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 Peer Review, PCORI, Language Training
BU IN DC Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences Azer Bestavros attended a virtual meeting of the National Science Foundation’s Computer & Information Science & Engineering Advisory Committee, of which he is a member, on December 16th. BUZZ BITS... Congress passed a continuing resolution this week that keeps the federal government operating... More
Fogarty, Financial Aid Offers, Artificial Intelligence
BU IN DC Benjamin Sovacool of the Institute for Global Sustainability was a panelist on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine webinar on the role of the private sector in U.S. climate mitigation efforts on December 2nd. Madison Condon of the School of Law spoke at an American Enterprise Institute panel discussion... More
ARPA-H, Social Sciences, Sustainable Technologies
BU IN DC Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Dean David Chardattended a meeting of deans of education for schools in the Association of American Universities on November 17th. College of Communication Dean Mariette DiChristina moderated a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conversation on climate resilience in south and... More
BU Alum Wins, NSF EDU, Early Career Webinar
BU IN DC While Beltway BUzz took a break for the Congressional District Work Period, BU faculty and staff were busy in Washington. Visitors included: Benjamin Sovacool of the Institute for Global Sustainability spoke at a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine event. Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences... More
Presley & Lynch, SBIR, Research Toolkit
BU IN DC Benjamin Sovacool of the Institute for Global Sustainability gave a presentation at the U.S. Department of Energy's Justice Week celebration on September 15th. Madison Condon of the School of Law discussed environmental, social, and governance fund disclosures at a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee meeting on... More
Research Security, OSTP Director, Dimensions
BU IN DC Joyce Wong of the College of Engineering attended a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, of which she is a member, on September 13th. Jessica Stern of the Pardee School of Global Studies attended the White House United We Stand Summit on countering... More
ARPA-H Director, NASA Science, Brain Health and Recovery
BU IN DC Dean David Chard of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development discussed education research with Congressional and federal agency staff during the fall meeting of the LEARN Coalition on September 13th. Mary Churchill of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development attended a meeting of the American... More
Open Access, Biden Appointees, NSF Computing Event
BU IN DC Sarah Ketchen Lipson of the School of Public Health participated in an American Council on Education roundtable on mental health in higher education with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy on August 30th. President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint BU alumnus Michael Trager (LAW '85) to serve on... More
CHIPS, Science Budgets, Biden Science Priorities
BU IN DC Mayank Varia of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences attended a meetingof the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building, of which he is a member, on July 22nd. Joshua Goodman of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development announced he will start a year-long position next... More
OSTP Nominee, Humanities Funding, Nutrition & Health
BU IN DC 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 July 21st and 22nd. SENATE HEARS FROM OSTP NOMINEE On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of... More