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Experiences of Black STEM in the Ivory: A Call to Disruptive Action

July 10, 2020

Join us for “Experiences of Black STEM in the Ivory: A Call to Disruptive Action,” July 14-15. Listen and learn how you can take action to end anti-Black racism in STEM higher ed.This two-day event will bring together students, staff, faculty and leadership from five different academic institutions across the country, including Boston University, to […]

Experiencing Racism Increases Black Women’s Heart Disease Risk, BU Research Finds

March 1, 2023

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Explain This! How Do Planets Form?

May 21, 2024

In this episode of The Brink’s podcast, we take a trip into space and our solar system with BU astrophysicist Catherine Espaillat, who teaches us about protoplanetary disks, baby stars, and planets

Extensions for Early Career Scientists Whose Career Trajectories have been Significantly Impacted by COVID-19

March 10, 2021

NIH has issued Guide Notice No. NOT-OD-21-052, to support early-career scientists whose career trajectories may have been significantly affected by the pandemic. NIH is providing an opportunity for recipients in their last year of NIH Fellowship (“F”) and NIH Career Development (“K”) awards who have been impacted by COVID-19 to request extensions. No-cost Extensions – For Fellowships and […]

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F&A Guidance

February 11, 2021

SP and PAFO have created an F&A guidance document to help you determine the correct F&A rate to use when you are developing your budget. It addresses common issues such as the on-site versus the off-site rate, when will a lower F&A rate be acceptable, how to determine the correct federal rate to use, etc.See […]

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F&A Guidance Update

July 9, 2021

Earlier this year SP created an F&A guidance document to help determine the correct F&A rate to use when developing budgets. We have updated this document to clarify the requirement that all industry sponsored projects are expected to budget the full research rate on a Total Direct Cost (TDC) basis. In cases where an industry sponsor […]

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Faculty Early Career Development Program at the NSF (2015)

December 13, 2015

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation‘s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of both within the context of their organizations’ missions. In 2015, BU hosted two NSF Program […]

Faculty Transfers Involving Capital Equipment

May 24, 2022

Please contact Property Management to report all faculty transfers to and from the University that involve moveable capital equipment.Movable capital equipment is defined as any tangible property with an acquisition value of $5000 or more and a useful life of 1 year or longer.While transfer of equipment is managed at the department level, Property guidelines […]

Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference – Registration is Open

November 16, 2023

Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference! This virtual conference will be broadcast live on Zoom during the week of December 4 – 7, 2023. Please feel free to check nsfpolicyoutreach.com for the most up-to-date conference information and to view the conference agenda. You can view session recordings from […]

FAQ: What do I do if someone in my lab tests positive for COVID-19?

August 18, 2020

Lab PersonnelWhat should I do if I test positive, am exhibiting symptoms, or come in close contact with someone who’s tested positive?Stay home. If you are already at your workplace, go home immediately. If you reported your symptoms through Healthway, a Healthway medical professional will contact you shortly. Otherwise, call the Healthway Line at 617-353-0550. […]