Ayanna Pressley Tells BU Students: “Stand in Your Truth”
BU College Democrats host Massachusetts US representative at town hall Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (center): “BU invested in me.… I poured into it, and it poured into me.” Photo by Cydney Scott. US Representative Ayanna Pressley, the candidate who upended Massachusetts’ political order a year ago and has become one of President Trump’s fiercest critics […]
You’re Invited: Diversifying STEM
BU IN DC You’re Invited: Diversifying STEM Learn how a hackathon for young women is changing the future of technology at a November 12th Capitol Hill briefing sponsored by Boston University, the Women’s High-Tech Coalition, and Bloomberg Government. RSVP today COMMUNITY RESOURCE Combating Human Trafficking — With an App Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced her […]
House Committee Passes Higher Ed Bill
BU IN DC Kate Mellouk of Research Compliance, Dolores Markey and Renna Lilly of Sponsored Programs, and Gretchen Hartigan of Post Award Financial Operations attended the fall meeting of the Council on Governmental Relations on October 24 and 25. Mayank Varia of the College of Arts & Sciences met with Congressional and National Science Foundation staff […]
Rep. Frankel Headlines BU Alumni Event
BU IN DC President Robert A. Brown attended the fall membership meeting of the Association of American Universities between October 20 and 22. Danielle Citron of the School of Law spoke at the Technology Ethics Center’s Deepfake Conference on October 18. Mayank Varia of the College of Arts & Sciences and Tiffany Li of the School of […]
A Conversation with Rep. Lois Frankel on Capitol Hill
Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL, CAS ‘70) told a standing room-only crowd of more than 100 BU alumni who gathered on Capitol Hill on October 23rd that her time at BU “so changed my life.” In response to questions from moderator Dr. Christine Hunter (MED ‘80, CAS ‘80), Frankel discussed important moments in her political career, […]
Meet BU’s Six CAREER Award Recipients
These BU researchers will use their National Science Foundation funding to develop new methods and solutions in their fields of study Boston University researchers recently received CAREER awards, granted from the National Science Foundation, with one of the six winners investigating space weather in order to safeguard satellites and other orbiting technologies making their way […]
Curbing Youth Vaping
BU IN DC Curbing Youth Vaping Michael Siegel of the BU School of Pubic Health told a House subcommittee that banning flavored vaping products won’t address the epidemic of vaping-related injuries and deaths. See what he recommends BU IN DC Who Should Police the Internet? BU legal scholar Danielle Citron testified before two House subcommittees […]
House Democrats Unveil Higher Ed Plan
BU IN DC Provost Jean Morrison attended a summit of academic and national security officials to discuss scientific security on October 10. Benjamin Ferguson of the Division of Military Education and several undergraduates ran the annual Army Ten Miler race on October 13. Karen Gallant and Erin Duffy of CARB-X attended BARDA Industry Day on October 15 […]
SPH’s Michael Siegel Testifies Before Congress on Legislation to Curb Youth Vaping
A flavor ban won’t address black market e-liquids behind epidemic of vaping-related injuries and deaths, he says.
You’re Invited: A Conversation with Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)
BU IN DC You’re Invited: A Conversation with Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) Join the BU Alumni Association to hear Lois Frankel, BU alumna and U.S. Representative, discuss her three decades in politics on Oct. 23rd on Capitol Hill. RSVP today FACULTY EXPERTS The Transformers From protecting the human brain to ending racial disparities in […]