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Senator Markey, Future of NIH, Space Race

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BU President Melissa Gilliam & Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)
Photo by Jennifer Grodsky, Boston University Federal Relations

BU President Gilliam Meets with Senator Markey

President Melissa Gilliam and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA, Hon.’04) met at his Capitol Hill office in July for a wide-ranging conversation.

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ADVOCACY RESOURCE

PhD Candidate, Whitney Manhart (BUSM 20) and Research Technician, Jennifer Pacheco pose for a photo at NEIDL on August 24, 2018. They are working with Dr. Elke Muhlberger on LLOV, a filovirus related to Ebola.
Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University Photography

BU Responds to Congressional Requests for Input on the Future of the National Institutes of Health

The University urged lawmakers to prioritize investments in biomedical research, particularly the national infrastructure for biopreparedness, as Congress considers the future of the nation's premier life sciences agency.

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NOTABLE ALUMNI

B. Chance Saltzman visits Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, in 2023, along with Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs (far left), and Alan Leventhal (Hon.’09), US ambassador to Denmark, a BU trustee emeritus, and former chair of the University’s Board of Trustees.
Photo by Kaitlin Castillo

The Next Space Race

US Space Force General B. Chance Saltzman, a BU alum, is charged with securing our access to the stars and defending critical space infrastructure like GPS satellites from would-be assailants.

Race ahead


THOUGHT LEADERS

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