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| Wednesday, April 24, 2024 science.gmu.edu
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Building bridges and finding common ground
by Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Earlier this semester, George Mason University hosted its Access to Research and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Conference, an exciting event dedicated to critical discussions about how to transform existing systems, structures, and practices to better include underrepresented communities. In addition to lightning talks, round table and panel discussions, and networking opportunities, the conference even offered a meditation and relaxing area and a guided tour of the Enslaved People of George Mason Memorial.
One of the highlights was the keynote to kick off the second day, the Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu, a race and gender justice activist, and daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Her inspiring address wove parables to meaningfully illustrate the importance of searching for common ground.
Her conference session overview notes, ‘After more than two years of COVID-19, the world will never be the same. The disease showed us our weaknesses in communities, our country, and the world. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.’ Rather, it ‘gives us the chance to create a brighter future, where everyone can thrive.’
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Interim Provost Kenneth Walsh announces College of Science Interim Dean
On Friday, the provost announced the appointment of Cody W. Edwards as the interim dean of the College of Science, effective July 1. Edwards brings a wealth of experience to this role, having served with distinction in a variety of leadership positions across the university over the past 12 years, most recently as the senior associate dean for faculty and academic affairs in the College of Science.
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Two from the College of Science receive 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards
Congratulations to Karen Akerlof, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy on receiving the Sustainability Hero Award and Kerin Hilker-Balkissoon, director of educational and career pathways, for receiving the Patriot Pathbreakers Award. Find out what these awards entail and more about this year's recipients. Photo of Kerin Hilker-Balkissoon (second from right) and the FamilyU project team by Eduardo Macedo/Creative Services.
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Studying optimization for neuromorphic imaging and digital twins
by Elizabeth Grisham
Harbir Antil (PI), director of the Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI), professor of Mathematical Sciences, and Rainald Löhner (co-PI), director of Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab, professor of Physics and Astronomy, received funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), under the prestigious DURIP program, to establish a neuromorphic imaging and digital twins lab with capabilities to design new optimization algorithms. This project will setup the Neuromorphic Imaging and Digital Twins Lab—a first of its kind physical lab in the country under the Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI) at George Mason University. Image of Harbir Antil.
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Attend the May 6 College of Science Undergraduate Research Colloquium
The college will host its 13th annual College of Science Undergraduate Research Colloquium in person for the first time in four years. We encourage faculty and staff from across our Mason Science community to join us—take some time to explore the latest research and celebrate our collective research accomplishments on Monday, May 6, 2024 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Dewberry Hall, in the Johnson Center on Mason's Fairfax Campus. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services.
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Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2
by Hannah Hickey
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How Northern and Southern Virginia cooperate on initiatives
by Sean Sublette
Richmond Times-Dispatch recently highlighted the team of Mason faculty and students working with officials from Southern Virginia on climate resiliency issues in the face of warmer temperatures. Paul Bubbosh, adjunct professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy and Schuyler “George” Lynch, environmental science major, are both quoted in the story.
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A native food forest takes root on Mason’s Fairfax Campus
by Colleen Kearney Rich
In November 2023, Mason students, faculty, and staff gathered to help transplant 1,700 plants of more than 50 native species into two groves near the stream behind Student Union Building I between Aquia Creek Lane and Patriot Circle, on what used to be the site of the Student Apartments, which were razed in 2018. “We are planting America’s first campus-based native food forest dedicated to feeding both human and animal foragers,” said Mason professor Dann Sklarew of what has been aptly named the Foragers’ Forest.
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#SIWB24 Kindness Captured
April 25, 2024 | Noon to 2 p.m. | Northern Neck, Fairfax Campus
Join the “Kindness Captured” station to snap Polaroid selfies, with your friends, colleagues, or Junior Patriots and hang tags of kindness on our kindness tree, symbolizing the focus on care, compassion, and well-being within our university community. Watch as the tree blossoms with acts of kindness and inspiration.
State of Bio hosted by the The Northern Virginia BioHub
Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 5 to 7 p.m. | Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Woodbridge
Attendees will enjoy an evening of networking among healthcare professionals, life science industry leaders, and academic researchers. A panel discussion will highlight innovations needs in healthcare, new discoveries driving science and medicine forward, and the importance of research and healthcare partnerships. Come enjoy an evening of networking, drinks, and fun. Register to attend for free.
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