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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MA Schools Urge Research, Student Aid Funding
BU IN DC Vinit Nijhawan of the Office of Technology Development gave a presentation at the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer conference on university start-ups on March 21. MA SCHOOLS URGE RESEARCH, STUDENT AID FUNDING Last Friday, the Massachusetts members of the Association of American Universities --Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of... More
Higher Ed Opposes Subcommittee’s Research Bill
BU IN DC Thomas Bifano of the Photonics Center co-hosted an Optical Society of America meeting on Controlled Light Propagation through Complex Media on March 5. Anthony Janetos of The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future participated in meetings of both the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advisory Committee for Environmental Research... More
President Issues Budget Request for FY2015
BU IN DC Dean Hardin Coleman of the School of Education hosted an alumni event on Thursday evening. School of Education Associate Dean Scott Solberg and faculty Donald DeRosa, Christina Dobbs, Zachary Rossetti, and Scott Seider also met with officials at the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences and the National... More
Education Dept. Drafting New Campus Safety Rules
BU IN DC Linda Hyman, William Cruikshank and Kayleigh Klegraefe of the School of Medicine participated in the Emerging Researchers National Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) on February 21, designed to help undergraduate and graduate students improve their scientific communication skills and prepare for science careers. Joyce... More
President to Propose Climate Resilience Fund
BU IN DC David Nersessian of the School of Management attended the annual meeting of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) between February 16 and 19. He also participated in the American Council on Education and AIEA Internationalization Collaborative Annual Meeting on February 15. Renata Keller from the College of Arts... More
NSF Releases Science Indicators Report
BU IN DC Gloria Waters, associate provost and vice president for research, discussed the University's research activities with officials at the National Institutes of Health, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation on Wednesday. NSF RELEASES SCIENCE INDICATORS REPORT The National Science Foundation (NSF) sent its biannual Science and... More
Dept. of Education Hosts College Ratings Forum
BU IN DC Gerald Fine of the College of Engineering visited the National Science Foundation (NSF) to discuss manufacturing education and the BU Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC) on Monday. Christine McGuire, Associate Vice President of Enrollment and Student Affairs, participated in a meeting of the National Association of... More
Obama Calls for Reversing Research Cuts
BU IN DC Gloria Waters, associate provost and vice president for research, attended the Universities Research Association Council of Presidents Annual Meeting and Policy Forum on January 30. Kimberly DelGizzo, director of the Center for Career Development, participated in the National Association of Colleges and Employers' Advocacy Mashup today. ... More
Congressional Retirements Signal Change
BU IN DC The BU men's basketball team played American University (AU) on Wednesday night at AU's Bender Arena. Both teams were undefeated in the Patriot League heading into the game, but the Terriers fell to AU by a score of 85-56 for their first League loss of the season. CONGRESSIONAL... More
Congress Passes Budget for Fiscal Year 2014
BU IN D.C. Thomas Bifano of the College of Engineering and the Photonics Center attended the annual meeting of the National Science Foundation's Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program on January 3rd. CONGRESS PASSES BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 This week, Congress passed a large spending bill that will set federal agency... More