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Elevating the Clothes-Eating Moth from Pest to Evolutionary Marvel

May 3, 2023

Wondering how to rid your closet of the webbing clothes moth? Maybe it’s time to learn to live with them—they can boost ecosystems and could help eat heavy metals

Empowering Citizen Scientists to Study and Protect Coastal Wetlands

March 3, 2022

BU scientists develop portable sensors to measure carbon levels in coastal environments that are critical to fighting climate change

Enforcement of NSF-approved Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Formats Begins on 10/5/20

September 17, 2020

Dear Colleagues:Effective October 5, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will begin enforcing the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1) requirement to use NSF-approved formats for the preparation of the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support proposal documents. The NSF-approved formats are SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae and an NSF fillable PDF.All other […]

Engaging with DARPA (2016)

October 17, 2016

Featuring Stefanie Tompkins, PhD, Director, Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)DARPA’s mission is to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security, thus catalyzing the development of capabilities that give the Nation new options for preventing and creating strategic surprise.The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is one of six technical offices at […]

Engaging with Science Media and Establishing Yourself as an Expert Source (2022)

April 27, 2022

Hosted by BU PR | Social Media and BU Office of ResearchAre you interested in communicating your research and expert perspective to journalists and target audiences? Join this remote, interactive workshop facilitated by Meredith Drosback and Tori Fosheim from SciLine, a service from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) that connects US scientific […]

Engineer Xin Zhang Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship

May 10, 2022

Equity Conversations Between PIs and Graduate Students

May 1, 2023

Negotiating an Equity Split with Your PIIt can be the most fraught of conversations. A graduate student working on research that shows commercial promise seeks a sit-down with his or her principal investigator (PI) about starting a company. How does that grad student or post-doc broach the topic of a university spin-out – and, most […]

Equity in Innovation: Overcoming Barriers to Women Engaging in Innovation and the Patent System (2020)

October 21, 2020

Join Technology Development and Arrows to explore the barriers women face in innovation and the patent system. The event will feature a keynote from Laura Peter, Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), followed by a panel discussion with Deputy Director Peter, Biomedical Engineering Professor Joyce Wong, and patent attorney Susanna Benn. The keynote […]

eRA Commons Log-in and Landing Screens Scheduled for Release January 12

January 11, 2021

The newly designed eRA Commons Log-in and Landing Screens are scheduled for release January 12. The modernized screens provide a simpler interface where key information will be front and center along with enhanced security and stability for the Commons module.See the eRA notice which includes information on key features and related resources. Subscribe

eRA Information: Data Management and Sharing Plans “Other Request” Type Available October 12

October 12, 2023

eRA Information: Prior Approval Requests to Revise Data Management and Sharing Plans for NIH Awards to be Submitted via Prior Approval “Other Request” Type Effective October 12We are pleased to inform you that the “Other Request” type will be available for NIH awards in Prior Approval as part of an eRA Commons release on Thursday, […]