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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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
Sen. Warren, Talking to Journalists, ARPA-H
BU IN DC Joyce Wong of the College of Engineering met with staff in Massachusetts Congressional offices and attended the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering annual meeting on March 26th and 27th. Gabriel Kaptchuk of the College of Arts & Sciences cohosted a workshop on privacy enhancing technologies for the... More
New FAFSA, Climate Research, Collaborating with Policymakers
BU IN DC Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Dean David Chard discussed research on learning disabilities with Congressional staff on March 23rd and 24th. Arunima Krishna and Michelle Amazeen of the College of Communication presented their research on climate misinformation to staff with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of... More
MA Universities, ARPA-H, Environmental Equity
BU IN DC Dean Sandro Galea, Jennifer Beard, David Jernigan, Mary Murphy-Phillips, Rea Shqepa, Lisa Sullivan, Karla Todd, Monica Wang, and Greg Wellenius of the School of Public Health all attended the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health annual meeting from March 15th through 17th. Associate Provost for Graduate... More
Biden Budget; Research Security; Cities, Safety, & Health
BU IN DC Ambassador Mark Storella of the Pardee School of Global Studies spoke on a panel on U.S. foreign policy and the war in Ukraine at the Principles First Summit on March 4th. Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Gloria Waters attended the Association of American Universities Senior Research... More
Post-Doc Policies, NASA Science, National Science Strategy
BU IN DC Vice President and Associate Provost for Global Programs Willis Wang attended the Association of International Education Administrators annual meeting from February 19th through 22nd. Rebecca Ray and Cecilia Springer of the Global Development Policy Center addressed a Woodrow Wilson Center webinar on greening China's... More
State of the Union, Alondra Nelson, Writing Op-Eds
BU IN DC College of Engineering Dean Kenneth Lutchen met with Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and staff for Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) as part of the annual American Society for Engineering Education Public Policy Colloquium between February 6th and 8th. Con Hurley of the BU School of Law moderated a panel during a forum on... More
Science Policy Plans, Pandemic Origins, Robotics
BU IN DC Lara Merling of the Global Development Policy Center spoke at a Capitol Hill briefing on "The Impact of U.S. Policy on the Global Economy" on February 2nd. SCIENCE POLICY IN THE 118TH CONGRESS Congressional leadership for the committees that oversee federal science policy are now in place, with a... More
Education Leaders, Biosecurity Research, Equitable Research Plans
BU IN DC Mary Daly of the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine discussed genetic newborn screening legislation with the office of Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on January 20th. NEW EDUCATION POLICY LEADERS IN CONGRESS The education committees in both chambers of Congress have new leaders in 2023, setting the stage for a... More
Research & Student Aid Boosts, ARPA-H, Catalyzing Advocacy
BU IN DC Loretta Lees and Katharine Lusk of the Initiative on Cities attended the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors between January 17th and 20th. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that alumnus Hugh T. Clements, Jr. (MET '05) has been tapped to lead the Community Oriented... More