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Research to Action Webinar: Clean Energy, Decarbonization, and Climate Action
This webinar will highlight the importance of decarbonizing the global economy, ensuring universal access to modern and renewable energy sources, and strengthening resilience to climate-related hazards and natural disasters. The speakers will address the research and practice of clean energy technology and innovation policy, the health effects of climate change, and the development of clean and renewable energy sources.
Moderator
Ed Maibach, University Professor and Director of the Center for Climate Change Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mason.
Panelists
David Hart, Professor, Schar School of Public Policy and Government, Mason. John Kotcher, Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mason.
Nick Snow, Treasurer and Steering Committee Member, Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action.
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Earth Month 2021: "Mason Patriots for our Planet”
Throughout April, Mason Nation hosts many programs, events, and initiatives to celebrate Earth Month and exemplify our university’s commitment to a just and sustainable future for all. OoS and ISE are working together throughout Earth Month to encourage Mason Patriots to make an impact!
All Earth Month related programs, events, and initiatives are now available on the Earth Month Calendar. The calendar will be updated throughout the month. If there are events and initiatives you would like to see featured on the calendar, please complete this brief survey.
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Join the first ISE-ICAP faculty cohort and bring your work to the world!
We are delighted to announce the launch of the first ISE-ICAP faculty cohort experience. The Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) has partnered with the Virginia SBDC to create a sustainability-focused cohort of Mason faculty to participate in the Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP). ICAP is a Mason program that helps faculty bring their work to the world. This can include traditional commercialization, creating a social venture or non-profit, or developing a plan unique to your area of research. By providing experiential learning programs and one-on-one advising with a team of experienced entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, ICAP works with faculty members to provide support along the entire journey towards impact scaling. ICAP is partnered with sustainability-focused organizations throughout the Commonwealth and has worked with over 120 faculty and student teams over the past three years.
This will be a unique opportunity for ISE affiliated faculty to experience the ICAP program together and accelerate the time from innovation to impact. These services are offered at no cost and all advising is confidential. Come learn more about the experiential 2.5-week course and the mentoring opportunities at an informational session at 12:30p on April 15th. Or email Josh Green to join the first ISE-ICAP cohort.
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Sign up 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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Greenhouse & Gardens Academic Internship Program's Summer 2021
Deadline: April 30, 2021
Design your custom Greenhouse & Gardens Academic Internship experience with the Office of Sustainability to learn about composting, sustainable food systems, pollinators, hydroponic food production, and more! Earn academic credit & gain hands-on experience – apply today! In-person, virtual, and hybrid options are available. Email Doni Nolan, the internship supervisor, to get started.
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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: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions to Support Thriving Economies
This webinar will address issues such as peace and conflict resolution mechanisms, good governance, the rule of law, judicial and administrative systems, and transparent and accountable public institutions. In doing so, speakers will highlight how they connect research to action and shed light on the institutional frameworks, inclusive decision-making, and participatory processes required for fostering representative, responsive, and inclusive societies and strong economies.
Moderator
Karina Korostelina, Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
Panelists
Cher Chen, Associate Professor, School of Integrative Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Building Tall with Mass Timber
Manufactured mass timber allows buildings to be built faster, more sustainably with a smaller carbon footprint than steel and concrete, and with a natural look which is healthier for space users. In Charlottesville, Virginia, the tallest mass timber building in the state is rising with the eight-story 187,000 sq. ft. Apex Clean Energy Headquarters building. In Washington D.C., a two-story 105,000 sq. ft. vertical expansion of 80 M Street, a Class-A office property, is the District’s first mass timber commercial office project.
Join the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship and the Institute for a Sustainable Earth for a discussion with architectural firms William McDonough + Partners and Hickok Cole on these two pioneering real estate developments. Our featured speakers are:
Eric Ross – Partner, William McDonough + Partners
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The Business of Well-Being Week
Monday, April 12 - Friday, April 16, 2021
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Join the School of Business for a full week of learning, researching and celebrating the $4.5 trillion business of well-being marketplace. Scheduled this year for Monday, April 12th through Friday, April 16th, 2021, the Week will include Guest Speakers, Presentations and Well-Being Activities, including the 2021 Business of Well-Being Video Showcase and zoom sessions with the well-being innovators participating in the Showcase.
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Theories of Change Workshop: Addressing Difficult Heritage
Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 10am ET
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This interactive virtual workshop, hosted by the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, will focus on the role of difficult heritage in the reconciliation of identity-based conflicts, including heritage of Holocaust, war, and colonialism. Participants will hear from distinguished scholars about the ways of addressing difficult heritage, role of museums and memorials in the dynamics of conflict and reconciliation and agonistic remembering. Participants then will work in small groups to produce theories of change for difficult heritage interventions that can facilitate reconciliation.
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The Role of Apology, Repentance, and Forgiveness in Societal Transformation
Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 10am ET
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During this webinar hosted by the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, event attendees will have the opportunity to listen to agents of change from around the world who have been involved in and/or studied political apologies and social repentance efforts. Through this event we hope to learn from global experiences to inform current efforts towards racial justice, transformation, and healing in the United States.
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Stories from the Field: Complexity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 10am ET
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The Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution is hosting this conversation on Complexity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction featuring Graham Day. Mr. Day will share his experience as a UN official addressing complex problems during post-conflict reconstruction. In a conversation with Dean Ozerdem, Day will discuss linkages to the efforts of the Carter School Peace Engineering Lab.
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Race and Social Justice Colloquia
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CHHS 2021 Dean's Seminar: Moving Beyond Efficacy and Effectiveness: Pragmatic Implementation Research to Reduce Health Disparities
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Civics and History Education in a Polarized Country
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6pm ET
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Join the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution for a discussion on Civics and History Education. There is a significant gap between teaching civics and history to young Americans and instilling a sense of community that transcends social, political, and cultural divides. How do we teach our children to have appreciation for the nation while being honest about our past in the fog imperialism, racism and classism? How do we address the multiple narratives of our country without isolating the “other?” How can we use the Covid pandemic as a point of departure to address the changes needed?
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Business for a Better World Center Speaker Series with Kerry Kennedy
Friday, April 16, 2021, 12pm - 1:30pm ET
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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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The Mason Vision Series
Moday, April 19, 2021, 7-8:15pm ET
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The Mason Vision Series is a forum for Mason researchers and scholars to share their work with both university colleagues and the community more generally. It is an opportunity for invited Mason faculty members to share the frontiers of their scholarship in an accessible style that also inspires lively discussion among students, faculty, staff, and the wider reaches of the community.
The next speaker in the series is Dr. Peter Mandaville. Dr. Mandaville will discuss "A Decade Beyond the Arab Spring: New Challenges for U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East."
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Sustainable Fashion: From Design to Delivery
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 4:15pm ET
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In honor of earth day, the Center for Retail Transformation in the School of Business at George Mason University is hosting a panel, "Sustainable Fashion: Transforming the Industry from Design to Delivery,” on April 20th, 2021. The first in the transforming retail series, this panel features four entrepreneurs transforming the fashion industry – from design to delivery – to be more sustainable through innovations in science, technology, and business models.
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Peace Engineering: How Technology Can Prevent Conflict and Spur Peacebuilding
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A History of Zoning and Segregation in Virginia: Lessons for Today
Thursday, April 29, 2021, 5 - 6:15pm ET
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The issues Northern Virginia faces today regarding affordability and inequitable access to housing are not just a result of market forces of supply and demand. Our history of zoning and development shaped the way housing and neighborhoods in our cities and suburbs look and function today.
Join the Business for a Better World Center and the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship of the George Mason School of Business to discuss the historic roots of housing inequities and the opportunities for change, based on the recent “Zoning and Segregation in Virginia” report from a leading law firm in our area, McGuire Woods.
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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 21, 2021
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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
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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
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A Cooperative Agreement for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
The NOAA Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (CAMP) supports research, programs, projects and other activities related to NOAA’s mission, primarily through collaborations among scientists and professionals in areas of mutual interest across the full spectrum of NOAA climate sciences. This cooperative agreement will focus on the following four priority areas: 1) Improved scientific understanding of the changing climate system and its impacts; 2) Scientific assessments of current and future states of the climate system that identify potential impacts and inform science, service, and stewardship decisions; 3) Mitigation and adaptation efforts supported by sustained, reliable, and timely climate services; 4) A climate-literate public that understands its vulnerabilities to a changing climate and makes informed decisions.- Funding source: Department of Commerce
- Anticipated funding amount: $50,000,000
- Deadline: May 24, 2021
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Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities
This initiative will support (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities.- Funding source: National Institutes of Health
- Deadline: July 20, 2021
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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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2021 W.E.B. DuBois College Men’s Conference
Saturday, April 17, 2021
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This annual conference is intended to feature workshops dedicated to the overall well-being of the Black male identifying community at George Mason University and the public. This year's conference will feature a keynote address from President Gregory Washington and scholar/activist, Mustafa Santiago Ali.
Among those keynote speakers, workshops will be facilitated by Mason's student leaders and faculty/staff. These workshops will include topics such as Career/Professional Development, Entrepreneurship/Financial Literacy, Personal Identity/Masculinity, Black Male Student Achievement, and Social and Community Engagement.
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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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Resilience Webinar Series Part 7: Sustainable Energy Management of Data Centers: Cases from Germany
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 10 - 11:30am ET
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Please join Virginia Tech, Baumann Consulting and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission for a webinar that will look into ways to strengthen applied research and technical cooperation on sustainable energy management of data centers and local climate planning between Northern Virginia and German metropolitan regions such as Frankfurt.
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Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021
June 12 - June 15, 2021
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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.
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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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