Full Calendar
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This calendar is a round-up of events related to research from around BU. Browse all upcoming events by date, or select an event topic to narrow your search.
All Topics (March 30 through April 16)
Tuesday, March 30
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Delve Into the World of Translational and Clinical ResearchThis year's scientific line-up consists of interactive workshops that focus on recent clinical trials, research studies, and topics that are top-of-mind for today's trainees, junior faculty, and senior scientists.
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Chinese Loans to Africa, 2019 Data UpdateOn Tuesday, March 30, join the Boston University Global Development Policy Center and China Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS-CARI) for a joint webinar discussion and launch of the updated Chinese Loans to Africa Database with new 2019 data.
Wednesday, March 31
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Rethinking Health Care FinancingThis session will address ways digital transformation can help optimize the costs of health care delivery.
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Research Priorities in the Time of COVID, with Matthew Fenton, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesDr. Matthew Fenton, Director, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), will provide an update on NIAID’s current and future research priorities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics covered will include the FY21 budget for the National Institutes of Health, COVID-related grant policies and flexibilities, the NIAID response to…
Thursday, April 1
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Doctoral Reading StrategiesBoosting your reading comprehension is one of the most effective ways to enhance your overall academic performance and long term professional growth! During this workshop, we will explore strategies for navigating the heightened volume of readings in your doctoral programs. We will also discuss strategies for understanding complex academic texts and explore the relationship between…
Friday, April 2
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Assessing China's Belt and Road Initiative: African Debt Relief with Chinese CharacteristicsThe Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University is hosting the virtual conference series titled “Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) to examine the economic, social, political, and security impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). During this event, Deborah Bräutigam - Bernard L. Schwartz Professor in International Political Economy…
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Workshop: Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, White Supremacy and US Culture: The Call for Interfaith "Upstanding"Smashing Stereotypes: Dialogue Tools to Address Anti-Semitism
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Urban Inequalities Doctoral Workshop: “Spatializing a ‘Peculiar Good’: Private Security Markets in Istanbul.”Each semester, the Initiative on Cities hosts a doctoral workshop, led by Professor of Sociology and IOC Faculty Fellow Japonica Brown-Saracino, that invites post graduate and Ph.D. candidates to explore the issues of urban inequality. The workshop explores themes that include, but are not limited to: cities and race, economics, health, politics and governance, education,…
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CISE Seminar: Aaron Ames, California Institute of TechnologyTalk Title: Toward Safety-Critical Autonomy on Dynamic Robots Abstract: Guaranteeing safe behavior is a critical component of translating robots from a laboratory setting to real-world environments in an autonomous fashion. With this as motivation, this talk will present a safety-critical approach to the control of dynamic robotic systems, ranging from legged robots, to multi-robot teams,…
Monday, April 5
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Public Health Conversation—Antiracism as Health Policy: Race, COVID-19, and Policy Reform (Part 1)To learn more and to register, click the link down below.
Tuesday, April 6
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Public Health Conversation—Antiracism as Health Policy: Race, COVID-19, and Policy Reform (Part 2)To learn more and to register, click the link below.
Wednesday, April 7
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The IMF, COVID-19, and Climate ChangeAs the only global institution tasked with preventing and mitigating global financial instability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been called upon to play a crucial role in combatting the effects of two simultaneous crises: COVID-19 and climate change. Since the inception of the crisis, the IMF has provided strong global thought leadership in stressing…
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Introduction to Science PolicyWhat is science policy? How does the federal government impact scientific discovery, and why should the scientific community care about what happens in Washington, DC? Students will learn about the federal government’s role in science, with a particular focus on funding,regulations, and current topics of debate. The class will also discuss the range of science…
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Downtown After COVID: Will Urban Centers be the Same?For many who work in white collar office jobs, COVID-19 has ushered in a new era of working from home. Will the end of the pandemic bring back bustling urban centers filled with restaurants, cafes, shops, and white-collar office jobs? Will businesses forgo rent in favor of Zoom? Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities…
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Finding Funding in the Social Sciences: Meet the Russell Sage FoundationThe Russell Sage Foundation, in partnership with the Office of Research and Foundation Relations, will present a workshop to help acquaint social scientists at BU with the Foundation’s mission, funding priorities, programs, and grant application protocols.
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Public Health Conversation—Antiracism as Health Policy: Race, COVID-19, and Policy Reform (Part 3)To learn more and to register, click the link below.
Thursday, April 8
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Overcoming Procrastination & PerfectionismDo you find it difficult to start on projects without the pressure of a looming deadline? Has fear of failure held you back and contributed to writer’s block? This workshop will help you understand your procrastination triggers and how to overcome them. You will come away from this workshop with strategies to help you get…
Friday, April 9
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Focused Research Programs (FRPs) Full Proposal DeadlineFRPs are designed to facilitate research convergence by providing ‘scaffolding’ for BU Faculty members to coalesce in sustainable ways, with the goal of accelerating computing and data science research for future funding and broader impact. Funding is $100,000 – $150,000 per program and decisions are typically made in April or May, following the spring meeting…
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CISE Talk: Prof. Christos Cassandras on Best Practices for Effective PresentationsSpeaker:: Christos Cassandras, Distinguished Professor (ECE), Division Head and Professor (SE)
Tuesday, April 13
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Non-Academic Job Search for STEM PhDsNow, perhaps more than ever, PhDs are pursuing a myriad of opportunities outside the academy. Although finding a non-academic job may not be as structured as most academic searches, there are many resources available to support you in this process. Most importantly, there are tools available to help you to identify fulfilling, intellectually challenging career…
Wednesday, April 14
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Non-Academic Job Search for Humanities & Social Science PhDsNow, perhaps more than ever, PhDs are pursuing a myriad of opportunities outside the academy. Although finding a non-academic job may not be as structured as most academic searches, there are many resources available to support you in this process. Most importantly, there are tools available to help you to identify fulfilling, intellectually challenging career…
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Encounters: New Rwanda’s Campaign against “Genocide Ideology”Mark Geraghty (University College London) will offer an examination of New Rwanda’s on-going campaign against “genocide ideology,” which is prohibited in law as “thoughts” of ethnic hatred that threaten the recurrence of genocide. It analyzes the narratives of those imprisoned for this crime and their inability to reconcile with this new apparatus of state terror.…
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Abolitionist Feminism and the Long Nineteenth AmendmentPlease join the Boston University History Department for the 2021 annual Gaspar G. Bacon Lecture. Professor Manisha Sinha, the Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut will examine the long genealogy of the Nineteenth Amendment in the history of abolitionist feminism. It revisits the Reconstruction debates over women's suffrage to argue that…
Thursday, April 15
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Boston's Chinatown: Community, Power, and PlacemakingThis event is part of a series on Race, Place, and Space, co-hosted by the Initiative on Cities, BU Arts Initiative, and BU Diversity & Inclusion. The series focuses on the ways in which racial and ethnic groups access, inhabit, occupy, shape, and are memorialized in urban contexts—as well as the ways their contemporary and…
Friday, April 16
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Assessing China's Belt and Road Initiative: Italy and Greece: Two Case Studies for Chinese Involvement in Southern EuropeThe Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University is hosting the virtual conference series titled “Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) to examine the economic, social, political, and security impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). During this event, Pardee Professor Vesko Garčević, Philippe Le Corre - Research Fellow with…