Day Photo Contest
Grades 5-8 students were part of a unique effort to capture our changing world. More than 400 of them took photographs of something changing in their local environment. Prizes included a digital camera. Read more.
Earth System Science Education Alliance
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With support from the National Science Foundation, IGES works with colleges, universities and other institutions to offer Earth system science courses for K-12 and pre-service teachers.
The Alliance is a publicly and privately funded initiative of IGES to promote the understanding and use of land, air and sea observations for societal and economic benefit.