{"id":39390,"date":"2022-11-03T14:38:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?page_id=39390"},"modified":"2023-11-10T18:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T23:53:31","slug":"event-topic-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/events-updates-trainings\/event-topic-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Topic Suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are currently seeking topic suggestions for upcoming events. Please submit your ideas using the survey provided below. We look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n<h3>What We\u2019re Looking For<\/h3>\n<p>We are currently soliciting event topic suggestions for our two signature event series: Research on Tap, which features highlights from current BU research, and Research How-to Workshops, which help members of BU\u2019s research community to build their research toolkit. Learn more about each series and view examples of successful event topics below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Research On Tap<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">Research on Tap events brings together groups of BU researchers around important, interdisciplinary topics. We assemble approximately 10-12 researchers to deliver four-minute micro-talks and hope to foster lively discussion with colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of past events include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accelerating the Energy Transition: Transformative Pathways to Decarbonization and Sustainability in the Next Decade<\/li>\n<li>Innovations in Brain Research<\/li>\n<li>Current Research on Autism<\/li>\n<li>Emerging Scholarship on Racism &#038; Antiracism<\/li>\n<li>Wearables and Biosensors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Research How-To Workshops<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">In this event series, we offer programming to help the BU research community build their research toolkit: to find funding, conduct research, bring ideas to market, promote work, and 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