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 […]
Campus Visit from NASA Science Dr. Nicky Fox
NASA Science Dr. Nicky Fox, NASA Associate Administrator for Science, visited the BU Center for Space Physics on Tuesday, July 30, 2024
BU Today Close-up: Nicky Fox
Associate Administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate
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 […]
How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers
Legislation could curtail ability of strict local zoning regulations and outspoken “not in my backyard” residents to block multifamily housing.
BU Today Close-up: Calling All Campers!
Campers from the Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) Leahy-Holloran Community Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts
BU’s Framingham Heart Study Gets New Director
Nation’s longest-running study of heart disease will be led by former American Heart Association president Donald M. Lloyd-Jones.
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 […]
Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race—What It Means, and What Comes Next
Three BU faculty experts with deep knowledge of US presidential politics react to Sunday’s “earthquake”.
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 […]