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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NIH Funding, Equal Opportunity Summit, Artificial Intelligence
BU IN DC Nicole Huberfeld of the School of Law moderated the second installment of a National Cancer Policy Forum webinar series on the impacts of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on access to reproductive health services in the context of cancer care on July 24th. SENATORS PROPOSE INCREASES FOR NIH, PELL The Senate Appropriations... More
Climate Resilience, Budget Cuts, Defense Research
BU IN DC Sheryl Grace of the College of Engineering spoke about her research at a Capitol Hill briefing sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on July 18th. Greg Wellenius and Amruta Nori-Sarma of the School of Public Health hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on building equitable resilience... More
NSF & DOE Science Budgets, NIH Behavioral Health, SCOTUS Decisions
BU IN DC College of Communication Dean Mariette DiChristina moderated a panel at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Climate Crossroads Summit on July 11th and 12th. Nicole Huberfeld of the School of Law participated in a National Cancer Policy Forum webinar on the impacts of the Dobbs decision on... More
Research Security, Behavioral Health, Education Research
BU IN DC Diane Baldwin of Sponsored Programs attended a Council on Governmental Relations meeting on June 8th and 9th. Roscoe Giles of the College of Engineering participated in a meeting of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee, of which he is a member, on June 12th and 13th. Lindsay Newall, Michael DiFabio, More
Budget Caps, Senator Markey, NIH Common Fund
BU IN DC Diane Baldwin and Ryan Russell of Sponsored Programs attended a Federal Demonstration Partnership meeting on May 25th and 26th. Jeanne Kelley of the International Students & Scholars Office discussed the visa process for students with staff for Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) while attending the NAFSA: Association of International Educators... More
USDA Research, Sen. Markey, Equipment Grants
BU IN DC Assistant Vice President and Assistant Provost for Research Development and PhD and Postdoctoral Affairs Sarah Hokanson gave a presentation on inclusive STEM teaching practices at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on May 22nd. BUZZ BITS... The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a request... More
NIH Director, DOD Research Priorities, Climate Research
BU IN DC Deborah Carr of the College of Arts & Sciences participated in a symposium on rethinking healthy aging on May 11th. She also spoke at a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine seminar on kinlessness and living alone at older ages on May 15th. Gerald Denis of the Chobanian &... More
Rochelle Walensky, NIH Budget, AI at NSF
BU IN DC Kevin Outterson of the School of Law and CARB-X testified about the public health threat of antimicrobial resistance at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on April 28th. Nahid Bhadelia of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research headlined an alumni event for Washington-area Terriers on May 4th. Vice... More
NSF, Neuroscience & Data Science, Cancer Research
BU IN DC Deborah Carr and student Avery Bolden of the College of Arts & Sciences met with Congressional staff in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island delegations as part of the Consortium of Social Science Associations annual advocacy day on April 25th. Kevin Gallagher, Cecilia Han Springer, Lin Zhu, and Oyintarelado Moses... More
Research Hearings, Transgender Athletes, BU Innovation
BU IN DC President Robert A. Brown attended the spring membership meeting of the Association of American Universities from April 16th through 18th. Cecilia Han Springer and Lin Zhu of the Global Development Policy Center discussed China's overseas investments in climate technologies with Congressional staff on April 14th. Mary Churchill of the Wheelock... More