Beltway BUzz
Washington, DC, is a busy place with a lot of moving parts. Beltway BUzz provides updates on Congressional and federal agency activities, announces key federal personnel changes, highlights grant solicitations, and features the many BU faculty and staff who participate in Washington activities.
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DOD Research Chief Lays Out Priorities
BU IN DC Anthony Janetos, director of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, attended a meeting of the Space Studies Board, of which he is a member, at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine from May 1 through 3. DOD RESEARCH CHIEF LAYS OUT PRIORITIES At a... More
Committee Explores Space Weather Outlook
BU IN DC The School of Education hosted an alumni event on April 18 attended by interim dean Catherine O'Connor. Daniel Segrè of the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Engineering participated in a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Energy, of which... More
GDP Center Holds First Washington Event
BU IN DC President Robert A. Brown and Provost Jean Morrison discussed college mergers at an event sponsored by Inside Higher Ed on April 19. Rachel Lapal ofMarketing & Communications attended the event. College of Engineering Dean Kenneth R. Lutchen participated in the spring meeting of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Engineering Advisory... More
Panels Discuss Academic Espionage
BU IN DC John Clarke of the College of Arts & Sciences and Joshua Semeter of the College of Engineering participated in Space Science Week committee meetings at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine between March 27 and 29. David Bishop of the College of Engineering was inducted into the National... More
Research, Student Aid Slated for Huge Boost
BU IN DC Provost Jean Morrison and Rachel Lapal and Barbara Moran of Marketing & Communications addressed the Public Affairs Network of the Association of American Universities on March 18 and 19. Senior Vice President for External Affairs Stephen Burgay and Vice President for Marketing & Creative Services Amy Hook also attended the... More
BU, MIT, Harvard Advocate for Research, Students
BU IN DC Karl Kirchwey of the College of Arts & Sciences and Tamzen Flanders of the Center for the Humanities participated in the National Humanities Alliance's annual Humanities Advocacy Day on March 12 and 13. Timothy Longman of the Pardee School of Global Studies provided a briefing to the new U.S. More
President Nominates Humanities Chair
BU IN DC Dean Adil Najam of the Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a reception for alumni and graduate students on March 5. He was joined by Robert Sherbourne. Ambassador Robert Loftis and Holly Chase of the Pardee School of Global Studies accompanied more than twenty graduate students on meetings with foreign policy... More
Committee Examines Harassment in Science
BU IN DC Dean Sandro Galea of the School of Public Health spoke at the National Academy of Medicine Leadership Consortium for a Value and Science-Driven Health System on February 26. He also participated in a meeting of the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities, of which he is a... More
BUzz Bits
BUZZ BITS... Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Michael Griffin to serve as undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense (DOD). Mr. Griffin, who led the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the latter half of George W. Bush's presidency, will helm the newly-created office overseeing DOD's science... More
Science Steady, Student Aid Cut in President’s Budget
BU IN DC Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Gloria Waters attended the University Research Associates Council of Presidents Annual Meeting and Policy Forum on February 15. Juliet Moncaster of the School of Medicine advocated for medical research on Capitol Hill as part of The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's (ARVO) Advocacy Day... More