Markey; NIH Increase; AI Bills; NASA Visit

BU IN DC President Melissa Gilliam met with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) on July 30th. Their wide-ranging discussion included topics such as the National Science Foundation, artificial intelligence, and distinguished BU alumni in politics. SENATE PROPOSES INCREASES FOR NIH, ENERGY RESEARCH, AND STUDENT AID On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed several spending bills for […]

Harris; NSF; Humanities

BU IN DC Kevin Outterson of CARB-X and the School of Law discussed incentives for antimicrobial therapeutics at a House Budget Committee roundtable event on July 25th. DEMOCRATS COALESCE AROUND HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT Democrats quickly coalesced around Vice President Kamala Harris as their Presidential nominee after President Joseph R. Biden announced he would not seek […]

Biden, Conventions, CAREER Award

FACULTY EXPERTS Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race—What It Means, and What Comes Next BU political scientists and historians with deep knowledge of US presidential politics react to Sunday’s “earthquake.” See what they have to say RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Presidential Nominating Conventions Still Matter, BU Scholar Says Professor Tammy Vigil, author of an upcoming book on […]

Vance; NASA; Foundation Relations

BU IN DC Dean Mariette DiChristina of the College of Communication moderated fireside chats with the presidents of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine at the annual Climate Crossroads Summit on July 16th and 17th. Ioannis (Yannis) Paschalidis, director of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, discussed […]