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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BU Researcher Receives Presidential Award
BU IN DC Ellen DeVoe of the School of Social Work attended a White House event on supporting military-connected students on April 13. Dean Tanya Zlateva and Daniel LeClair of Metropolitan College participated in a White House roundtable on criminal justice reform on May 5. Vice President and Associate Provost for Global Programs... More
Administration: Accreditors Have Flexibility
BU IN DC Kate Mellouk of Research Compliance spoke at a National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine meeting about strengthening the disaster resilience of academic research communities on April 25. Timothy Longman of the African Studies Center participated in meetings at the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State on April 27. Correction: In... More
Senate Committee Approves NSF, NASA Funding
BU IN DC President Robert A. Brown attended the spring membership meeting of the Association of American Universities from April 17 through 19. He also hosted a Choosing to Be Great alumni reception at the U.S. Institute of Peace on April 19. Anna DePold Hohler and Monica Parker James of the School... More
Committees Propose Energy Research Increase
BU IN DC Dean Hardin Coleman and over fifty School of Education faculty, staff, and students participated in the American Education Research Association's annual meeting between April 8 and 12. The School also hosted a reception featuring Alma J. Powell, the chair of the America's Promise Alliance. Linda Hyman of the School... More
Congress Takes Up Research Regulatory Burden
BU IN DC Anthony Janetos of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Daniel Segrè of the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Engineering attended a meeting of the Department of Energy's Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee on March 22 and 23. Janetos also attended the National Science Foundation's Advisory Committee for Environmental Research... More
Committee Reviews Education Research, Privacy
BU IN DC Peter Quella of the African Studies Center hosted the Association of African Studies Annual Meeting between March 24 and 26. Sustainability Director Dennis Carlberg attended the White House Water Summit on March 22. Associate Deans Harold Cox and Lisa Sullivan of the School of Public Health spoke at the School's... More
Humanities Funding Changes Announced
BU IN DC Ann McKee of the School of Medicine spoke at a House Energy and Commerce Committee roundtable on concussion on March 14. Associate Dean Gene Jarrett of the College of Arts & Sciences met with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congressional staff as part of the National Humanities Alliance conference and... More
Foreign Students’ Training Program Extended
BU IN DC John Woodward, Robert Loftis, and Victoria Puyat accompanied 25 graduate students of the Pardee School of Global Studies for meetings with officials at a variety of government entities and international organizations to discuss career paths in foreign affairs on March 7 through 9. Malika Jeffries-EL of the College of... More
BU, Harvard, MIT Urge Research, Student Support
BU IN DC Peter Fox-Penner of the Questrom School of Business facilitated a U.S. Department of Energy workshop on wholesale electricity markets on March 4. Michael Caramanis of the College of Engineering participated in the workshop. Brian Poznanski of Admissions attended the National Association for College Admission Counseling conference and met with... More
Brown Meets Lawmakers, Hosts Panel
BU IN DC Scott Solberg of the School of Education participated in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation event on high quality career development and a Capitol Hill briefing on preparing students for careers on February 22 and 23. Roberta White of the School of Public Health testified on Gulf War Syndrome... More