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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Markey; NIH Increase; AI Bills; NASA Visit
BU IN DC President Melissa Gilliam met with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) on July 30th. Their wide-ranging discussion included topics such as the National Science Foundation, artificial intelligence, and distinguished BU alumni in politics. SENATE PROPOSES INCREASES FOR NIH, ENERGY RESEARCH, AND STUDENT AID On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed several spending... More
Harris; NSF; Humanities
BU IN DC Kevin Outterson of CARB-X and the School of Law discussed incentives for antimicrobial therapeutics at a House Budget Committee roundtable event on July 25th. DEMOCRATS COALESCE AROUND HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT Democrats quickly coalesced around Vice President Kamala Harris as their Presidential nominee after President Joseph R. Biden announced he would... More
Vance; NASA; Foundation Relations
BU IN DC Dean Mariette DiChristina of the College of Communication moderated fireside chats with the presidents of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine at the annual Climate Crossroads Summit on July 16th and 17th. Ioannis (Yannis) Paschalidis, director of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science... More
Spending Bills; Environmental Health; Mobility Grants
BU IN DC Nahid Bhadelia of the Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases hosted a Washington workshop on access to promising investigational therapies for patients with highly communicable infectious diseases between July 8th and 10th. Aziza Ahmed of the School of Law addressed "Health and Legal Crises Post-Dobbs" during a panel discussion at... More
Defense Bill; Cyber Engagement; Seedlings to Scale
BU IN DC Tami Gouveia of the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health discussed access to mental healthcare and other matters with Massachusetts Congressional offices during the National Association of Social Workers advocacy day on June 18th and American Promise's advocacy day on June 12th. HOUSE DEFENSE BILL... More
Antisemitism Hearing; Social Science Blueprint; ARPA-E
BU IN DC Victoria Sahani of the School of Law testified before the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet regarding litigation financed by third-party investors on June 12th. Brian Walsh of the College of Engineering discussed heliophysics research and engineering with Massachusetts Congressional offices on June 12th. Kevin Outterson of... More
Antisemitism Investigations; Women’s Health Research; Military Health
BU IN DC Jennifer Gómez of the School of Social Work and Suzanne Kennedy of the Office of the Provost attended a meeting of the National Academies Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education on May 22nd and 23rd. Dean Mariette diChristina of the College of Communication moderated a virtual... More
AI Roadmap; NIH Reforms; Transformative Education Research
BU IN DC Keith Brownof the College of Engineering moderated a panel discussion as part of the release of the National Academies Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery workshop proceedings on May 13th. Brown is a member of the workshop committee. Nathan Brewer and Ashley Slay of the Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center met with White House officials to discuss... More
Pressley & Auchincloss; Pathogen Research; Large Federal Awards
BU IN DC Sabrina Assoumou of the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine attended the Global Young Academy's 2024 International Conference of Young Scientists at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine on May 8th and 9th. Vivek Pandit of Industry Engagement and Christina Polyzos of the College of Engineering hosted... More
Campus Protests; Antisemitism Definition; NIAID BTO
BU IN DC Deans Sandro Galea of the School of Public Health and Scott Taylor of the Pardee School of Global Studies led a conversation on public health and global affairs for Washington-area BU alumni on May 2nd. Keith Hylton of the School of Law participated in an Information Technology & Innovation... More