On Tuesday, October 25, 9:00 am - 10:30 am, President Washington will hold an academic unit townhall with faculty and staff from across the university. In-person attendance in the HUB Ballroom is encouraged.

Harvard professor Maya Jasanoff and Mason assistant professor Rick W.A. Smith will discuss the implications of our society's fascination with ancestral research, in a conversation presented by Mason's chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, the Center for Humanities Research, and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as the semester picks up steam, we are reminded to watch for signs of stress in our students and in ourselves. George Mason University offers several resources for supporting the well-being of the university community.

Andrew Joseph White, BFA '21, MFA '22, published his first young adult (YA) book, Hell Followed with Us, an LGBTQ post-apocalyptic horror story, less than a month after his graduation. It is now a New York Times bestseller. White appeared at the Fall for the Book Festival on October 15.

The CHSS Digest is including Shout-Outs to faculty and staff. Have news to share? Send it our way so we can spread the word! (Photo by Santiago Lacara on Unsplash.)

The Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning offers a continuing series of workshops and professional development opportunities to build on the energy of its Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference (photo by Seema Miah on Unsplash).

George Mason University Libraries have trained staff and resources to help applicants craft Data Management and Data Sharing Plans needed for NIH and NSF proposals.

The Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities (DOT) program supports humanistic research that examines the relationship between technology and society. NEH is particularly interested in projects that examine current social and cultural issues that are significantly shaped by technology.

VIVA Open Adopt Grants provide awards of $2,000 to individual instructors to support the time it takes to integrate existing open or no-cost materials into a syllabus, and to ensure that the results of those efforts are widely available to Virginia educators.

The Office of Research Integrity and Assurance (ORIA) has created two brief online training modules in Mason Leaps covering our university community's responsibilities related to export controls. As an internationally focused university, it's important to be aware of these regulations and possible sanctions, and understand when they apply.

Make sure that you're aware of the deadlines for this year's performance evaluation process (photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash).

Please join the Office of the President, George Mason ROTC, and the Office of Military Services to celebrate and honor veterans during the Annual Veterans Day Luncheon on Friday, November 11 (photo by benjamin lehman on Unsplash).

You may access your IT Security Awareness Training through MasonLeaps. Employees who do not complete this annual training will have their accounts disabled (photo by Philipp Katzenberger).

Join a Student Health Services provider and enjoy the beautiful October weather with a walk every Thursday around Mason's Fairfax Campus (photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash).

Personal and organizational success are largely determined by how quickly, directly, and effectively we speak up when it matters most. This interactive virtual series encourages participants to engage in discussion, real-time practice, reflection, and group support (image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay).

In an opinion article in Bloomberg and the Washington Post, economics professor Tyler Cowen considers the impact of energy price shocks on European economies.

C-SPAN recorded a class meeting of HIST 309: Europe in Crisis 1914 - 1948, taught by Kevin Matthews, assistant professor in the Department of History and Art History.

Jennifer Leeman, Spanish professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, contributes to a Washington Post article that discusses the origins of terms such as "Latinx" and "Latine."

In an opinion piece in Bloomberg and the Washington Post, economics professor Tyler Cowen counters claims that former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke is to blame for today's high rates of inflation.

John Farina, associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, contributes to an article in The Week magazine that discusses Italian politician Giorgia Meloni.