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Changes to Medical Clearance Requirements for Research

June 20, 2024

BU’s requirements for medical clearance for research are changing. Beginning immediately, researchers working on a biosafety level 1 (BSL-1) protocol who do not work with animals no longer require medical clearance from the Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP). Researchers working on BSL-1 protocols who do work with animals (excluding fish and amphibians) or on protocols that are BSL-2 […]

Changes to Responsible Conduct of Research Requirements for National Science Foundation Investigators and Key Personnel

October 17, 2023

TO:Boston University Faculty FROM:Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Vice President & Assistant Provost for Research Development and PhD & Postdoctoral Affairs; Director, Responsible Conduct of Research Kathryn Mellouk, Associate Vice President for Research ComplianceDATE:October 16, 2023SUBJECT:Changes to Responsible Conduct of Research Requirements for National Science Foundation Investigators and Key PersonnelThe CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 altered the […]

Changes to the Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) Status

November 29, 2023

TO:Boston University Faculty and StaffFROM:Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for ResearchDATE:November 29, 2023SUBJECT:Changes to the Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) StatusI am pleased to announce changes to our Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) Status that expand PI privileges for several categories of faculty and staff and update our processes to better align with […]

China Has Financed Power Plants, Airports, and Roads around the Globe—but Has It Made the World a Better or Worse Place?

October 12, 2023

China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the world’s biggest ever infrastructure project, has boosted developing countries, but contributed to climate change and global debt, according to new BU report

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Exports To Western Polytechnical University

April 28, 2021

A Chinese national pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with illegally procuring and causing the illegal export of $100,000 worth of U.S. origin goods to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

City Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea Level Rise

February 1, 2024

In a new documentary film, Inundation District, climate reporter David Abel explores how the Seaport is threatened by rising seas

City Trees and Soil Are Sucking More Carbon Out of the Atmosphere Than Previously Thought

February 27, 2022

Researchers found that trees and soils on the outermost edge of forests may have a role in fighting climate change—but the benefits might not last

Clarifying BU|BMC Collaborations

April 13, 2022

Boston University (BU) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) share a unique and longstanding relationship with regards to sponsored research activity but it is also important to remember that BU and BMC are two distinct and separate organizations with:Different DUNS/UEI numbersDifferent EIN/Tax IDsDifferent negotiated F&A and Fringe ratesDifferent Annual AuditsDifferent Proposal and Accounting Systems Faculty who are […]

Climate Change Is Threatening the Mystic River Watershed—Can It Be Saved?

March 7, 2023

Closure of Mouse Assisted Reproductive Technologies (MART) Core

October 22, 2025

Due to availability of comparable commercial alternatives and low utilization, the Mouse Assisted Reproductive Technologies (MART) Core will be closing at the end of 2025 on December 19, prior to intersession. The Animal Science Center (ASC) will continue to assist in neonatal rederivations or caesarean rederivations, as needed, to meet health status requirements for our different vivaria. For […]