Averted Shutdown, ED Actions, DARPA BAA

BU IN DC

School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea spoke on the future of epidemiology at a meeting of the National Institutes of Health Environmental Influxes on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Consortium on October 2nd.

Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs Daniel Kleinman attended the Association of Graduate Schools meeting at the Association of American Universities from October 1st through 3rd.


FEDERAL SHUTDOWN AVERTED; HOUSE LEADERSHIP IN FLUX

On Saturday, Congress defied expectations and averted a government shutdown with a last-minute agreement to keep federal agencies operating at current funding levels through November 17th. The continuing resolution was supposed to provide both chambers more time to complete work on the fiscal year 2024 spending bills, which remain unfinished. However, legislative action is currently on hold in the U.S. House of Representatives after a group of Republicans moved to remove Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House on Tuesday afternoon. House Republicans intend to return to Washington next week to identify his successor. Until a new Speaker is named, the House cannot advance legislation.

Learn more


DEPT. OF ED TAKES ACTION ON GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, DEBT, ADMISSIONS

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) recently took several actions to advance its higher education priorities, including:


GRANTS NEWS YOU CAN USE

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office recently released its annual broad agency announcement that seeks to support basic or applied research in the following technical thrust areas:

  • “Novel Materials & Structures;
  • Sensing & Measurement;
  • Computation & Processing;
  • Enabling Operations;
  • Collective Intelligence; and
  • Emerging Threats.”

For each technical area, DARPA is particularly interested in research pertaining to artificial intelligence, quantum technology, modeling of complex systems, environmental catastrophes, and raw materials, among other interests. The agency will accept executive summaries, abstracts, and full proposals on a rolling basis until September 26, 2024.

Find out more