The 2023 Roger Wilkins Lecture, to be delivered by Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist Mathew Desmond, will be held next week on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Harris Theater at 4:30 p.m. It is free and open to all students and faculty, and no tickets are necessary. Please share the details of this event with your students!

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Join University Libraries for a series of scholarly discussions regarding artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as ChatGPT and their effects on higher education and society.

The Dean’s Challenge scholarship recognizes exceptional students not only in their superior academic achievement, but in their inspirational civic and community engagement.

The 2026 CHSS Community and Catalysts awardees will be celebrated on November 7 Horizon Hall. Faculty and staff are invited to attend and are encouraged to RSVP.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers group therapy for students and suicide prevention training for students, faculty, and staff. Learn more about the services and fall 2023 schedule.

We’re looking for images to showcase the valuable research and scholarly endeavors that make CHSS shine.

The Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) has released new Immigrant Stories with George Mason University faculty from Greece, Nigeria, Syria, and Taiwan.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Marissa Kiss and IIR Director Dr. James Witte published three new commentary pieces regarding Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame Inductees, the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and the 2023 MLB All-Star Game as part of the Immigrant, Athletes, and Inclusion Initiative at the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR).

The CHSS Research Listserv was created to deliver clear, succinct and timely information regarding upcoming funding opportunities, sponsor guideline changes, and information about webinars and additional learning opportunities to support those interested in seeking funding to support CHSS research, scholarship and creative works.

NSF will be decommissioning FastLane this September and effective October 23, 2023, the use of SciENcv will be mandatory for generating NSF-style biosketches and current and pending documents. Effective October 5, 2023, the NIH will no longer require a separate Data Management and Sharing line-item within the budget, however the costs that will be used for Data Management and Sharing, including personnel costs, should be noted within the budget justification.

In collaboration with two faculty from CHSS (Heidi Lawrence and Douglas Eyman), the Office of Research Development is piloting grant writing feedback for faculty. There are two services provided: Copy Editing and Proposal Feedback. Faculty with nearly finalized proposals OR previously submitted proposals that failed to compete successfully in review will benefit from these pilots. We would appreciate it if you could share with your faculty.

In Bloomberg, Tyler Cowen, Department of Economics and Mercatus Center, writes an op-ed about the impact of AI on the U.S. economy, saying that the technology will probably provide only a small boost to economic growth, but it could still have a significant impact in the long run.

On NPR, Edward Maibach, Department of Communication and director of Mason’s Center for Climate Change Communication, comments on concerns for climate change amongst Republican voters after the primary debate.

Psychology doctoral candidate Steven Zhou addresses the question “What’s in a calling” and discusses his recently published paper on the topic.

In the New York Times, Matthew Mittelsteadt, Mercatus Center, is quoted in an article about why federal regulation of advanced A.I. systems won’t happen for a while.