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Sign up now to participate in Mason’s 17 Rooms-U Initiative!
Become part of the action at Mason to create a just, prosperous, and sustainable future! The United Nations established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a call to action to tackle the most pressing social and environmental challenges, including ending poverty, eradicating hunger, eliminating inequalities, addressing climate change, preserving ecosystems, and creating resilient and sustainable communities. The 17 Rooms protocol was developed by the Brookings Institution and the Rockefeller Foundation to spur community action on all of the SDGs.
Mason’s 17 Rooms-U will convene 17 dialogues -- inclusive of faculty, staff, students, and partners – this year. Each of the 17 groups will meet a few times over the next few months to discuss and identify near-term actions that we can and will take together to make progress on all of the 17 SDGs. A Summit event on October 1st, 2021 will bring participants from all of the rooms together to finalize an action plan and launch initiatives. For more information, check out our website that includes a recording of our informational webinar or contact Judit Ungvari. Or if you are already interested please sign up to participate by completing this form.
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Mason's Earth Month 2021: "Mason Patriots for the Planet"
Earth Month (April) is a special time at Mason, and this year we're going bigger than ever before! The Office of Sustainability (OoS) & the Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) are pleased to announce the theme for this year's Earth Month: "Mason Patriots for our Planet." In addition, we're partnering with EARTHDAY.ORG -- the organization behind the global observance of Earth Day -- for the second year in a row!
In April, Mason Nation hosts many programs, events, and initiatives to celebrate Earth Month and exemplify our commitment to a just and sustainable future for all. OoS and ISE are working together to create a calendar that will promote all of these events and opportunities to engage.
To ensure we're promoting and showcasing your Earth Month programs, events, and initiatives, we're sharing this brief survey. Please submit your response(s) before March 26th at 8:30am EDT. We'll use this information to populate our Earth Month calendar while also exploring opportunities for collaboration and partnership.
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Curriculum Impact Grants to Engage the SDGs
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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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Research to Action Webinar: Human Health, Well-being, and Capabilities
George Mason University’s Institute for a Sustainable Earth and Institute for Biohealth Innovation are co-hosting this webinar on Human Health, Well-Being, and Capabilities. Good health and well-being are critical to sustainability as they are fundamental to human dignity and inextricably linked to all other aspects of our global society— as demonstrated by the global disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, our capabilities underlie our ability to achieve good health and well-being. In this context, this panel discussion will examine the environmental and social determinants of health, well-being, and capabilities and addresses individual and systemic drivers that lead to poor health outcomes. The speakers will highlight ongoing initiatives aimed at providing security from disease and promoting the well-being and capabilities required to lead fulfilling lives and discuss the interaction of research and action in this space.
Moderator
Germaine Buck Louis, Dean, College of Health and Human Services.
Panelists
Emily Ihara, Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, College of Health and Human Services.
Kathryn Jacobsen, Professor, Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services.
Dan Kashdan, Professor of Psychology & Director of the Well-being Laboratory, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Solve Climate by 2030: The Co-Benefits of Clean Energy in Virginia
Join us on April 7th and be part of the Solve Climate by 2030 global dialogues. Universities in all 50 states and in 50 different countries are hosting conversations with climate solutions experts to discuss ambitious, yet feasible, actions that are happening in their states or countries that will help get the world on track to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 and prevent severe destabilization of the global climate.
George Mason University’s Institute for a Sustainable Earth and the University of Virginia’s Environmental Resilience Institute are hosting the following panel of dynamic speakers to discuss the clean energy transition already underway in Virginia. Come learn about the co-benefits of clean energy in Virginia as these panelists explore some of the challenges, solutions, and benefits that this transition brings across a spectrum of Virginia interests.
Fatima Ahmad, Senior Counsel. U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Carrie Hearne, Associate Director, Energy Equity Program, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy.
David Murray, Executive Director, Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association (tentative).
Jerome A. Paulson, MD, FAAP, Advisor, Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and of Environmental & Occupational Health, George Washington University.
Moderator: Jay Shimshack, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia.
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Resistance and Resilience: Student Activism and Well-being
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Social Work Month at CHHS
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Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Black Lives Matter - See You Yesterday & Stefon Bristol
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 1:30pm ET
Registration
Stefon Bristol, is a writer, and director. Brooklyn-born, Long Island-bred, Stefon Bristol graduated from Morehouse College and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, just like his Oscar-winning mentor, Spike Lee. The New Yorkers eventually became collaborators on See You Yesterday, adapting Bristol’s 17-minute student thesis — which screened at 35 film festivals — into his feature debut, a magnetic celebration of Caribbean culture and everyday superheroes that resonates with audiences globally today. See You Yesterday premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival before premiering on Netflix globally to outstanding reviews.
Join Bristol in conversation about his career with fellow filmmaker and Film at Mason Professor Nikyatu Jusu. For more information visit the Visiting Filmmakers website.
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Social Norms and Norm Change in the Reconciliation of Identity-Based Conflicts
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 4 - 6pm ET
Registration
The Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution presents this interactive virtual workshop will focus on the role of social norms in the reconciliation of identity-based conflicts, including how group norms sustain conflict and how norm change interventions can facilitate reconciliation.
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The Future of Humanity in Space
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 6:45 - 10pm ET
Registration
Join Mason's College of Science for this disucssion on The Future of Humanity in Space. We live at a pivotal time in history when humanity is transitioning from a planet-bound to a space-traveling civilization. And the growing interest in commercialization is raising new questions about the effects of a growing human presence in space.
Michael Summers, professor of physics and astronomy at George Mason University, discusses how the use of space resources could propel human colonization throughout the solar system in the coming decades and beyond.
Summers served on the advisory board for the Commercial Spaceflight Federation and has been active in supporting space exploration for both education and research.
Following the talk, Peter Plavchan brings the skies into your living room with remote control of the GMU Observatory. Weather permitting, enjoy a remote tour of the observatory after the program.
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Spring 2021 Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group
Friday, March 19, 2021, 1 - 2:30pm ET
Registration
Inspired by mass actions and worldwide protests demanding racial justice, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Arts in Context is continuing the Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group this Spring, moderated by Mason faculty members Jessica Kallista and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, with help from co-organizers, Aishah-Nyeta Brown, Natalie Ledesma, Jordan McRae, and Sang Nam. The talks will take place Fridays, 1pm - 2:30pm, February 19 - April 9, 1-2:30 pm.
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Community Partnership Forum
Monday, March 22, 2021, 12:30 - 2:00pm ET
Registration
How can we hit the reset button after the pandemic and build back a stronger, more equitable nation and DMV region? Please join the Schar School of Policy and Government and authors Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard from the Democracy Collaborative for a discussion of their new book, The Making of a Democratic Economy, that offers a compelling vision for a just and sustainable future that reflects our democratic ideals. This is the kickoff event for the online, 2021 Community Partnership Forum series that is bringing together diverse stakeholders from across the Washington metro area to explore issues of mutual interest.
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The Virginia Environmental Justice Summit
Saturday, March 27, 2021, 9am - 4pm ET
Registration
The Virginia Environmental Justice Summit (VEJS) aims to engage students in multidisciplinary conversations around issues of environmental justice. The 2021 VEJS will focus on issues of food, water, and energy security and access and discuss environmental racism and public health. The summit will include a keynote speaker, panels, and workshops hosted by the leaders in the field of environmental justice.
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Business for a Better World Center Speaker Series with Kerry Kennedy
Friday, April 16, 2021, 12pm - 1:30pm ET
Registration
The Business for a Better World Center welcomes Kerry Kennedy, a world-renowned human rights activist and President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Kennedy works on a range of issues, including child labor, women’s rights, disappearances, indigenous land rights, judicial independence, freedom of expression, ethnic violence, criminal justice reform, immigration, impunity, and environmental justice.
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Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences
This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Announcement (NRA), Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2020, solicits basic and applied research in support of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD). ROSES is an omnibus NRA, with many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. All together these cover the wide range of basic and applied research and technology in space and Earth sciences supported by SMD.
- Funding source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Anticipated funding amount: Program will fund ~1250 proposals totalling ~$600 million over the lifetime of the awards
- Deadline: April 14, 2021
- Contact: Max Bernstein
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New: The Thriving Cities Challenge
The Thriving Cities Challenge is designed to empower community-led teams with new and different ideas for advancing health, resilience, and equity in their city. This initiative ensures that those most impacted by climate change should also be at the forefront of actions to combat its effects.
- Funding source: Salazar Center, Colorado State University
- Anticipated funding amount: $50,000-100,000
- Deadline: April 15, 2021
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New: 2021 Commonwealth Coastal & Marine Policy Fellowship
Receive on-the-job training and hone your professional skills while improving the stewardship of the Commonwealth’s coastal and marine resources. The Commonwealth Coastal & Marine Polic Fellowship develops and supports exceptional post-graduates by partnering them with a state government or non-governmental organization host office mentor. The program also aims to increase the capacity of the host offices by supporting fellows who are working on mission-relevant programs, and leveraging the knowledge and capacity of Virginia’s academic institutions.
- Funding source: Virginia Sea Grant and the Virginia Environmental Endowment
- Anticipated funding amount: $35,000 stipend, $5,000 for critical expenses and professional development activities
- Deadline: April 23, 2021
- Contact: Samuel Lake
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Fiscal Year 2021 Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Research Program
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) encourages projects that are collaborative, interdisciplinary, and will leverage other resources. Preference will be given to projects with clear near term management application, to projects targeted in specific tributaries or watersheds to improve understanding of the local ecosystem, and to principal investigators that have not been funded through the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Research Program within the past five years.
- Funding source: U.S. Department of Commerce
- Estimated number of awards: 5
- Anticipated funding amount: $250,000
- Deadline: April 26, 2021
- Contact: Andrew Larkin
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Compost Research College Scholarships
Deadline: April 16, 2021
Application
The Compost Research & Education Foundation offers an annual scholarship to college students to assist with their compost research projects. The scholarship is available for undergraduate through PhD students studying at a college or university in the United States. The scholarship is for $4,000, and also includes an invitation to present research findings at a US Composting Council Annual Conference.
The goal of this scholarship is to bring assistance to students interested in compost research and to spark interest in future careers in the composting industry.
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Commonwealth Coastal & Marine Policy Fellowship
Deadline: April 23, 2021
Application
Get on-the-job training and policy experience with a state agency or NGO. Hone your professional skills while improving the stewardship of the Commonwealth’s coastal and marine resources. This program aims to increase the capacity of state agency or non-governmental organization host offices by supporting fellows who are working on mission-related programs. Applicants should be graduate students close to completing their degree (Master's, Ph.D., or J.D.) at a Virginia university or college in a field relevant to coastal and marine policy issues field.
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Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021
June 12 - June 15, 2021
Registration
The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021) is the world’s first transdisciplinary gathering in sustainability – it will be a space of fierce advocacy for sustainability scholarship, innovation, collaboration and action. The annual event unites global sustainability leaders, experts, industry and innovators to inspire action and promote a sustainability transformation.
SRI2021 will be a hybrid event, with a diverse and innovative online program alongside onsite participation in Brisbane, Australia. SRI2021 will take place June 12-15, 2021 with activities, networking, training and more both prior and following the event. SRI is a joint initiative of Future Earth and the Belmont Forum.
SRI2021 is now accepting applications for volunteers to support the virtual congress. Please find additional information on the volunteering opportunity.
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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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