Rep. Frankel Headlines BU Alumni Event
BU IN DC
President Robert A. Brown attended the fall membership meeting of the Association of American Universities between October 20 and 22.
Danielle Citron of the School of Law spoke at the Technology Ethics Center’s Deepfake Conference on October 18.
Mayank Varia of the College of Arts & Sciences and Tiffany Li of the School of Law addressed the Atlantic Council’s Global Forum on Strategic Communications on October 23 and 24.
Daniel Segrè of the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Engineering participated in a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Energy, of which he is a member, on October 24 and 25.
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Maureen O’Rourke was honored by the Irish Legal 100 on October 24.
Roscoe Giles of the College of Engineering attended a U.S. Department of Energy town hall on the future of computing on October 25.
BUZZ BITS…
- Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Griffin urged the academic community to address research espionage last week, shortly before U.S. Department of State officials announced a new policy requiring Chinese diplomats to alert U.S. government officials prior to visiting research institutions.
- President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order to reestablish the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and appointed seven members, primarily from industry. PCAST had been dormant since the conclusion of the Obama Administration.
- U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced he will step down at the end of the year. President Trump intends to nominate Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette as Acting Secretary.
REP. FRANKEL HEADLINES BU ALUMNI EVENT
Alumna and Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL, CAS ’70) was the featured speaker at a Capitol Hill reception hosted by BU Alumni Relations on Wednesday. More than 100 alumni listened as Rep. Frankel fielded questions from moderator Dr. Christine Hunter (MED ’80, CAS ’80) on her thirty years in the political arena, repeatedly mentioning how “BU so changed [her] life.” Frankel also provided insights into the current Congress from her perch on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Susan Richardson, Pamela Parker, and Corinne Tramuta of Alumni Relations attended the event.
EVENTS NEWS YOU CAN USE
As federal funding agencies ask researchers to become more vigilant in the disclosure of international research collaborations, BU Research will host its second town hall on the evolving regulatory landscape for research proposals. The October 30th forum on the Medical Campus will feature representatives from the BU faculty, Sponsored Programs, Office of the General Counsel, and the Office of Research.