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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.

Trainings & How-to (March 1 through May 31)

Wednesday, March 3

• 4:00 PM

  • Trainings & How-to

  Perfect Your Pitch Workshop

  This interactive seminar is offered annually each spring for BU’s research community. Pitch coach Linda Plano, PhD offers simple but effective techniques for translating your ideas into a compelling, authentic pitch to win over any audience, whether you’re speaking with a department chair, potential sponsor, investor, or grant manager.

Wednesday, March 10

• 1:00 PM

  • Trainings & How-to

  A Deeper Dive into SciVal: Data and Metrics

  Throughout higher education there is a growing impetus to incorporate data into decision making. One focus is the growing availability of bibliometrics, or the collection and analysis of data about books, articles, and other publications. SciVal, one of the leading sources of bibliometric data for academic institutions⁠, is available for free to all BU faculty…

Friday, March 12

• 11:30 AM

  • Trainings & How-to

  Confronting Gender Bias in Investor Q&A: Research and Practice for Female Innovators

  Boston University research leads to innovations with real impact, from life-changing solutions to life-saving technologies and therapeutics. The broader the pool of faculty patenting their work, the more diverse and impactful our research becomes. Yet data shows that there continues to be gender disparity in academic technology transfer and commercialization at universities nationwide. In this…

Wednesday, March 17

• 3:00 PM

  • Trainings & How-to

  Mapping Your Research Path: An Early Career Workshop

  This workshop is intended for early career faculty interested in learning more about federal and foundation funding. It will consist of an introduction to the wide range of resources and support provided by the Federal Relations and Foundation Relations teams, with a focus on early career funding roadmaps. The goal of the workshop is to…

Wednesday, March 31

• 3:30 PM

  • Trainings & How-to

  Research Priorities in the Time of COVID, with Matthew Fenton, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  Dr. 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…

Wednesday, April 7

• 3:00 PM

  • Trainings & How-to

  Finding Funding in the Social Sciences: Meet the Russell Sage Foundation

  The 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.