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All Topics (April 29 through June 30)

Tuesday, April 29

  • 12:00 PM
    Find Funding for Evaluating Social Programs and Policies: Meet Arnold Ventures
    Arnold Ventures (AV) is a philanthropy dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through evidence-based policy solutions that maximize opportunity and minimize injustice. AV focuses on improving systems where outcomes are falling short, incentives are misaligned, and the time is right for change in areas including Criminal Justice, Higher Education, Health, Infrastructure, and Public…
  • 1:00 PM
    What Everyone Should Know About Bird Flu (H5N1)
    the National Academies' Health and Medicine Division and Division on Earth and Life Studies are holding a special edition “Healthy Exchange” webinar series addressing the topic. The first webinar in the series, “What Everyone Should Know About Bird Flu (H5N1),” will take place on April 29, 2025. Subject matter experts will provide general information about…

Wednesday, April 30

  • 2:00 PM
    AIR Weekly Seminar
    Speaker: Baifeng Shi (https://bfshi.github.io/), Fourth-year PhD student from Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) at UC Berkeley Talk Title: “Scaling Vision Pre-Training to 4K Resolution” Abstract: Modern vision models such as SigLIP and DINOv2 are all pre-trained at low resolutions (e.g., 384x384 pixels). Compared to human vision which can easily achieve an effective resolution of 10,000×10,000, such…

Thursday, May 8

  • 10:00 AM
    FRP Symposium: AI for Understanding Earthquakes
    AI techniques are increasingly important in the study of seismic events and changes in the structure of the earth over time. For the last year, we have been undergoing a focused research project through the Hariri Institute at Boston University to develop novel approaches of using AI for understanding earthquakes. The goal of this symposium…
  • 6:30 PM
    Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World
    Try your hand at being an outbreak responder in this interactive forum, part of the Museum of Science’s 2025 Being Human spotlight. This interactive forum will engage participants to walk through the decision-making process of responding to infectious disease threats such as avian influenza and Ebola. Participants will work together to consider the many factors…

Saturday, May 10

  • 12:00 AM
    MIT BIOSUMMIT - AI in Biotech and Healthcare
    Be online on Saturday, May 10th, for an engaging conference exploring the impact of AI in healthcare and biotech. Join industry leaders, innovators, and experts at the MITCOB BioSummit to discuss groundbreaking AI applications in pharma, biotech, and healthcare. Students and post-docs register for free.

Wednesday, May 14

  • 9:00 AM
    Fierce Pharma - Drug Development and Delivery Insights for 2025
    Join us for Drug Development and Delivery Insights for 2025, a virtual event where industry leaders will explore the latest innovations in drug delivery and development. Throughout this half-day event, experts will dissect key challenges and opportunities, covering topics such as RNA delivery, ultra-long-lasting drug delivery platforms, the latest technologies, and much more.
  • 10:30 AM
    Fact from Fiction: Healthcare Literacy
    Dr. Traci Hong, who leads CEID's health communication research core, will be speaking at the Boston Globe's Health Equity Summit on the 10:30am panel, Fact from Fiction: Healthcare Literacy.
  • 12:00 PM
    Health Data Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Mary L. Gray
    Speaker: Dr. Mary L. Gray, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research; Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Talk Title: "Bridging AI Divides: Community-Driven Innovation for Equitable AI" Abstract: In this talk, Mary L. Gray from Microsoft Research explores the critical role of community-industry partnerships in developing equitable AI solutions.…
  • 1:00 PM
    Guidance on Foundation Funding
    As the funding landscape shifts, many faculty are now looking into funding from private foundations. This workshop will provide an overview of BU Foundation Relations, how to build relationships with foundations, and some tips for how to align research with foundation priorities. Several faculty will also discuss their strategy to approaching foundations and lessons learned…

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