Translating Research to Practice to Create Climate Ready Communities Across Virginia
George Mason University is one of 18 academic institutions to have been awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Accelerating Research Translation (ART) cooperative agreement in an effort to encourage academic research that directly benefits communities.
Climate-related disasters are costing the United States billions of dollars in damages, exposing the public to health risks, and threatening lives and livelihoods – but the widespread implementation of science-based solutions at the community level remains elusive. George Mason’s Insititute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) and Virginia Climate Center (VCC) are collaborating with the University of Kentucky and the Center for Climate Strategies on the NSF ART initiative to close this gap and create climate-ready communities in Virginia.
George Mason’s NSF ART program is working to establish a transformative new model for research translation; one which builds university-wide programming that enables community stakeholders to co-produce solutions and enhance local resilience to climate change. Projects under the initiative empower George Mason faculty and students to serve communities across Virginia – especially within the underserved regions – and translate their research into practice with tangible benefits for the Commonwealth.
People
George Mason’s NSF ART team consists of faculty and staff spanning the University, in addition to partnering institutions.
Seed Translational Research Projects (STRPs)
The NSF ART STRP Program is designed to support faculty seeking to scale-up the impact of their research.
Featured Articles
NSF announces first-ever Accelerating Research Translation awards to empower academic institutions to speed and scale translational research – NSF News
A $6 million NSF grant will translate research into practice to help local communities become climate-resilient – The George
UK TO PARTNER WITH GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND AWARD FROM NSF – UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH
Translating Research into Practice to Create Climate-Ready Communities Across Virginia – Center for Climate Strategies
From Blue Grass to Blue Ridge: How Kentucky’s horses can help Virginia communities gain climate resilience – Virginia Climate Center
