Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?
BU engineer Siddharth Ramachandran is developing a technology that could cut the power needed to transmit data—and maybe one day improve brain imaging.
NIH Nominee; NASA Nominee; NIA Feedback
BU IN DC Senior Vice President for Strategy & Innovation Kenneth Olliff attended the Council on Competitiveness 2024 Gala Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum on December 2nd and 3rd. TRANSITION UPDATES: TRUMP PICKS NOMINEES FOR NIH AND NASA President-elect Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes […]
BU Students Find Hope at COP29 UN Climate Summit
CAS’ Pamela Templer, Climate Leaders Academy students attended the conference in Baku.
BUMC Provost Workshop with Federal Relations
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine held a campus workshop on how to effectively connect with federal lawmakers with Jennifer Grodsky, Vice President of BU Federal Relations. Participants gained insights into the culture of Congress, effective communication practices and logistics of meeting with legislators, advocating for evidence-based policies, and […]
AI @ BU—A to Z
Every day, BU faculty employ artificial intelligence and machine learning in their classrooms and in their research. But AI is still new, and it can be puzzling to many of us. We reached out to a variety of profs to produce an alphabetical dive into the good, the bad, and the future of AI.
Women’s Health, Independent View, Sustainability
FACULTY EXPERTS Women’s Health Is Chronically Understudied, but These Engineers Are Charging Forward Professors Catherine M. Klapperich and Joyce Y. Wong are pioneering research into reproductive health issues, from uterine fibroids to preeclampsia to hormone monitoring. Charge forward NOTABLE ALUMNI An Independent’s View from Inside the Nation’s Partisan Storm Matthew Felling, communications chief for Senator […]
McMahon; FAFSA Deadline; Clean Energy
BU IN DC Mary Churchill of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development attended the American Educational Research Association – Consortium of University and Research Institutions Fall Policy meeting from November 17th through November 19th. Vice President for Government & Community Affairs Jake Sullivan joined Massachusetts elected officials at the White House to celebrate the 2024 NBA Champion […]
An Independent’s View from Inside the Nation’s Partisan Storm
Matthew Felling (COM ’95), communications chief for the independent Senator Angus King, discusses the urgency of communicating bipartisan cooperation and the government’s positive impact.
What Could Donald Trump’s Second Presidential Term Mean for Science, Scientists, and Research?
“Investments in science are not going away, period. The nation values the work of researchers,” says BU Federal Relations head.
Research That Matters: Insights from Community-Engaged Scholarship
On November 18, 2024, BU Wheelock professors discussed boosting the civic engagement of parents who have children with disabilities through legislative advocacy in special education during a webinar moderated by Jessica Wong, BU’s Director for Federal Relations.