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| Wednesday, September 13, 2023 science.gmu.edu
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Offering academic opportunities to get you there
by Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Each year, Mason Science sponsors an event called ScienceConnect to bring our entire community of faculty, staff, and students together to explore opportunities and celebrate the start of the academic year. Our 2023 theme centers around a passport allowing attendees to travel from department to department, from one student org to another, highlighting critical resources they may reference or rely upon along the way. Attendees realize that as they travel on their academic journey at Mason, they have opportunities to get out and expand their world on the way to their ultimate professional aspirations.
There's a certain energy in the air, just like before one travels to a new destination, fueled by an expectation of adventure and unknown. Similar to the airport or bus station, participants wait in line, are bounced from one crowded hallway to another, and there's swag to earn (not purchase) by getting one's passport stamped by visiting the tabling groups.
What's most rewarding? To see the connections form, the possibilities unfold, and the professional pathways become clear. Each interaction I had with our science travelers reinforced why we do what we do.
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Mason Science welcomes back students at annual ScienceConnect event
Mason Science welcomed back students, faculty, and staff at the annual ScienceConnect event on Mason's Fairfax campus yesterday. The day included free food, games, and information on college departments, resources, and research opportunities. The SciTech event will take place tomorrow, September 14, 2023 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There's still time to register and attend. Photo by Mason Science MarComm.
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#FacultyFriday highlights forensic science associate professor
Last week's #FacultyFriday welcomed the latest addition to the Forensic Science Program, Associate Professor, An-Di Yim. Yim's current projects include developing and testing protocols to quantify shape change in the human limb skeleton during growth, investigating the education and training of forensic anthropologists, and a collaborative project studying the casework demographics and methods accuracy of forensic anthropology. View original Instagram post.
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At Mason-led conference, forensic science experts offer training and insight for rural practitioners
by Sarah Holland
The 2023 National Center on Forensics Conference was the culminating event of the National Institute of Justice’s $2 million grant to Mason and its partners to create the National Center on Forensics. The conference aimed to help a wide community of medical and legal practitioners in rural areas learn how to solve these efficiently and effectively utilizing current forensic analysis techniques. Joseph DiZinno, associate professor of forensic science at Mason serves as PI on the grant. Photo by Sarah Holland/George Mason University.
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Explore Virginia’s natural communities using the Flora of Virginia app
by Jenny Norwood
The Foundation of the Flora of Virginia Project (the Flora) launched a new guide to the Natural Communities of Virginia with the Flora of the Virginia smart-phone app. According to Associate Professor of Biology Andrea Weeks, "The Flora of Virginia app is an authoritative scientific reference you can carry in your pocket. Our newest version integrates the latest information about Virginia's naturally occurring ecological communities. As the Director of Mason's Ted R. Bradley Herbarium, I am excited by its potential to accelerate research, education, and outreach about the Commonwealth's flora. No other state in the US has a more detailed comparable app."
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Froelich comments on flesh-eating bacterium
Marine biologists are tracking an unprecedented surge in ocean-going bacteria known as Vibrio, which recently killed three people and sickened a fourth in Connecticut and New York, at least two of them after swimming in the coastal waters of Long Island Sound. Brett Froelich, Assistant Professor, Biology recently commented in both Wired and Popular Mechanics. Photo by Janice Haney Carr/CDC/Getty Images.
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How many astronauts do you need to build and maintain a Mars colony?
by Vishwam Sankaran
Data scientists, including Mason Computational and Data Sciences Associate Professor Anamaria Berea, recently released a study that suggests 22 people may be enough to build and sustain a space colony on Mars, opposed to the 100 to 500 previously thought necessary. Findings recently appeared in the Independent. Photo by NASA.
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Mason to Launch Pilot Space Optimization Project
George Mason University will launch a pilot project this fall to study utilization of space on campuses which will help make informed decisions about how to orient space around actual utilization.
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Chris DiTeresi Named Associate Research VP
As the new Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Assurance, Chris DiTeresi provides leadership and strategic direction for the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance.
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Mason Science Career STEMinar: Intro to Federal STEM Pathways & Security Clearances
September 14, 2023 | Noon to 1 p.m. | Virtual
Just in time for Government Careers Week, Mason Science students are invited to a STEM-focused overview of civil service internships and early-career opportunities (Federal and Military Pathways, Intelligence Agencies, and Government Contracting), federal resume tips and resources at Mason to prepare for your security clearance.
This summit aims to bring together stakeholders and students together to dialogue, learn, practice, and develop goals and intentional strategies that promote the inclusion, experience, and success of students from undocumented and refugee backgrounds in post-secondary education in the United States.
Mason Adjunct Faculty Social Hour
September 19, 2023 | 5 to 6:30 p.m. | Merten Hall 1202
All Mason adjunct faculty are invited to attend the Adjunct Faculty Social Hour. Meet Provost Ginsberg and mingle with fellow adjuncts. Register to attend.
Evening Under the Stars
September 20, 2023 | 8 to 10 p.m. | Research Hall Interstellar Dreams Space Center
Join the Department of Physics and Astronomy for an out of this world evening in the Research Hall Interstellar Dreams Space Center.
October 22, 2023 | 3 to 9 p.m. | Fairfax Campus
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