{"id":8758,"date":"2018-06-15T10:10:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T14:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?p=8758"},"modified":"2018-06-15T11:27:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T15:27:26","slug":"spending-panel-seek-science-humanities-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/2018\/06\/15\/spending-panel-seek-science-humanities-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Spending Panel Seek Science, Humanities Increases"},"content":{"rendered":"

BU IN DC<\/h2>\n

School of Medicine Dean Karen Antman<\/strong> attended the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Council of Deans Administrative Board meeting and the AAMC Leadership Forum on Community Engagement on June 11.<\/p>\n

Goldman School of Dental Medicine Dean Jeffrey Hutter<\/strong>, Maria Kukuruzinska<\/strong>, and\u00a0Marianne Jurasic<\/strong>\u00a0met with the director of\u00a0National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research on June 13.<\/p>\n

Kevin Outterson<\/strong> of the School of Law<\/strong> discussed antibiotic policy with officials at the Food and Drug Administration and on Capitol Hill on June 13 and 14.<\/p>\n

Jeanne Kelley<\/strong> of Global Programs<\/strong> attended the Council for Global Immigration symposium and discussed immigration policy with Congressional staff between June 10 and 13.<\/p>\n

Leslie<\/strong>\u00a0Dietiker <\/strong>of\u00a0<\/strong>the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development <\/strong>participated in a forum for education researchers funded by the\u00a0National\u00a0Science Foundation and discussed mathematics education with Congressional officials<\/a><\/b> on June 7 and 8.<\/p>\n

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SPENDING PANEL SEEKS SCIENCE, HUMANITIES INCREASES<\/h2>\n

On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved two spending bills that would boost funding levels for the National Science Foundation<\/a> (NSF), the National Aeronautics\u00a0and Space Administration’s (NASA) Science Mission Directorate<\/a>, the National Endowment for the Humanities<\/a> (NEH), and the National Endowment for the Arts<\/a> (NEA). The Committee-passed bills would increase NSF’s budget by almost 4% over its current level; NASA’s Science budget by nearly 3%; and both the NEH and NEA budgets by 1.4%. The spending increases are similar to those recommended by the House Appropriations Committee, which means each agency is likely to receive a spending boost when final appropriations bills are negotiated and passed by both chambers of Congress.<\/p>\n

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ACADEMIES ISSUES REPORT ON HARASSMENT IN ACADEMIA<\/h2>\n

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine unveiled its long-awaited report on sexual\u00a0harassment in higher education, finding that the behavior remains pervasive despite increased awareness. The report states that the current\u00a0legalistic approach to addressing harassment has been\u00a0unsuccessful and is having adverse effects on the research enterprise. The authors urge universities to address campus culture and climate, diffuse power dynamics between advisors and trainees, and improve transparency about the consequences harassers face. Policymakers are urged to better protect accusers from retaliation, ban mandatory arbitration for discrimination claims, and require institutions to disclose data on on harassment cases and campus climate.<\/p>\n

Read the report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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BUZZ BITS…<\/h2>\n