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.
Early Career Workshop
BU Federal Relations and Foundation Relations hosted a workshop featuring early career program officers on Thursday, December 1, 2022.
Working with the ARPA’s
Experts from Lewis-Burke Associates discuss how DARPA, ARPA-E, and ARPA-H operate on Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Financial Inclusion
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley & Congressman Stephen Lynch joined the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences for a conversation about inclusion and privacy in the financial sector on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
Sustainability, Health Equity, and Antiracism
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) discussed climate justice with the BU Center for Antiracist Research on Friday, September 30, 2022. The symposium was chaired by Monica Wang, chair of narrative at the BU Center for Antiracist Research and an associate professor of community health sciences at the School of Public Health.
The Computing and Information Science and Engineering Landscape: A Look Forward
The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) supports a majority of US academic research in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) topic areas. On Monday, September 12, 2022, researcher and leader of the NSF CISE directorate, Dr. Margaret Martonosi discussed key themes for the field, how CISE is... More
Building the Next Generation Climate Workforce
Innovative Solutions from Around the Country Thursday, June 9, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET on Zoom As climate change accelerates, the United States will face unprecedented challenges in the years ahead, from elevated levels of air and water pollution to extreme weather events such as heatwaves and storm surges. We need a... More
Antibiotic Resistance: A Looming Public Health Crisis
BU Prof. Kevin Outterson joined Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and others for a Capitol Hill briefing to discuss tackling the growing threat of antibiotic resistance on May 24, 2022 at 1:00 PM (ET). Speakers: Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Member, Senate Agriculture Committee Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA), Member, Ways and Means Committee ... More
Squishing Superbugs
Join BU LAW Professor Kevin Outterson for a Capitol Hill conversation about the challenges of antibiotic resistance on May 18th, 2022.
China’s Energy Plans
Dr. Cecilia Han Springer of the BU Global Development Policy Center testifies on Capitol Hill on March 17, 2022.
Dr. Philip Root from DARPA Visits BU
On March 16, 2022, Dr. Philip Root visited Boston University and discussed how to work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).