Hazing; Health Inequity; NSF MultiPLEx
BU IN DC
Dean ad interim Elise Morgan of the College of Engineering joined the United for Medical Research coalition to meet with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli on September 24th. The group also met with House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) to advocate for NIH funding.
Dean Scott Taylor of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies hosted Pardee at the Park at Nationals Stadium for an evening of baseball and networking with Washington-area alumni on September 24th.
Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs Daniel Kleinman attended the Association of Graduate Schools meeting between September 22nd and 24th.
Vice President for Strategy & Innovation Jasmin Patel attended the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows 150th Anniversary Gala on September 21st.
Benjamin Sovacool of the Institute for Global Sustainability addressed a National Academies workshop on “Macroeconomic Implications for Decarbonization Policies and Strategies” on September 13th.
BUZZ BITS…
- President Joe Biden signed a continuing resolution to keep the government running at its current funding level until December 20th, nearly three months past the start of the October 1st federal fiscal year. Congress will return after the November elections to resume work on the annual spending bills that determine federal agency budgets.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the bipartisan Stop Campus Hazing Act (H.R.5646), which would require universities to report publicly both hazing incidents and hazing prevention policies. The Senate has not advanced the bill but passed a National Hazing Awareness Week resolution.
- David B. Berkowitz is the new assistant director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Berkowitz previously led NSF’s Chemistry Division; he serves on the faculty of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He oversees an approximately $1.7 billion budget that covers the divisions of Astronomical Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences, Materials Research, and Physics.
EVENT NEWS YOU CAN USE
The Office of Research resumes its popular Research on Tap series this fall with “Health Inequity Meets Health Economics,” hosted by Sarah Gordon of the School of Public Health. The session will feature micro-talks by BU faculty in public health, economics, business, social work, and medicine who are exploring how policies and economic conditions shape inequities in health care access, quality, and outcomes. Refreshments and a reception will follow the presentations, allowing researchers to network with potential collaborators across the BU campuses.
GRANT NEWS YOU CAN USE
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a new international funding program: the Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx). The MultiPLEx program will support U.S. teams in multilateral research partnerships that “advance understanding on critical topics of regional or global importance.” Proposers are encouraged to include at least two partner countries outside the United States and to contact the relevant NSF program director before submitting a proposal.
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