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Proposal deadline reminders as we approach intersession 2016

December 19, 2016

Faculty and Administrators,We know that many of you are working on proposals due this week and some due immediately upon return from intersession on January 3. As we all work to wrap up the semester, we advise the following timelines to ensure timely proposal submission.For proposals due this week:Please provide your final application to Sponsored […]

Proposal Summary Form (PSF) Updates

June 26, 2025

Sponsored Programs has released an updated Proposal Summary Form (PSF).Summary of ChangesAddition of a Voluntary Uncommitted Cost Share type field to be used for CRC NIH training/fellowship grants only.Language surrounding specialized IT requirements has been updated under the Other section.This includes updating the email addresses to be used for both CRC and MED.Certification Language has […]

Proposed Changes to the Uniform Guidance

June 18, 2026

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget recently published a proposed rule to revise the Uniform Guidance. These changes would have significant implications for Boston University’s research enterprise. The proposed rule is now open for a 45-day public comment period.

BU student researcher Sierra Koerber-Marx works underwater at Nubble Light on Maine’s southern coast, while her sugar kelp subjects crowd the foreground

Protecting Maine’s Coastal Heritage—and Her Own

June 10, 2025

Student researcher and daughter of a lobsterman Sierra Koerber-Marx (CAS’26) dives to help save sugar kelp in a changing ocean

Providing Doctoral Students Business Skills for Whatever Profession They May Pursue

June 20, 2023

Alexander Gold, a PhD candidate in microbiology at BU, described as “transformative” his time participating in BU Technology Development’s OTD Analyst program.Mengjie Yuan, a PhD candidate in BU’s School Medicine, described her participation in the Analyst program as a “very important experience for me”— one that helped her gain a coveted job offer from the […]

PSF Signature Authority Reauthorization and New Fee-for-Service Process

February 10, 2021

The Office of Research is reaching out to update our list of the individuals in your school/college or center who have signature authority (or for whom delegated signature authority has been authorized) for the submission of proposals and fee-for-service agreements. As you know, in order to submit a proposal or negotiate an agreement with industry, […]

Pulmonologist Darrell Kotton Is BU’s Innovator of the Year

May 2, 2025

Regenerative medicine researcher is recognized for his work in pioneering lung disease treatments with stem cell technology and accelerating scientific discovery with open-access resources.

Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

November 16, 2023

For nearly 30 years, Boston University has led the largest and longest-running study of Black women’s health, shining a light on tragic disparities and showing women their lives matter

Radioisotope use (RAM) permits will be migrated to BioRAFT

May 17, 2018

Radiation Safety has begun the process of migrating RAM permits from the Research Information Management System (RIMS) to BioRAFT. Permits will be migrated in order of upcoming permit expiration dates.Once a permit has been migrated to BioRAFT, the permit holder will receive a notification through the BioRAFT messaging system asking them to review the Radioisotope […]

Rebuilding Public Trust in Science

October 19, 2023

BU science communication scholars say it’s crucial for higher ed institutions to incentivize public outreach efforts