NEH Chair; Early Career Webinar; DOE Lighthouse Challenges

BU IN DC Dean Elise Morgan of the College of Engineering participated in the 2026 Engineering Deans Council Public Policy Colloquium and met with Congressional offices between February 9th and February 11th. BUZZ BITS… Last week, President Donald J. Trump nominated Michael McDonald to be the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). McDonald […]

North Star Vision, Football Lessons, CTE and Dementia

ON THE CHARLES RIVER President Melissa Gilliam Outlines Bold “North Star” Vision for Boston University’s Future During her first Presidential Address, Gilliam called for BU to become a “global destination of discovery, education, and human connection” through convergent research and external partnerships. Chart the future FACULTY EXPERTS The Patriots Went from Worst to First. Can […]

NIH Director; DOE Advisory Committee; NASA Policy

BU IN DC President Melissa Gilliam participated in the Association of American Universities Summit on Research Universities and the Public Good on February 2nd. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia of the School of Social Work served as a panelist at the Brookings Institution’s “Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits” briefing on February 5th. SENATORS PRESS […]

Accreditation; Language and Being Human; USDA

BUZZ BITS…. Last Friday, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the spending bills that fund research activities at the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, and National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities for fiscal year 2026. The new law rejects the Trump Administration’s proposed spending cuts for these agencies, […]