Afghan Women, NEIDL Director, Boston Public Schools

BU IN DC US State Department Partners with BU to Empower Afghan Women At the United Nations last week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the launch of the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience, a collaboration with the BU Pardee School of Global Studies to support Afghan woman economically. Learn how the Alliance works […]

Research Security, OSTP Director, Dimensions

BU IN DC Joyce Wong of the College of Engineering attended a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, of which she is a member, on September 13th.  Jessica Stern of the Pardee School of Global Studies attended the White House United We Stand Summit on countering “hate-fueled violence” on September […]

ARPA-H Director, NASA Science, Brain Health and Recovery

BU IN DC Dean David Chard of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development discussed education research with Congressional and federal agency staff during the fall meeting of the LEARN Coalition on September 13th.  Mary Churchill of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development attended a meeting of the American Council on Education […]

The Computing and Information Science and Engineering Landscape: A Look Forward

The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) supports a majority of US academic research in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) topic areas. On Monday, September 12, 2022, researcher and leader of the NSF CISE directorate, Dr. Margaret Martonosi discussed key themes for the field, how CISE is developing programmatic opportunities to advance […]

President to Retire, Racism and Substance Use, Stifling Creativity

ON THE CHARLES RIVER Robert A. Brown, BU’s 10th President, Stepping Down After 2022-2023 School Year His 17-year legacy includes dramatic growth in sponsored research, a more diverse student body and faculty, a campus that proudly embraces its relationship with Boston, and a clear path for the future. Learn how he transformed BU RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT […]

Open Access, Biden Appointees, NSF Computing Event

BU IN DC Sarah Ketchen Lipson of the School of Public Health participated in an American Council on Education roundtable on mental health in higher education with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy on August 30th. President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint BU alumnus Michael Trager (LAW ’85) to serve on the J. William […]