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Provost Jean Morrison Weighs in on CHIPS and Science Act.
Why Is the Cuban Immigrant Story in the US So Different from Others
Cold War politics led to special policies and domestic political power.
CHIPS, Science Budgets, Biden Science Priorities
BU IN DC Mayank Varia of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences attended a meetingof the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building, of which he is a member, on July 22nd. Joshua Goodman of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development announced he will start a year-long position next week as a […]
White House COVID Response, Urban Heat Islands, BU Astronaut
BU IN DC BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID-19 Response Team Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician and global leader in pandemic preparedness, was named senior policy advisor for global COVID response. See what she will be doing FACULTY EXPERT Amid Climate Change, BU Researchers Study Chelsea’s “Heat Island” BU environmental health scholars Madeleine Scammell […]
OSTP Nominee, Humanities Funding, Nutrition & Health
BU IN DC 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 July 21st and 22nd. SENATE HEARS FROM OSTP NOMINEE On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Arati […]
Live from Space, BU Alum and Astronaut Bob Hines Talks Gravity, Lasagna, NASA Careers
University event lets high school students and others ask questions of astronauts on the International Space Station.
Spending Bills, NSF Social Science, Global Health Research
BU IN DC Nahid Bhadelia of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research joined the White House’s COVID-19 Response team as a senior policy advisor for global disease response. Micaelah Morrill of Innovate@BU and Megan Sandel of the School of Medicine participated in a White House Hunger Summit Listening Session hosted by Congresswoman […]
BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID-19 Response Team
Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician and global leader in pandemic preparedness, named senior policy advisor for global COVID response.
Reproductive Rights, Refugees, Data Gaps
ON THE CHARLES RIVER University Affirms Commitment to Guaranteeing Women’s Reproductive Rights In a letter following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, President Brown assured the BU community that the University remains steadfastly committed to guaranteeing women’s reproductive rights under Massachusetts law. Read his letter FACULTY EXPERT America the Miserly: How Our […]
The Battle for Reproductive Rights
Following a historic Supreme Court decision on abortion, alum Shwetika Baijal is organizing a national response for the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.