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Animal Assurance Number Has Changed

March 27, 2017

Effective immediately, BU’s Animal Welfare Assurance number has changed from A3316‐01 to D16-00204. This impacts both campuses and should be used on proposals going forward.Please see the institutional numbers and rates page for frequently needed numbers and information.

Animal Welfare Assurance

Animal Operations System Rollout

July 14, 2021

We are reaching out to provide an important update on the timeline for the upcoming Huron Animal Operations (AOps) system rollout, which will change the way labs order animals, request transfers, imports, exports, and reserve procedure space. Our end-stage testing is complete and we are now able to provide specific dates for service outages and […]

Animal Operations System Training Opportunities

July 19, 2021

We are reaching out to provide an important update on the timeline for the upcoming Huron Animal Operations (AOps) system rollout, which will change the way labs order animals, request transfers, imports, exports, and reserve procedure space. Our end-stage testing is complete and we are now able to provide specific dates for service outages and […]

Animal Operations Update: Protocol Numbers

November 21, 2019

This spring, BU’s Animal Science Center will be rolling out a new and improved electronic system, Animal Operations (AOps), to request animals, imports, exports, and veterinary services; reserve procedure space and equipment; and much more. The Animal Operations system will be integrated with the IACUC system. Both are part of the Huron Research Suite. In […]

Announcement: Call for COVID-19 Research & Ideas

March 30, 2020

While Boston University has taken measures to ramp down non-essential laboratory research in response to the pandemic, we are also mobilizing new research to expand the work of our faculty, labs, and centers doing work related to COVID-19.We ask that faculty members with relevant research in the works, expertise to contribute, or ideas for addressing the pandemic, […]

Announcement: New COVID-19 Funding Opportunities

March 26, 2020

BU Federal Relations and the Office of Research have compiled a listing of funding calls specific to COVID-19 research. This listing is updated regularly, so please bookmark and check back frequently.

Announcing a new online internal resource, Best Practices for Grant Management at BU!

October 6, 2021

An instructional library is now available on a variety of grant management topics, created to identify the best approach to navigating areas of grant management at BU.You can view the list of topics and best practice documentation on our new webpage, which can be found under the Training & How To umbrella of the Research […]

Announcing FRED: the Financial Research Expenditure Dashboard

October 6, 2023

Hosted by Sponsored Programs and CIDA.We are pleased to announce a new tool developed to aid Department Administrators in managing sponsored research funds - the Financial Research Expenditure Dashboard (FRED). FRED will be released on Thursday, October 19th, along with best practice and training guides. Two live virtual information sessions will be held on Thursday, […]

Announcing the 2019 Ignition Award Winners

August 26, 2019

Technology Development is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Ignition Award. The Ignition program awards $75K, one-year grants to Boston University faculty to help launch promising new technologies into the marketplace. Congratulations to this year's winners, listed below.Members of the BU research community can reach out to Rana K. Gupta, Director, Faculty Entrepreneurship, with questions […]

Announcing the 2021 Ignition Award Winners

August 2, 2021

Technology Development is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Ignition Award. The Ignition program awards $75K and $25K, one-year grants to Boston University faculty to help launch promising new technologies into the marketplace. Congratulations to this year's winners, listed below.Members of the BU research community can reach out to Rana K. Gupta, Director, […]