News & Events

Whether it’s a recent visit to Washington by BU’s president, one of our faculty members testifying before Congress, or the latest research developments on campus, we’ll keep you up to speed.

NSF CAREER: Overview and Advice for Competitive Proposals

This virtual event had Boston University faculty share expert advice on preparing competitive CAREER proposals on March 1, 2022. Among the panelists was Lewis-Burke Associates, a federal lobbying and consulting firm in Washington, DC, providing early career investigators with advice on how to best engage with NSF.

Diversity in Biomedical Research

Top takeaways from a recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) UNITE Initiative event, which highlighted opportunities for diversifying the biomedical research workforce and building new career pathways in the field. This virtual presentation was held on February 17, 2022.

Social Science Funding

The BU Center for Innovation in Social Science, Federal Relations, and Foundation Relations hosted a virtual workshop on seeking external research funding on February 7, 2022.

Department of Energy 101

This webinar held on September 28, 2021, featured advice from federal agency experts and BU faculty on how to navigate funding opportunities at the Department of Energy.

BU Hosts Clean Energy & Climate Infrastructure Briefing

Clean Energy & Climate Innovation: New Opportunities for Infrastructure Investment  On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, experts from the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE), the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), and Breakthrough Energy held a virtual discussion on how Congress can successfully incentivize cutting-edge clean energy investments in a future... More

BU & MIT Host Science Policy Webinar & Congressional Meetings on February 17-18

BU Federal Relations and the MIT Washington Office hosted a virtual science policy workshop for graduate students and post-docs to learn the basics of science policymaking and advocacy in D.C. Participants heard from several research policy experts and advocates on key aspects of the legislative and regulatory process that impact... More

Going Big: Strategies for Securing Large-Scale Federal Awards

Federal Relations and the Office of Research held a workshop on strategies for securing large-scale federal awards on November 2, 2020. Are you interested in building towards a center-scale research award but unsure how to get started? Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, a federal lobbying and consulting firm in Washington, DC, discussed strategies... More