The college has announced inclusive excellence curriculum ehancement grants to support the development of academic innovations that engage diversity, equity, and inclusion.

In his August 31 newsletter, Provost Mark Ginsberg offered guidance for faculty members when a student in a face-to-face class is diagnosed with COVID. We share that important information here.

The CHSS IT team has prepared a quick reference to help you find answers to your questions about technology and web-related issues.

Please don't forget to share your research and teaching news with the CHSS marcomm team. With numerous outlets available through college and university channels, there are many opportunities to get the word out.

Register now for the Stearns Center's 13th Annual Innovations in Teaching and Learning conference, to be held via Zoom the week of September 20 - 24.

This fall, Mason is piloting BioSig, biometric software that uses gesture recognition to authenticate student identity using student-generated passcodes. Faculty training will be provided in webinars and on-demand training, as well as documentation to help implement the program.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has enabled a number of enhancements for proposals submitted in Research.gov, FastLane, and Grants.gov. In addition, the updated NSF-approved biographical sketch and current and pending support SciENcv and fillable PDF formats that fall under the revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1) will be available to preview by September 17, 2021.

Each CHSS Digest will feature some upcoming funding opportunities. This issue's features are: NEH Dialogues on the Experience of War, NEH Public Scholars, and NSF Sociology.

Keep in mind the multitude of tools available to aid faculty in their searches for external funding opportunities. One of those tools is the Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN).

In a Washington Post Guest Post article, University Professor Cynthia Lum and associate professor Christopher Koper discuss their analysis of nearly 4.3 million 911 calls to determine the percentage that involved persons with serious mental health distress.

In an opinion piece first published in Bloomberg and picked up in the Washington Post, economics professor Tyler Cowen discusses how gaming, particularly computer gaming, represents a profound break in human culture and regulation.