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Investiture of Dr. Gregory Washington
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 1pm - 2:30 pm ET
The Board of Visitors of George Mason University cordially invites the Mason community to the Investiture of Dr. Gregory Washington, George Mason University’s Eighth President on October 21, 2021, 1pm - 2:30pm ET.
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Faculty Panel: Grand Challenges
Monday, October 18, 2021, 5pm - 7pm ET
Fairfax Campus, Merten Hall 1201
The Mason community is invited to participate in and attend the Grand Challenges, Faculty Panel. This event is part of the Presidential Investiture at George Mason University for President Gregory Washington. The panel discussion will feature:
- Gregory Washington (President, George Mason University)
- Tom Lovejoy, University Professor, Environmental Science and Policy
- Guadalupe Correa Cabrera, Associate Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government
- Virginia Espina, Research Associate Professor, Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine
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Issues of Our Time - Robinson Professors, Faculty Panel
- Gregory Washington (George Mason University President)
- Spencer Crew (American/African American/Public History, Robinson Professor)
- Steve Pearlstein (Schar School, Robinson Professor)
- Hakeem Oluseyi (Astrophysicists and president-elect of the National Society of Black Physicists, Visiting Robinson Professor)
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ISE Faculty Profiles
The ISE faculty directory is a tool for you to find others with complementing expertise and for external and internal audiences to find you! If you haven’t yet submitted your research profile information for the directory, please complete your profile here.
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2021 Fall for the Book Festival
Thursday, October 14 - Sunday, October 31, 2021
Hybrid Event
Based at George Mason University, Fall for the Book is an independent non-profit literary arts organization that promotes reading by sponsoring a variety of year-round events and activities, the flagship of which is the Fall for the Book festival held each October. This year's festival will be held October 14 - 31. Please find a listing of the 2021 Festival Events here.
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Accelerate 2022
Tuesday, October 19 - Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 7:30am - 9pm ET
- Nat Bullard, Chief Content Officer, Bloomberg - NEF
- Paul Cusenza, Chairman & CEO, Nodal Exchange
- Paula Glover, President, Alliance to Save Energy
- Doug Schultz, Director of Loan Guarantee Origination, Department of Energy
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Mental Health and Well-Being as Strategic Priorities for Student Success
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 2:30pm - 4pm ET
Fairfax Campus, Merten Hall 1021
Join a panel of Mason faculty members and well-being/mental health leaders who will discuss the current initiatives at Mason that support the mental health of students, faculty and staff; and our goals and plans for the future.
The Faculty Practitioner Panel includes:
- Rose Pascarell, Vice President for University Life (moderator)
- Leah Adams, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology and Women and Gender Studies
- Nance Lucas, PhD, Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Well Being
- Rachel Wernike, PhD, Chief Mental Health Officer and Associate Dean, University Life
- Elisa Akins, Psychology Major, Peer Success Coach
- Shekila Melchior, Assistant Professor, College of Education and Human Development
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Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group
Friday, October 22, 2021, 1pm - 2:30pm ET
Registration
Inspired by mass actions and worldwide protests demanding racial justice, the College of Visual Arts and Performing Arts (CVPA) will continue the Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group this fall, moderated by Mason faculty members Jessica Kallista and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, with help from co-organizers, Aishah-Nyeta Brown, Cynthia Fuchs, Jordan McRae, Sang Nam, and Aries Wilson. This week's discussion will address "Voter suppression".
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Local Level Sustainable Development and the Role of Small Businesses: A Trans-Atlantic Conversation
- The evolution and guiding principles of their family-owned businesses
- The planning and execution of sustainability in their work
- The indicators used to determine success of their sustainability plans
- The workforce training elements of their business model
- Possible options to guide future exchanges of lessons and cooperation between the two firms.
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Business for a Better World Center Speaker Series with Joshua Specht
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Virtual Webinar: Namibia: Natural Resources, Equitable Development & Corruption
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 1:30pm - 3pm ET
Registration
Namibia, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean in Southern Africa, is rich in natural resources from diamonds and uranium to fish and zinc. Its middle-income status belies high socioeconomic inequalities and corruption, the latter from the micro level up to national and transnational dealings.
Join the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) for a virtual webinar, with Community Solutions Program (CSP) Fellow, Allen Muketela, presenting an overview of corruption in Namibia, including in the realm of natural resources and the impact of graft on equitable development.
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Renewing Democracy: A Talk by Sanjay Pradhan
Thursday, October 28, 2021, 2pm - 4pm ET
Van Metre Hall, Auditorium
Registration
Join the Schar School and Sanjay Pradhan, CEO of Open Government Partnership, as he talks about the crises facing our society and the reformers and activists who are tackling them to build a more vibrant, inclusive and participatory democracy.
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Fall 2021 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
Monday, November 1 - Thursday, November 4, 2021
Registration
This event, organized by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), is designed to demystify the NIH grant application, review, award and post-award processes and policies. Register today and be sure to check out all the networking opportunities taking place during the seminar, including new ways to chat one-on-one with NIH and HHS experts and interact with attendees.
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Envisioning the Future: Building Peace through Neuroscience
Friday, November 5, 2021, 11am - 12:30pm ET
Can the negative thoughts and emotions among conflict protagonists about their adversaries be transformed? This pressing question in peacebuilding has gained new urgency in recent years with the revolutionary discoveries by neuroscientists. Their findings about the mind’s transformative potential, through a process called neuro-plasticity, has profound implications for peacebuilders. This panel discussion, organized by the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, brings together renowned experts on this subject, with particular attention given to the recent discoveries about the brain and the future significance for peacebuilding. To register, please email drothbar@gmu.edu.
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- Access to Excellence Podcast featuring Dr. Lisa Gring-Pemble on how sustainability is good business, October 13, 2021, School of Business News.
- President Gregory Washington to lead two faculty panels as part of Investiture activities, October 13, 2021, Mason News.
- Mason hosts Accelerate 2022, a venture capital conference, October 13, 2021, Mason News.
- Mason Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand Financial Resilience in Humanities Research, October 13, 2021, CHSS News.
- Mason’s Master of Public Health is a Top Value, According to the Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2021, CHHS News.
- An unusual prison encounter inspired this alum to open doors for peacebuilding, October 14, 2021, Carter School News.
- 4-VA Collaborative Research Grants Awarded to 11 Mason Faculty Members Across Disciplines, October 15, 2021, CHSS News.
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Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Vulnerable Populations/Lifestages: Community-Based Research for Solutions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing transdisciplinary research with approaches that explore and analyze environmental problems at the intersection of climate change, environmental justice (EJ), and vulnerable populations/lifestages. - Funding source: Environmental Protection Agency
- Anticipated funding amount: Up to $1,350,000
- Deadline: November 16, 2021
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Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
The Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET) solicitation will support fundamental research activities that confront vexing environmental engineering and sustainability problems by developing foundational knowledge underlying processes and mechanisms such that the design of innovative new materials, processes, and systems is possible. Projects should be compelling and reflect sustained, coordinated efforts from highly interdisciplinary research teams. A key objective of the solicitation is to encourage dialogue and tightly integrated collaborations wherein members of the chemical process systems, transport phenomena, and bioengineering research communities engage with environmental engineering and sustainability experts to spark innovation and arrive at unanticipated solutions. - Funding source: National Science Foundation
- Estimated number of awards: 5 to 6
- Anticipated funding amount: $8,500,000
- Deadline: January 21, 2022
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Dear Colleague Letter: Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Climate Change
This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encourages the science and engineering communities to develop forward-thinking research that will demonstrably aid in the Nation's goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and developing approaches for adapting to the change that is already occurring. CAS: Innovative Solutions to Climate Change is a call to action that encourages the submission of certain types of proposals to appropriate existing NSF core programs to lay the foundation for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and to answer fundamental questions related to novel approaches and solutions to climate change.- Funding source: National Science Foundation
- Anticipated funding amount: Up to $100,000
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Critical Ecosystems And Improve Climate And Earth System Modeling
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $11 million in funding for new research studying how critical ecosystems, such as forests, arid lands, and coastal environments, are impacted by extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves. The 17 projects led by universities, which include collaborations with DOE national laboratories and other government agencies, will explore the most complex environments on Earth to help scientists improve their ability to accurately predict the evolving effects of climate and environmental change.- Funding source: U.S. Department of Energy
- Anticipated funding amount: $11 Million
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High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program
The High-Risk, High-Reward Research program of the NIH supports exceptionally creative scientists pursuing highly innovative research with the potential for broad impact in biomedical, behavioral, or social sciences within the NIH mission. Preliminary data are not required. The program's four constituent NIH Director's awards provide a diverse set of funding opportunities. See the individual award websites for more information and application help.- Funding source: National Institutes of Health
- Anticipated funding amount: $1.25 Million - 3.5 Million over 5 years
- Deadline: Multiple
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NIH Small Research Grant Program
The NIH Small Research Grant Program supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. This program supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.- Funding source: National Institutes of Health
- Anticipated funding amount: $100,000
- Deadline: Multiple
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NEW: Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize: Pathways to an Inclusive Energy Future
Disadvantaged communities have experienced—and still experience—the negative impacts of climate change, global warming, and pollution at higher rates than the general population. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the office of Economic Impact and Diversity (ED) recognize that improvements are needed to make the clean energy innovation ecosystem more inclusive and accessible to disadvantaged communities and individuals from groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Now, as the nation invests in more clean energy technology, DOE has a responsibility to prioritize serving these too-often-overlooked communities. The Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize fits into President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which aims to deliver 40% of climate investment benefits to disadvantaged communities and inform equitable research, development, and deployment within DOE.
- Funding source: U.S. Department of Energy
- Anticipated funding amount: Up to $2.5 Million
- Deadline: February 25, 2022
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2022 Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowships
Deadline: November 19, 2021
Application
Graduate Research Fellows work with both a faculty advisor and professional mentor to address coastal and marine resource issues relevant to Virginia communities. Selected fellows also have the opportunity to participate in a comprehensive set of professional development training opportunities offered by Virginia Sea Grant.
The fellowship is open to full-time graduate students in any discipline addressing issues relevant to Virginia communities related to coastal and marine resources. Graduate students studying natural or social sciences, engineering and design, policy and legal analysis, architecture, business, education, or arts and humanities are encouraged to apply.
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Webinar on Mental Health and Climate: Some Insights for Northern Virginia from Leipzig, Germany
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Prioritizing Local-Level Climate Resiliency Planning: Views From the Netherlands
Please join the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency for a webinar on climate resilient planning at the local and regional level in Netherlands. Mr. Jurgen Herbschleb, the Director of the Advisory Group Transport and Planning at Royal HaskoningDHV and Marten Hillen, regional director water – InterVISTAS, will share the work of his organization with local-level resiliency planning and local-level climate resiliency lessons from the Netherlands have informed equivalent work in the U.S.”
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The Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) aims to connect members of the Mason community with others across the Mason community–and with other communities, policy-makers, businesses and organizations–so that, together, we can more effectively address the world’s pressing sustainability and resilience challenges.
The ISE Newsletter provides up-to-date information on conferences, funding opportunities, and research pertaining to environmental science and sustainability. The biweekly newsletter aims to facilitate information sharing among researchers, practitioners, and relevant local, national, and international organization.
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