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ISCE welcomes applications for the 2026–2027 Scholars Program

ISCE invites faculty to apply for its Scholars Program, an opportunity designed to support teams developing grant proposals in the social sciences, broadly defined. The aim of this program is to provide support for faculty teams whose proposed projects align with ISCE’s four thematic areas and Virginia Tech’s Research Frontiers, and address critical individual and social concerns impacting people and places locally, nationally, or globally. ISCE anticipates making six to eight awards, of up to $30,000 each, to advance early-stage research and project development. A letter of intent is due February 2, and full applications are due February 17.

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    Scholars Program Empowers Researchers to Explore Concerns Across the Globe
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    Spanning university departments, institutes, and colleges, the 2025-26 scholars were awarded up to $30,000 each to advance their research, enabling them to compete for funding from external agencies. Within six months of completing the program, the research teams are expected to apply for external funding from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and private foundations.

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    Generative AI Use in Instruction: Faculty Interest Group
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    Student learning is increasingly impacted by generative AI, specifically large language models such as ChatGPT. Hosted by Technology-Enhanced Learning and Online Strategies, these sessions, held from February to March, will bring faculty together to discuss the instructional opportunities and challenges of LLMs. Each session will cover different areas, including sharing successful adaptations of instruction, brainstorming ways of protecting coursework against LLMs, generating ideas for tools to support faculty, and co-designing prototypes to support faculty in this new reality. Register to join a lively discussion that will help shape the future of education.

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    Eranga Galappaththi Featured on With Good Reason Podcast
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    ISCE Scholar Eranga Gallapathi was recently highlighted in an episode of the With Good Reason podcast. In his segment, Gallapathi discusses how for Indigenous communities in the Canadian Arctic and Sri Lanka, hunting and gathering remain a main source of food. Through his research, he is working with these communities to better understand how climate change is affecting their food sources.

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