We connect faculty with federal funders, share Boston University’s expertise with policymakers, work with national educational and scientific organizations, and increase BU’s visibility in Washington as the federal government considers policies affecting research universities.
Join BU Federal Relations for a Zoom workshop on pursuing Department of Defense research funding on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
A new study is the first since 2015 to examine differences in tobacco use by product type among military veterans compared to civilians, finding that veterans disproportionately use all commercial tobacco product types, including cigars and cigarettes, which pose a range of serious health risks.
President Melissa Gilliam says effort is designed to engage supporters, elected officials, and new partners to align behind research that solves problems of our time.
Rod F. Hochman (CAMED’79, CAS’79) and Kamal Bahamdan (ENG’94) join the board this semester.
Highlights include a sermon by Rev. Raphael Warnock in November.
The observatory is on a mission to understand Earth’s most distant layer of atmosphere, a project led by a BU alum.
BU study finds memories of mundane incidents can be strengthened when they get attached to a memory of an emotionally charged event.
Repetitive head impacts can cause cell loss, inflammation, and vascular damage—even without CTE.