Ambassador Mark Storella<\/strong> led a group of Pardee School of Global Studies\u00a0graduate students<\/strong> who met with officials at government agencies and international organizations from March 6th through 9th.<\/p>\n Nahid Bhadelia<\/strong> of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research<\/strong> announced she is a Visiting Fellow<\/a> for pandemic preparedness policy and response at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on March 7th.<\/p>\n President Joe Biden nominated Jonathan Woodson<\/strong> of the Questrom School of Business, the School of Medicine, and the School of Public Health<\/strong> to be vice chair<\/a> of the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 9th.<\/p>\n Five months after the start of fiscal year 2022, Congress passed the annual spending bills that determine federal agency budgets. The final spending package approved by both chambers of Congress this week would increase science and student aid funding as follows: <\/p>\n President Joe Biden is expected to sign the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 shortly.\u00a0<\/p>\n In our rapidly changing world, collaborative and interdisciplinary scientific approaches can strengthen research and scholarship by\u00a0enabling new knowledge and real-world solutions. Yet finding potential collaborators remains a challenging and time consuming process. The Office of Research is hosting a virtual workshop on Thursday, March 24th at 1 p.m. to highlight the\u00a0suite of resources at BU to help you identify collaborators for your research. Joe Farmer, Program Manager and Data Analyst in the Office of Research, will provide an overview of available tools, including SciVal, Dimensions, the BU Experts database, and BU Profiles, as well as techniques for using these tools to build valuable relationships.<\/p>\n
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