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Toward Sustainable Strategies for Resolving Hunger and Malnutrition: A Conversation with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin
Our invited speaker is Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, US Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome from 2009 to 2012. She has more than thirty years of national and international non-profit, government, and corporate leadership experience. Cousin is the Payne Distinguished Professor at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Distinguished Fellow at the Center on Food Security and the Environment and the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
Dean Mark Rozell of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University will provide an introduction and opening remarks.
The conversation will be moderated by Dr. J.P. Singh, Professor of International Commerce and Policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government, and Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin.
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COP26 - What Happened There? What's Next?
Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 11am ET
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The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is currently underway in Glasgow (October 31 to November 12, 2021). This summit brings world leaders together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Panelists:
A. Alonso Aguirre, George Mason University, Department of Environmental Science and PolicyLia Zakiyyah, George Mason University, Center for Climate Change Communication
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Mason Climate Action Plan Townhall
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SRI2022 Call for Session Proposals
The Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2022 (SRI2022) is now accepting session proposals. This call for session proposals is open to groups composed of anyone working in sustainability science and practice, which includes the research sector, government, business, philanthropy, art and civil society. The second edition of the SRI Congress will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, June 20-24, 2022, and online.
Help shape the program of SRI2022, which will consist of over 100 online and hybrid international sessions and events, highlighting the latest research and innovation in the field of sustainability. The first SRI Congress, SRI2021, held in June 2021, brought together over 700 speakers and more than 2000 participants from 100 countries.
Submission deadline is February 5, 2022, at 23:59 SAST or 5pm ET.
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Global Sustainability Scholars (GSS)
GSS Oceans Fellows (Graduate Students)
Deadline: January 9, 2022
Application
The GSS Fellows program offers graduate students a 10-week paid immersive internships with a global sustainability organization, such as Belmont Forum research projects or Future Earth projects, focused on ocean sustainability. Fellows will gain work experience, receive professional mentorship and professional development training, and build an international professional network in sustainability science. Fellows are paid a stipend of $8,000 for their full participation in the program. The GSS Fellows program is now accepting applications from graduate students to become GSS Ocean Fellows.
GSS Ocean Scholars (Undergraduate Students)
Deadline: January 9, 2022
Application
The GSS Ocean Scholars program offers a diverse community of practice and paid summer immersive experiences -- where students travel abroad, conduct research, and build their professional network -- for undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM fields. This program aims to bridge student leaders to career or graduate school focused on sustainability issues. GSS is now accepting applications from undergraduates.
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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 Center Spotlight
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Business for a Better World Center (B4BW)
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B4BW Co-Directors, Dr. Lisa Gring-Pemble and Dr. Anne Magro
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The Imaginative Possibilities of Infrastructure: A Book Talk Panel
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 11:30am - 1pm ET
Zoom Meeting Link
The Center for Humanities Research and the PhD Program in Cultural Studies invite you to join us for a book discussion with three authors of new books on the imaginative possibilities of infrastructure.
Panelists:
Denise Albanese (moderator), Professor, English and Cultural Studie
Hatim El-Hibri, Assistant Professor, English on Visions of Beiru
Jessica Hurley, Assistant Professor, English on Infrastructures of Apocalyps
Rashmi Sadana, Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology on The Moving City
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Bicycle Commuting 101
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 12pm ET
Registration
Bicycling to campus can be fun and great for your well-being. Join Delia Johnson from CVPA and a League of American Bicyclists certified instructor for Bicycle Commuting 101. During this session at noon on Tuesday, November 16 via Zoom, Delia will share information to help you feel more confident about getting to campus on two wheels.
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Celebrating Immigrant Entrepreneurs and How Communities Can Support Them
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 1:30pm ET
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Immigrant entrepreneurs contribute to the United States, hire American workers, and play critical roles in the economy. This webinar will feature several immigrant entrepreneurs who took different paths to come to the United States and establish successful businesses. It will also feature community efforts to identify obstacles to entrepreneurship and support immigrants and refugees who want to start their own businesses.
Moderator:
Lisa Gring-Pemble, Executive Director of the Business for a Better World Center and Director of Global Impact & Engagement.
Speakers:
Carlos Castro Sr., President and CEO, Todos Supermarkets
Jackie Krick, CEO and Founder, ECU Communications
Denzil Mohammed, Director, The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute
Abnet Tessema, Project Coordinator, Ethiopian Community Development Center
James Witte, Director, Institute for Immigration Research
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Book Launch: "Neighborhood Resilience and Urban Conflict"
- Dean Alpaslan Ozerdem, Carter School
- Dr. Bobby William Austin, President, Neighborhood Associates Corporation
- Afnan Rashid, Vice President, Neighborhood Associates Corporation
- Dr. Richard Rubenstein, Professor of Conflict Resolution and Public Affairs, Carter School
- Dr. Daniel Rothbart, Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Carter School
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Galileo's Science Café - The Selfish Microbiome and Human Cognition
Thursday, November 18, 2021, 6pm - 9pm ET
Registration
Have you ever had that “gut feeling” about something? Do you wonder about probiotics? Did you know that your body contains vastly more microbes than its number of human cells? How do your body’s microbes interact with your human cells to promote health or disease
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Empowering Climate Action
Friday, November 19, 2021, 12pm – 1:30pm ET
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In this event, organized by the Business for a Better World Center, hear from a group of leaders from a wide range of disciplines and communities who have outlined a framework by which the United States can empower the American people, in partnership with government, business, and civil society to act on the climate crisis. The result is an urgently needed road map that is truly inspiring.
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Mason Vision Series: How the Smart Use of Data Can Fight Transnational Crime
Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 7pm - 8pm ET
Registration
The next installment of the Mason Vision Series will be held from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 30, and feature Dr. Louise Shelley, the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Endowed Chair and a University Professor, who will address How the Smart Use of Data Is Being Used to Fight Transnational Crime
The Mason Vision Series will be live streamed through GMU-TV. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in the discussion by submitting questions via email (GMUProv@gmu.edu) or Twitter by using #VisionSeriesMason.
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The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption – Endangering Our Democracy
Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 12pm - 1:30 pm ET
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Authoritarian regimes in many countries, and the men that lead them, depend on the international management of licit and illicit funds under their control. The vital management services are provided by “THE ENABLERS” – banks, real estate brokers, auditors, lawyers, financial consultants, and art auction houses headquartered on Wall Street, in the City of London and in other major international financial capitals.
The Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center TraCCC is honored to host Frank Vogl as he details the massive scale of the activities of today’s enablers for their kleptocratic clients and why curbing their operations is critical to secure democracy, enhance national security, and ensure international financial stability.
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A Case Study of Car-Free Neighborhood Development
Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 5pm - 6:15pm ET
Registration (For Mason faculty, staff, and students, please use the code "Discount" to waive the program fee)
Culdesac is one of the first neighborhood-scale real estate developments in the county designed to be residential car-free and parking-free. It will be served by alternative transportation options for residents. Located 2.5 miles from downtown Tempe, Arizona on 16 acres, the mixed-use residential community incorporates missing middle housing density and walkable community design. Culdesac is under construction and is expected to deliver in 2022.
Join Mason’s Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship for this discussion with speaker Dan Parolek, Founding Principal, Opticos Design. Dan Parolek is an architect, urban designer, and the founding principal of Opticos Design, which has grown into a nationally sought-after company of thought leaders in urban placemaking, innovative housing design and policy, and zoning reform. Parolek coined the term Missing Middle Housing and is a champion of the now-international Missing Middle Housing movement.
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- Mason hosts 17 Rooms-U Summit to discuss, finalize community sustainability goals, November 8, 2021, The George.
- From Invention to Impact: I-Corps at Mason, November 11, 2021, College of Science News.
- Accelerate 2022 Innovation Competition announces finalists and winners, November 11, 2021, College of Engineering and Computing News.
- On the ground at COP26 in Glasgow: Dr. Alonso Aguirre shares his experience, November 12, 2021, College of Science News.
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NEW: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC)
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect sustainable improvements in a jurisdiction's research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and hence, its R&D competitiveness.RII Track-2 FEC builds interjurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in STEM focus areas consistent with NSF priorities. For FY 2022, RII Track-2 FEC proposals are invited on a single topic: “Advancing research towards industries of tomorrow to ensure economic growth for EPSCoR jurisdictions.”
- Funding source: Office of Integrative Activities, National Science Foundation
- Anticipated funding amount: $6,000,00
- Deadline: December 20, 2022
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NEW: Environmental Reasearch and Development
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) is seeking to fund environmental research and development in the Resource Conservation and Resiliency program area. SERDP invests across the broad spectrum of basic and applied research, as well as advanced technology development. The development and application of innovative environmental technologies will reduce the costs, environmental risks, and time required to resolve environmental problems while, at the same time, enhancing and sustaining military readiness.The Resource Conservation and Resiliency program area supports the development of the science, technologies, and methods needed to manage DoD’s installation infrastructure in a sustainable way. SERDP is requesting proposals that respond to the following focused Statements of Need (SONs) in Resource Conservation and Resiliency:
- Advanced Understanding and Methods of Invasive Species Control
- Innovative Approaches to Resolving Sea-Level Related Data and Datum Gaps Worldwide
- Funding source: Department of Defense
- Deadline: January 6, 2022 by 2pm ET
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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 Healt
- 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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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: National Institutes of Health
- Anticipated funding amount: $100,000
- Deadline: Multiple
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2022 Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowships
Deadline: Friday, 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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ASPA 2022 Founders' Fellows Call for Applications
The Founders' Fellows program recognizes the exceptional accomplishments and future potential of the next generation of public servants—in the academic and/or practitioner communities. The 2022 class will demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and professional promise.
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Link Foundation Fellowships and Grants In The Energy Field
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Application
In an effort to foster education and innovation in the area of societal production and utilization of energy, the Link Foundation invites applications for:
- 2-year fellowships of $32,500 / year for students working toward a Ph.D. degree
- Fellowship Applications will be due Wednesday, December 1.
The Link Foundation also offers fellowships in the area of simulation and training, and fellowships in the area of ocean engineering.
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2022 NMFS-SEA Grant Joint Fellowship Program In Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics
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NEW: Marine Sciences Summer Internship
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2023 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships
Deadline: February 18, 2022
Application
This fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Fellows are matched with hosts in the legislative and executive branches of government located in the Washington, D.C. area. The fellowship period is one year and begins on February 1, 2023.
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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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