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Interim Provost Ken Walsh and University Life Vice President Rose Pascarell introduce two important resources that will help the Mason community use the “right words” to discuss mental health and mental illness, and stress the importance of student accommodations.

In this issue, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning shares information on student enrollment.

The new Virginia Climate Center (VCC) at Mason is leading research on tackling climate-related challenges, such as energy, vector-borne illnesses, and extreme weather and flooding in Northern Virginia and throughout the commonwealth.

4-VA@Mason, part of a statewide collective of higher education institutions, recently announced the Collaborative Research Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year with 12 projects spearheaded by Mason faculty and eight with Mason faculty acting as co-PIs.

President Gregory Washington will host two 90-minute town halls during the fall semester to discuss the state of the university and to engage with faculty and staff.

All Mason employees are reminded to complete their mandatory 2023 IT Security Awareness Training assigned to them in MasonLEAPS by Tuesday, October 31.

In this issue, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning shares information on student success.

Mason will launch a pilot project this fall to study utilization of space on its campuses.

Chris DiTeresi was named associate vice president for research integrity and assurance at ����AV, where he provides leadership and strategic direction for the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance and its six major compliance programs.

Mason faculty member Quentin Sanders, who holds a joint appointment in the Bioengineering Department and the Mechanical Engineering Department, describes his work, his inspiration, and how he sees his research impacting the future.