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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Trump Nominates More Agency Officials
BU IN DC Joshua Semeter of the College of Engineering attended a meeting of the National Science Foundation's Advisory Committee for Geosciences, of which he is a member, on April 12 and 13. TRUMP NOMINATES MORE AGENCY OFFICIALS The Trump Administration recently announced its intention to nominate several individuals for federal agency positions that are relevant... More
Brown Meets Lawmakers, Hosts Reception
BU IN DC John Clarke of the College of Arts & Sciences participated in Space Science Week at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on March 28 through 30. School of Education Dean Hardin Coleman attended a meeting of the Learning and Education Academic Research Network and discussed education research with Capitol Hill staff... More
Lawmakers Criticize Proposed NIH Cuts
BU IN DC Kevin Outterson of the School of Law headlined the launch of the Powered by CARB-X portfolio of antibacterials and diagnostics on March 30. Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Gloria Waters, Diane Baldwin of Sponsored Programs, and Gretchen Hartigan of Post Award Financial Operations attended. Nancy Ammerman of the College of Arts & Sciences was on... More
BU, Harvard, MIT Urge Research, Student Support
BU IN DC Catherine Klapperich, Joyce Wong and John White of the College of Engineering attended the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's annual meeting on March 19 and 20. BU, HARVARD, MIT URGE RESEARCH, STUDENT SUPPORT As Congress begins its annual budget process for fiscal year (FY) 2018, Boston University, Harvard... More
White House Proposes Research, Student Aid Cuts
BU IN DC President Robert A. Brown attended the American Council on Education board meeting on March 11. Gene Jarrett of the College of Arts & Sciences participated in the National Humanities Alliance annual meeting on March 13. Shoumita Dasgupta of the BU School of Medicine took part in the strategic visioning meeting... More
White House Issues Revised Travel Order
BU IN DC Robert Loftis and Holly Chase of the Pardee School of Global Studiesaccompanied 15 graduate students as they discussed career paths in foreign affairs with officials at a variety of government entities and international organizations on March 6 through 8. The BU Women's Basketball team narrowly lost to American University on March 6 at Bender Arena. Peter Quella of... More
Trump Delivers First Address to Congress
BU IN DC School of Education Dean Hardin Coleman joined the LEARN Coalition to discuss education research supported by the Institute for Education Sciences with Congressional staff on February 13. Willis Wang of Global Programs participated in the annual conference of the Association of International Education Administrators on February 19 through 22. School of Medicine Dean Karen Antman attended... More
White House Adds Education, Health Staffers
BU IN DC Maria Ober of the School of Medicine participated in a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Institutional Advancement on February 13 and 14. WHITE HOUSE ADDS EDUCATION, HEALTH STAFFERS Key health and education policy staff have joined the White House Domestic Policy Council, giving them a... More
Committee Focuses on Higher Education
BU IN DC College of Engineering Dean Kenneth Lutchen attended the Public Policy Colloquium for the American Society for Engineering Education and discussed the College's research priorities with Congressional staff between February 6 and 8. Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore and Assistant Dean of Students John Battaglino hosted a Coffee & Convo... More
Universities Object to Travel Ban
BU IN DC Michael Woldemariam of the Pardee School of Global Studies spoke at a New America Foundation briefing on African security on January 27. School of Public Health faculty Kathleen Carey and David Jones and Austin Frakt of both the School of Medicine and SPH attended the AcademyHealth 2017 National Health Policy Conference on January 30 and 31. UNIVERSITIES OBJECT TO... More