Youth Mental Health, Rep. Pressley, LGBTQ+ Literature

ON THE CHARLES RIVER US Surgeon General Sounds the Alarm on Harmful Social Media Use among Youth during Visit to BU Talking with Senator Edward Markey (Hon.’04), Vivek Murthy says smartphones and social media apps exacerbate young people’s mental health challenges. Sound the alarm COMMUNITY RESOURCE In Conversation With Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Congresswoman Pressley […]

Research Security, Behavioral Health, Education Research

BU IN DC Diane Baldwin of Sponsored Programs attended a Council on Governmental Relations meeting on June 8th and 9th.  Roscoe Giles of the College of Engineering participated in a meeting of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee, of which he is a member, on June 12th and 13th.  Lindsay Newall, Michael DiFabio, and David Robbins […]

Budget Caps, Senator Markey, NIH Common Fund

BU IN DC Diane Baldwin and Ryan Russell of Sponsored Programs attended a Federal Demonstration Partnership meeting on May 25th and 26th.  Jeanne Kelley of the International Students & Scholars Office discussed the visa process for students with staff for Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) while attending the NAFSA: Association of International Educators annual conference from […]

Youth Mental Health, Climate & Health, Climate Misinformation

YOU’RE INVITED Promoting Public Health Among Children and Youth Join the BU School of Public Health online today at 11:30 a.m. for a conversation with U.S. Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy about youth mental health. RSVP now RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Human Health Is Suffering Because of Climate Change BU and Harvard […]

USDA Research, Sen. Markey, Equipment Grants

BU IN DC Assistant Vice President and Assistant Provost for Research Development and PhD and Postdoctoral Affairs Sarah Hokanson gave a presentation on inclusive STEM teaching practices at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on May 22nd.  BUZZ BITS… The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a request for information on […]