{"id":13602,"date":"2021-11-19T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?p=13602"},"modified":"2022-02-04T14:14:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:14:03","slug":"buzz-bits-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/2021\/11\/19\/buzz-bits-18\/","title":{"rendered":"DOE Science Chief, Antiracist Data Science, DARPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>BU IN DC<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Rachel Rojas (COM &#8217;94) <\/strong>was named the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=df2a1917d1&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" target=\"_blank\" contenteditable=\"false\" title=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=df2a1917d1&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">assistant director of the Insider Threat Office<\/a> at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters on November 10th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heidi Peltier <\/strong>of the<strong> College of Arts &amp; Sciences <\/strong>spoke at a George Washington University virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=54e047eedc&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" target=\"_blank\" contenteditable=\"false\" title=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=54e047eedc&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conference<\/a> on the costs and consequences of war on November 18th.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>BUZZ BITS&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Geraldine Richmond as the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=f4af4ca1b5&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" target=\"_blank\" contenteditable=\"false\" title=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=f4af4ca1b5&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">undersecretary of science and energy at the U.S. Department of Energy<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>on November 5th. Dr. Richmond joins the Biden Administration from the University of Oregon, where she was a professor of chemistry. She is a National Medal of Science recipient and previously served on the National Science Board.<\/li>\n<li>The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is soliciting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=4d1da79de8&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" target=\"_blank\" contenteditable=\"false\" title=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=4d1da79de8&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">input on creating a &#8220;bill of rights&#8221; for an automated society<\/a>, with comments due by January\u00a015th. OSTP is also holding two listening sessions and six public events in November to gather information on how to ensure that artificial intelligence and other data-driven technologies abide by American values.<\/li>\n<li>This morning, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=274bc91753&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" target=\"_blank\" contenteditable=\"false\" title=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=274bc91753&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Build Back Better Act,<\/a> the $1.75 trillion social spending bill that includes a $550 increase for the maximum Pell Grant award and $3.5 billion for research at the National Science Foundation. The measure passed by a vote of 220-213, paving the way for House and Senate Democrats to negotiate a final bill to send to the President for signature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>EVENTS NEWS YOU CAN USE<\/h2>\n<p>The BU Office of Research&#8217;s next Research on Tap will focus on &#8220;Data Science for Racial Equity&#8221; and take place on November 30th at 4 p.m. in the Kilachand Colloquium Room. The event is cohosted by Azer Bestavros of the Faculty of Computing &amp; Data Sciences and Ibram X. Kendi of the Center for Antiracist Research. The session will feature BU data scientists engaged in research that uncovers racial inequity in a variety of contexts and provides a data-driven pathway to an equitable society. Come to this in-person event to learn from your colleagues and meet potential research collaborators.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=aa6d90997f&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" target=\"_blank\" contenteditable=\"false\" title=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=aa6d90997f&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSVP today<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>GRANTS NEWS YOU CAN USE<\/h2>\n<p>The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency&#8217;s (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) released a Broad Agency Announcement last month seeking \u201crevolutionary research ideas\u201d on topics not currently addressed by I2O programs and solicitations. The solicitation requests research on unconventional practices that could advance software science, technology, or systems within I2O&#8217;s four \u201cthrust\u201d areas: proficient artificial intelligence, advantages in cyber operations, confidence in the information domain, and resilient, adaptable, and secure systems. Proposers may submit an application outside of these topics if it includes the development of innovative software capabilities. DARPA cautions that proposals should not focus on merely &#8220;evolutionary improvements&#8221; to existing practices.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=79fd77e6f5&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" target=\"_blank\" contenteditable=\"false\" title=\"https:\/\/www.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bbb26aa6a2e1474a7442d71c6&amp;id=79fd77e6f5&amp;e=4a051cec5e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find out more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BU IN DC Rachel Rojas (COM &#8217;94) was named the assistant director of the Insider Threat Office at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters on November 10th. Heidi Peltier of the College of Arts &amp; Sciences spoke at a George Washington University virtual conference on the costs and consequences of war on November 18th. 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