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New Rules Planned for International Students
BU IN DC Joshua Barocas of the School of Medicine participated in an Infectious Diseases Society of America media briefing on July 1. Kevin Outterson of the School of Law spoke at the launch of the AMR Action Fund, a new global antimicrobial resistance initiative, on July 9. NEW RULES PLANNED FOR INTERNATIONAL... More
White House Expands Immigration Restrictions
A Note to Our Readers: Due to the Independence Day Congressional District Work Period, Beltway BUzz will not publish next week. WHITE HOUSE EXPANDS IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation on Monday that extends and expands earlier restrictions on certain nonimmigrant work visas through the end of the year. More
NIH Acts on Harassment, Foreign Influence
BU IN DC Ha Jin of the College of Arts & Sciences delivered a lecture on poet Li Bai for the Library of Congress on June 11. The BU Initiative on Cities hosted a webinar on whether federal Opportunity Zones policies are working for cities on June 10. NIH ACTS ON HARASSMENT, FOREIGN... More
Trump Restricts Entry of Chinese Grad Students
BU IN DC Michael Dietze of the College of Arts & Sciences participated in a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop on earth system predictability research on June 4. TRUMP RESTRICTS ENTRY OF CHINESE GRAD STUDENTS On May 29, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation restricting certain groups of Chinese... More
House Poised to Approve New Relief Bill
A Note to Our Readers: Beltway BUzz plans to publish intermittently when we have news on the federal government coronavirus response pertinent to BU. Please visit our website and Twitter account for timely updates. HOUSE POISED TO APPROVE NEW RELIEF BILL Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a COVID-19 relief... More
Dept. of Education Issues New Title IX Rules
A Note to Our Readers: Beltway BUzz plans to publish intermittently when we have news on the federal government coronavirus response pertinent to BU. Please visit our website and Twitter account for timely updates. BU IN DC Roscoe Giles of the College of Engineering gave a presentation to the U.S. Department of Energy... More
Congress Focuses on Research Relief
A Note to Our Readers: Beltway BUzz plans to publish intermittently when we have news on the federal government coronavirus response pertinent to BU. Please visit our website and Twitter account for timely updates. BU IN DC Yannis Paschalidis of the College of Engineering participated in a National Science Foundation workshop on modeling... More
Massachusetts Schools Focus on Fourth Stimulus
A Note to Our Readers: Beltway BUzz plans to publish intermittently when we have news on the federal government coronavirus response pertinent to BU. Please visit our website and Twitter account for timely updates. MASS. SCHOOLS FOCUS ON FOURTH STIMULUS As Congress puts together a fourth stimulus package to address the impact of... More
Third COVID-19 Stimulus Package Supports Higher Ed
A Note to Our Readers: Beltway BUzz plans to publish intermittently when we have news on the federal government coronavirus response pertinent to BU. Please visit our website and Twitter account for timely updates. BU IN DC Danielle Citron of the School of Law participated in a virtual panel on combating online... More
Federal Government Responds To COVID-19
A Note to Our Readers: Beltway BUzz plans to publish intermittently when we have news on the federal government coronavirus response pertinent to BU. Please visit our website and Twitter account for timely updates. BU IN DC Nahid Bhadelia of the School of Medicine was a guest speaker for a virtual townhall... More