Research Events & Posts – Filter Page

Skiers and Snowboarders Could Be Exposing Themselves to Harmful “Forever Chemicals” Without Realizing

March 14, 2023

Woman in yoga clothing sitting on floor eating granola and fruit

Small Lifestyle Changes in Your 20s Can Shape Your Heart Attack Risk for Decades, BU Study Finds

January 20, 2026

Even modest improvements to diet, sleep, and exercise in young adulthood can dramatically lower the odds of later cardiovascular disease

Sociologist Jessica Simes’ New Book Explores the Toll of Mass Incarceration and Its Racial Disparities

February 27, 2022

How Black and Latinx neighborhoods in deindustrialized smaller cities have become communities of loss—robbed by the prison system of family members, wage earners, potential voters, and citizens

Some Boston Harbor Shellfish Is Now Safe to Eat—Why Is That a Big Deal?

February 20, 2026

Boston University marine scientist Robinson “Wally” Fulweiler explains how shellfish help keep our seas healthy

Songbird Brains Can Generate New Neurons. Can We Help Human Brains Do the Same?

April 21, 2026

Boston University study sheds new light on how songbird brains refresh themselves—findings that could one day open the door to new human therapies

Sourcing and SRM

January 26, 2021

As you know, Boston University’s Sourcing Department moved from SRM to Guided Buying in August 2020. Old open commitments related to a SRM requisition, or purchase order all need to be closed. As part of the closeout process of a grant, PAFO has always indicated that the department would need to work with Sourcing to close […]

Center for Computing & Data Sciences at Boston University

SP Closing Early to Celebrate Inauguration Day 9/27/2024

September 11, 2024

In celebration of Dr. Gilliam's Inauguration, Sponsored Programs (SP) will be closing at 1 pm, Friday, September 27, 2024. Staff will not be available after 1 pm. Any items that require attention or submission must be submitted to SP no later than 12 pm, Thursday, September 26, 2024, otherwise we will attend to it when […]

BU-developed LEXI telescope juts out from the top right of the Blue Ghost craft as an image of the Earth reflects off the lunar lander’s solar panel.

Spacecraft Carrying BU Telescope to the Moon Captures Breathtaking Images of Earth

February 18, 2025

NASA’s Blue Ghost mission has finished orbiting Earth and is on its way to the moon.

Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID 19 Pandemic

June 15, 2020

As announced in Notice NOT-OD-20-123, NIH, AHRQ and NIOSH have provided an exception to the policy for post-submission materials (NOT-OD-19-083) for applications submitted for the January 2021 council (beginning with applications submitted for the May 25, 2020 due date for Fall 2020 review meetings). A one-page update with preliminary data as post-submission materials will be accepted […]

COVID-19

Splitting PDFs into Separate Pages

February 8, 2018

Instructions for splitting PDFs into separate documents with individual pages automatically, using Adobe Acrobat Pro or DC.This is particularly useful when splitting PARs into individual files to send for digital signature.Step 1.Open the PDF using Adobe Pro or Pro DC (the feature isn’t available in Adobe Reader). In Adobe Pro DC, navigate to the menu at the […]