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| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 science.gmu.edu
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Thank you for your commitment to scientific excellence at Mason
by Audrey Kelaher
With your support, the College of Science raised more than $20,000 during Mason Vision Day. Dean Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm has donated an additional $10,000 in matching funds to the College of Science Vision Fund, bringing the total funds raised for the college to more than $30,000!
Preliminary numbers suggest Mason Science had more than 75 alumni, friends, faculty, staff, parents, and students support the College of Science. We came together as a community to power the possibilities for the future of Mason Science!
Thank you for your support.
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Attend the upcoming President's Academic Units Town Hall
President Washington will host a 90-minute town hall on Tuesday, April 16 at 1 p.m. in the Johnson Center Bistro. A livestream, viewing-only option will be available for those unable to attend in-person. This event is for faculty and staff only. Check your email for additional details.
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#StaffShoutout highlights marketing and communications graphics specialist
Congratulations are in order for Natasha Gilliam, graphic specialist for the Mason Science marketing and communications team, for earning the Dean's Creating Unity Award. Gilliam is a shining example of how all in the College of Science should interact with one another. Serious and focused when working on projects, listening to the needs of departments and programs to ensure they're able to promote themselves and run initiatives, and kind in the way she manages tasks and works with a project's point of contact. Often juggling ten things, many of them for newly formed ABCE initiatives, she still puts in the time to help make each effort a success. View the original Instagram post.
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Access the intranet for the latest on the Mason Science administrative assessment
Over the past few months, the Provost Office has worked with members of the Mason Science community to assess the current administrative structure and ways to improve efficiency and avoid employee burnout. See the latest note from Dean Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm on this project's status.
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How climate change affects birds
by Elizabeth Grisham
David Luther, assistant professor in biology, received funding on behalf of Shawn Smith, a doctoral candidate in Mason's environmental science and public policy program, for the study: “An Investigation into the Effects of Climate Change and Land Use Change on Avian Populations.” The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of climate change and land use change on bird populations across Northern Virginia.
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Preparing cities with effective emergency response to extreme weather
by Elizabeth Grisham
Luis Ortiz, assistant professor in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences (AOES), received funding for “ClimateIQ." This modeling tool is powered by physical models and artificial intelligence designed to help cities prepare effective emergency response and adaptation measures in the face of extreme weather. The project, funded by a $5M award from the Google.org Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation, will leverage the latest advances in urban climate physics and machine learning to engage directly with cities across the world.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes first-of-its-kind observation within a coronal mass ejection
By Rahul Rao
NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe peered into the depths of a coronal mass ejection (CME) for the first time, revealing new details within the violent solar phenomenon. Evangelos Paouris, a postdoctoral research fellow in physics and astronomy spoke to space.com saying "the turbulence that gives rise to KHI plays a fundamental role in regulating the dynamics of CMEs flowing through the ambient solar wind." The article also appeared on Live Science.
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Complete the Gallup Faculty and Staff Experience survey
The 2024 Faculty and Staff Experience (FSE) Survey is now open through April 23, 2024. It will take about 15 to 20 minutes to complete. All Mason employees are invited and encouraged to participate in this survey. The survey aims to (1) understand, create space for, and engage in better inclusion and belonging practices, (2) create sustainably high performance, (3) drive innovation, and (4) identify areas to celebrate. Keep an eye out for an email from Gallup with a unique link to the survey. The survey is online and can be completed on your smart phone. Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash.
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Take part in Mason's Spring Into Well-Being
Mason’s annual well-being celebration will take place from Monday, April 22 to Friday, April 26. Each day will feature events that focus on a different well-being theme:
- Monday: Physical Health
- Tuesday: Resilience and Strengths
- Wednesday: Mental Health
- Thursday: Kindness (#MasonChoosesKindness)/Take Your Junior Patriot to Work Day
- Friday: Thriving Together – Mason Day
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This learning opportunity focuses on storytelling, defined as the social and cultural activity of sharing stories. Register to attend.
STEM Transfer Day 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Fairfax Campus
Mason’s College of Science, College of Engineering and Computing, and College of Public Health will host local students to explore our transfer-inclusive community, and learn more about George Mason’s Carnegie Research 1-ranked, STEM and Health programs.
Calculus Olympiad
Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Join Us for an EXCITING day of Mathematics hosted by the Department of Mathematical Sciences Diversity Committee and the Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI).
SPIN Grant Database Webinar
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Research Innovation Initiatives is pleased to provide access to the Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) funding opportunities database for all Mason faculty, student, administrators and staff to help them identify federal and non-federal funding for their research, scholarship, and creative activities. Join William DeCocco from InfoEd Global, the company that hosts SPIN to learn how to use the SPIN database search tools most effectively. Registration is required.
Pluto: Ice World Full of Surprises A Grand Tour of the Solar System
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | 7 to 9 p.m.
The New Horizons mission, which flew by Pluto in 2015, revealed a number of surprises: nitrogen glaciers (including a gigantic one on the equator), vast fields of organic compounds, ice volcanoes, geological hints that the world is relatively new, and evidence pointing to an internal ocean of liquid water. Michael Summers, a professor of planetary science and astronomy at George Mason University, describes how the New Horizons mission revolutionized how we view the most distant worlds in our solar system. Purchase tickets.
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