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Be Part of 17 Rooms-U at Mason
Are you interested in taking action or already working on solutions that address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? If so, join us and become part of Mason’s 17 Rooms-U Initiative. This new university-focused initiative is an experiment in stimulating new forms of collective action – among faculty, staff, students, and community stakeholders – for each of the 17 SDGs. It provides a unique and energizing approach to convening 17 disparate communities to identify—in parallel and in concert—high-impact actions that the Mason community can take over the next 12 to 18 months to improve SDG outcomes – locally and globally.
17 Rooms-U at Mason will kick off in this Spring and culminate in a Fall Summit on October 1, 2021. It will also lead to a number of actionable initiatives that will allow progress to continue! To learn more about 17 Rooms-U at Mason and how you can get involved, sign up for and informational webinar here. Monday March 1, 2021 2:00 pm ET. All faculty, staff, students, and community partners are invited!
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Research to Action: Enhancing Equality, Equity, and Access to Basic Goods and Services
This panel discussion will focus on how researchers and practitioners are working together to address local and global disparities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to threaten the security of hundreds of millions. The speakers will highlight ongoing efforts aimed at reducing inequality (SDG 5 and SDG 10), enhancing equality, and ensuring access to basic goods and services (SDG 1, SDG 2, and SDG 6) for everyone.
Moderator
Jack Goldstone, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Center for the Study of Social Change, Institutions and Policy (SCIP), Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University.
Panelists
Donee Alexander, Senior Director of Evidence and Impact, Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA).
Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, World Resources Institute (WRI).
Tehama Lopez Bunyasi, Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University.
JP Singh, Professor of International Commerce and Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University.
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Beyond Bean Counting: Measuring Peace for SDG 16
The Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution Peace Engineering Lab will host a conversation about innovative approaches to measuring peace that move beyond simple quantitative measurements and achieve a richer understanding of the context of peace.
Peace Engineering Fellow Keil Eggers will share how SenseMaker, a complexity-informed approach to participatory narrative inquiry, can provide real-time maps of conflict systems and develop a ‘vector theory of change.’ Aniek van Kersen of Peace Innovation Institute the Hague will discuss efforts to establish a quantitative “Peace Data Standard” to monitor contributions to positive peace and ultimately spur more investment in ESG (good Environmental, Social, and Governance) compliant companies.
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Advancing the SDGs through Graduate Research
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 1:00 - 2:00pm ET
Registration
A group of PhD students affiliated with the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution Reconciling Societal Divisions and Memories Lab at George Mason University will discuss how they are contributing to the SDGs through their dissertation research. 6 students will give brief presentations, followed by Q&A. Although the students may address multiple SDGs, the primary focus will be on SDG 16 on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
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ISE Seeks Assistant Director for Strategic Engagement
Help us spread the word! The Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) is looking to hire an Assistant Director for Strategic Engagement to work collaboratively with the ISE Team, Mason leadership, and faculty to develop and manage programs that connect the university, faculty, and students with key stakeholders (including local, state, and federal government, non-governmental and community organizations, and the private sector) to enable opportunities for Mason faculty and students to collaborate externally – enhancing the research and scholarship portfolio and the reputation of the university.
The application deadline is March 8, 2021. The full position description and application portal is available here.
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C-RASC Seed Grant Program
This seed grant program is supported by Mason’s Center for Resilient an Sustainable Communities (C-RASC) to provide seed funding for Mason researchers who intend to seek extramural funding for transdisciplinary projects related to resilient and sustainable communities, which are greater than or equal to $100,000. This includes, but is not limited to, projects related to social, political, environmental, ecological and/or technological aspects of topics such as:
- Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
- Infrastructure Resilience
- Cyber and Cyber-Physical Systems Resilience
- Coastal/Ecosystem Resilience
- Natural Resource Use/Management
- Water/Energy/Transportation/Agriculture
- Pandemic Resilienc
- Community Well-Being (e.g. Food Security, Health Outcomes, Civic Engagement, Social Equity Digital Divide)
- Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Applications are due no later than April 9, 2021, with the review and decision occurring by May 3. Applications should be submitted as a single PDF via email to crasc@gmu.edu.
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2021 Ashoka U Exchange
Mason is hosting the 2021 Ashoka U Exchange in March. Ashoka U is the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs and social impact educators. The 2021 Exchange “Rising to the Challenge: Ordinary People Together Making Extraordinary Change” will be the last time Ashoka U hosts this conference. Mason faculty, students, and staff are encouraged to attend and join the conversation about how the Changemaker Universities can create a new path forward.
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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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Social Work Month at CHHS
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University Master Plan Engagement Session
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 10:30am - 12pm ET
Zoom Meeting Link
Mason will be hosting its fifth virtual Master Plan Engagement Session. During this session, consultants will continue discussions of the scenarios that are emerging for the development of Mason's three campuses, with a particular focus on how those scenarios are evolving in response to the feedback received. As always, the session will serve as an opportunity for the Mason community to have an active discussion, to exchange thoughts, and answer any questions.
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The 2021 Mastrofski Lecture
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Race and Social Justice Colloquia
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Spring 2021 Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group: Cultural Appropriation
Friday, March 5, 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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Uncovering corruption: The role of investigative journalism in combatting environmental crime and prompting accountability
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 9 - 10:30am ET
Registration
Join the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) and Targeting Natural Resource Corruption (TNRC) for a virtual panel discussion on how investigative journalists approach investigations in environmental sectors to uncover corruption, and how natural resource management (NRM) practitioners and journalists can cooperate, inform and learn from each other, particularly in settings where corruption makes it less desirable to report to government. Experts will share their stores, experience, and best practices for being effective in spite of corrupt environments.
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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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2021 Seeding Solutions Request for Applications
Seeding Solutions encourages the development of unique partnerships that support innovative and transformative research focused on our Challenge Areas. Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research (FFAR) will award a total of up to $10 million in grants through the 2021 Seeding Solutions program. FFAR is placing priority on projects that demonstrate strong partnerships and significant agricultural advancements through innovation. To be considered, applications must address and provide solutions to an intractable problem and/or accelerate innovation within FFAR’s Challenge Areas.
- Funding source: Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research
- Estimated number of awards: up to 10 awards
- Anticipated funding amount: $300,000 to $1 million
- Deadline: Pre-Applications: March 10, 2021 5pm ET; Full Applications: July 7, 2021 5pm ET
- Contact: support@smapply.com
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Dimensions of Biodiversity
The goal of the Dimensions of Biodiversity campaign is to transform how we describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth. This campaign promotes novel integrative approaches to fill the most substantial gaps in our understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. It takes a broad view of biodiversity, and focuses on the intersection of genetic, phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of biodiversity. Successful proposals must integrate these three dimensions to understand interactions among them.
- Funding source: National Science Foundation
- Estimated number of awards: 6
- Anticipated funding amount: $12,000,000
- Deadline: March 26, 2021
- Contact: Katharina Dittmar
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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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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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Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship
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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. The SRI early bird registration deadline is closing on March 1.
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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