Senate Committee Supports NSF, NEH, NASA
BU IN DC
Thomas Webster of the School of Public Health spoke at a National Academies workshop on PFAS chemicals on September 26.
Hardin Coleman of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Developmentdelivered the keynote address at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) annual meeting from September 25 through 27.
SENATE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS NSF, NEH, NASA
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved two spending bills that would increase the budget of both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in fiscal year 2020. The committee-passed bill would provide a three percent increase for the NSF and slightly more than a one percent increase for the NEH; the measure would continue to fund the Science Mission Directorate at NASA at its current level. The U.S. House of Representatives previously recommended higher research budgets for all three entities. The two chambers will need to reach agreement on spending prior to November 21, when the continuing resolution that is keeping the government operating at current funding levels expires.
BUZZ BITS…
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced last week that it selected Dr. Margaret Martonosi as the next leader of the NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate. Dr. Martonosi, a computer scientist at Princeton University, will begin her new role in February 2020.
- NSF’s Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate released a Dear Colleague letter detailing changes to longstanding NSF SBE programs. The “repositioned program portfolios and processes” will take effect in January 2020.
- A federal watchdog found that a majority of institutions that receive National Institutes of Health funding do not have sufficient safeguards in place to protect federally-funded research from foreign espionage.
EVENTS NEWS YOU CAN USE
BU Research has two upcoming events for faculty and staff:
- Learn how to incorporate data analysis about books, articles, and other publications in your research at a SciVal workhshop on October 10. SciVal is one of the leading sources of bibliometric data for academic institutions, and is free for the BU community.
- The first of two town halls on international research collaboration will be held on October 16. Representatives from BU Sponsored Programs, Office of the General Counsel, and more will outline the evolving regulatory landscape for international research partnerships and the current requirements for research proposals, reporting, disclosures, and agreements.
A Note to Our Readers: Due to the Congressional District Work Period, Beltway BUzz will not publish next week.