Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) Have Been Distributed to Department Administrators/Effort Coordinators
To comply with Federal Regulations, all Boston University employees who are paid from Sponsored Research funds receive a Personnel Activity Report (PAR) on a semi‐annual basis to review and certify their salary and effort. PARs for the period January – June 2023 have been distributed today via email to department administrators/effort coordinators. Please note, all […]
Limited Submission Opportunity: National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Pilot Phase
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a new solicitation that sets out a vision for a new National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL). The NQVL will provide a shared infrastructure framework to support the translation of basic quantum research into new technologies as well as progressing the scientific and technical value of the research. The […]
BU’s Carl Streed Is Recognized by the AMA for Outstanding LGBTQ+ Healthcare
“Political and economic barriers remain some of the greatest obstacles to transgender folks accessing competent and compassionate care,” says American Medical Association award winner
Period of Performance – Allowable Costs
As a reminder, all expenditures should be for work performed within the Period of Performance of the Award. For example, if your award ends July 2023, work performed in August 2023 is not an allowable charge. Boston University’s auditors test period of performance expenditures each year, including costs that were expensed in the first month […]
How Wildfires Alter the Air We Breathe, and the Forests They Burn
Environment and health experts are worried about how climate change will make impacts from wildfires worse
New Artificial Intelligence Program Could Help Treat Hypertension
Model helps match people with high blood pressure to the medication most likely to work for them—and could improve trust in healthcare AI
Memo: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes, May 31, 2023
TO: Boston University Deans, Department Chairs, Principal Investigators, Department Administrators, and Grant Administrators FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Karen Antman, Provost, Medical Campus, and Dean, School of Medicine DATE: May 31, 2023 SUBJECT: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes Boston University is committed to efficiently managing its animal care facilities […]
Updated Fringe Benefit Rates for FY24/25 and Revised Budget Templates
The University has negotiated new fringe benefit rates with the Department of Health & Human Services for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The revised Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement dated 3/27/2023 can be found here. The new rates should be reflected on all future grant and contract proposals where there will be activity on and after […]
The Innovation Ecosystem: Don’t Go it Alone (2023)
Join us in celebrating the Boston University 2022 Innovator of the Year, Ji-Xin Cheng, professor of biomedical engineering and electrical & computer engineering and Theodore Moustakas Chair Professor in Photonics and Optoelectronics. In celebration of innovation and in recognition of Dr. Cheng, BU Technology Development has organized a discussion with past winners of BU’s Ignition […]
Research on Tap: Neuroscience to Data Science and Back (2023)
The human brain has 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion synaptic connections. Making sense of the all the information being processed is one of the greatest challenges in neuroscience. To truly understand the brain, we need to harness the tools and methods of data science, including new computational, statistical, and analytical approaches. Furthermore, the relationship […]