Climate and Health Research, Title IX, Convergence Accelerators
BU IN DC Robert Hefner of the Pardee School of Global Studies spoke at a U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom event on democracy and religious freedom on December 7th. Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences Azer Bestavros, Dean David Chard and Nathan Jones of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, and Mayank […]
NIH Leader, Defense Research, Alzheimer’s Research
BU IN DC Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences Azer Bestavros attended a virtual meeting of the National Science Foundation’s Computer & Information Science & Engineering Advisory Committee, of which he is a member, on December 6th and 7th. Nahid Bhadelia of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research participated in a […]
Behavioral and Social Sciences at NIH
NIH Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Bill Riley addressed the BU community on December 8, 2021.
JFK Sculpture, Data Science, Vaccine Origin
BU IN DC Kennedy Center Unveils Sculpture by Alumnus Ivan Schwartz Ivan Schwartz (CFA ’73) sculpts U.S. history’s most famous figures, from President Abraham Lincoln to Harriet Tubman. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts commissioned his latest piece, a sculpture of President John F. Kennedy, in honor of the Washington venue’s 50th anniversary celebration. […]
Energy Research, Microelectronics, Social Science at NIH
Last week, the Biden Administration continued to expand its team: The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced Dr. Sally Benson as its deputy director for energy and chief strategist for the energy transition. Dr. Costa Samaras will be principal assistant director for energy and chief advisor for energy policy. Dr. Benson […]
First Gen, STEM Pathways, Transgender Voices
STUDENT LIFE Brianna Bourne’s Journey from Mattapan to Latin Academy to Comm Ave More than 18% of BU’s entering undergraduate students are the first in their family to attend college. Brianna Bourne (CAS ’24) shares her experience as one of BU’s first-generation students. Follow her journey COMMUNITY RESOURCE Building the Pipeline to Get Black, Hispanic […]
DOE Science Chief, Antiracist Data Science, DARPA
BU IN DC Rachel Rojas (COM ’94) was named the assistant director of the Insider Threat Office at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters on November 10th. Heidi Peltier of the College of Arts & Sciences spoke at a George Washington University virtual conference on the costs and consequences of war on November 18th. BUZZ […]
Justice League, STEM Pathways, Opioid Dependence
FACULTY EXPERTS This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League BU scientists from a range of disciplines are advocating for new policies to protect the world’s most vulnerable people from the consequences of climate change. Meet these environmental superheroes RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT For Knee Replacements, Physical Therapy Reduces Risk of Chronic Opioid Use BU researchers […]
Build Back Better, Chief Data Scientist, Pitching Your Research
BU IN DC School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea delivered a book talk at a hybrid event hosted by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and the Pulitzer Center on November 2nd. Rena Conti of the Questrom School of Business moderated a panel during the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority […]
USPTO, Social & Behavioral Research, Nelson Foundation
BU IN DC President Robert A. Brown attended the fall membership meeting of the Association of American Universities between October 24th and 26th. Daniel Segrè of the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Engineering gave a talk at a meeting of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee, of […]