Mellon Foundation Awards BU $1.5 Million to Integrate Civil and Human Rights Archives into Undergraduate Curriculum
Supported by a $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, the integration of the University’s archival collections into courses will enable undergraduate students to directly engage with archival research while examining the powerful scholarship of these groundbreaking civil and human rights activists. Students will closely engage with the papers of King, Thurman, and Wiesel in […]
Simons Foundation launches collaboration co-directed by ENG’s Anna Devor to uncover how energy shapes brain computation
The human brain carries out more complex processes than any other organ, and to do this, it needs a lot of energy — roughly 20 percent of what the body generates. However, we still don’t fully understand how the brain creates energy, rations it out or uses its available supply to execute critical functions. The […]
Meet the Funder: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (10/9/26)
This was an in-person event. If you are interested in learning more about this funder, please connect with a Foundation Relations team member.
Oak Foundation gives $400,000 for continued expansion of the Women Veterans Network (WoVeN)
The Oak Foundation has given a four-year, $400,000 grant to BU’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine for the continued expansion of the Women Veterans Network (WoVeN), a national, peer support network led by women veterans for women veterans. WoVeN aims to reduce isolation and build strong local and national connections for women across all […]
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation President & CEO Stacie Bloom visits BU campus
Bloom met with Sloan Research Fellows as well as Chairs and nominators.
Maria Kamenetska, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Wins Moore Foundation Award to Push Boundaries of Experimental Physics
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative is provides investigators with $1.35 million over five years to give these scientists the flexibility to accelerate breakthroughs.
Diana Anderson, Assistant Professor of Neurology, receives Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking grant from The Greenwall Foundation
BU Researcher Receives Bioethics Grant for Improving Long-Term Care Facility Design – Diana Anderson, MD, M.Arch, assistant professor of neurology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received a one-year, $50,000 Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking grant from The Greenwall Foundation for her project, “Bioethical Evaluation in Long-Term Care Design: From Framework […]
Computer Science Faculty Earn Grants from Amazon, Foresight Institute for Advancing Privacy-Preserving Computing and AI
John Liagouris (Assistant Professor, Computer Science) received an Amazon Research Award in Cryptography to advance secure multiparty computation, or MPC, a technology that allows multiple parties to jointly analyze data without revealing their individual information. The project will address key technical barriers that have limited the technology’s adoption, translating recent advances in cryptography into scalable […]
Wally Fulweiler (Professor, Earth & Environment, Biology) presents at annual meeting for Simon Foundation’s Pivot Fellowship
The Simons Foundation’s Pivot Fellowship program held its annual meeting on April 8, 2026. Simons Foundation President David Spergel opened the meeting, highlighting the foundation’s mission and the need for more truly transformative science, which the Pivot Fellowships aim to support. BU computer and data scientist Mark Crovella described his work, which currently focuses on […]
Bob Woodruff Foundation provides additional funding to two CAMED programs, WoVeN and SAH-C
The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) has given a one-year grant to Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine for the continued expansion of the Women Veterans Network (WoVeN), a national, peer support network led by women veterans, for women veterans. Additionally, BWF has provided funding for one year for Strength at Home Couples (SAH-C), […]