May 2021 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in May 2021. View previously selected grants, or a full summary of this month’s awards. For detailed information on research funding, visit Sponsored Research Reporting on the Research Support site.
A Data-Driven Approach To Ending Racial Inequity Through Health Policy Evaluation and Innovation
Total Anticipated
$ 1,500,000
Principal Investigator
Ibram Xolani Kendi, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
The Commonwealth Fund
Fund For Racial Justice and Equity
Total Anticipated
$ 500,000
Principal Investigator
Katherine Levine Einstein, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
Lumina Foundation
Networking The Global China Initiative
Total Anticipated
$ 250,000
Principal Investigator
Kevin Gallagher, Pardee School of Global Studies
Sponsor
The Ford Foundation
Multiscale Effects and Tail Events For Infinite Dimensional Processes and Interacting Particle Systems
Total Anticipated
$ 255,783
Principal Investigator
Konstantinos Spiliopoulos, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Determinants of COVID19-Induced Venous Thrombosis and Targeted Therapy Assessed With Bioengineered Vein-Chip
Total Anticipated
$ 719,803
Principal Investigator
John H Connor, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Improving Health Equity: Increasing Vaccine Uptake During The COVID-19 Pandemic With A Focus On Under-Represented Minorities
Total Anticipated
$ 260,347
Principal Investigator
Nina Mazar, Questrom School of Business
Sponsor
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Online Education For High School Students To Reduce HIV And Related Sexual Behavior Risk
Total Anticipated
$ 220,884
Principal Investigator
Kimberly M Nelson, School of Public Health
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
New Testament Studies After The Cultural Turn. Thinking Biblical Literature In The Midst Of Global Crises
Total Anticipated
$ 40,000
Principal Investigator
Luis Menendez-Antuana, School of Theology
Sponsor
The Louisville Institute
Reimagining Alternative Education: Designing For Geographies Of Care and Responsibility
Total Anticipated
$ 978,468
Principal Investigator
Eli Tucker-Raymond, Wheelock College Of Education & Human Development
Sponsor
The Spencer Foundation
Condition Of Career Readiness In The United States
Total Anticipated
$ 85,000
Principal Investigator
Vernon Solberg Scott, Wheelock College Of Education & Human Development
Sponsor
Coalition for Career Development Center