Beltway BUzz
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Appropriations Process Gets Underway
BU IN DC Vesko Garcevic of the Pardee School of Global Studies testified on Russia's role in global elections before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on June 28. APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS GETS UNDERWAY Congress has commenced with crafting legislation to fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2018 in the last several weeks, with the House... More
Supreme Court to Hear Travel Ban Case
BU IN DC Ahmad Khalil of the College of Engineering had his research highlighted on the National Institutes of Health Director's Blog on June 22. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR TRAVEL BAN CASE On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments this fall regarding the controversial executive order by the Trump Administration... More
Committee Examines Campus Free Speech
BU IN DC Kim Relick of the College of Communication hosted a workshop on storytelling with big data for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on June 20. Stephen Prothero of the College of Arts & Sciences participated in a Washington Post event on the First Amendment on June 20. COMMITTEE EXAMINES CAMPUS FREE SPEECH On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee... More
Education Department Pulls Back Key Regulations
BU IN DC Jeanne Kelley of Global Programs took part in the Council for Global Immigration 2017 Symposium on June 11 through 14. Brian Walsh of the College of Engineering showcased his micro-satellite prototypes at a Capitol Hill exhibition of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-supported research on June 14. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PULLS BACK KEY REGULATIONS On... More
Collins to Remain at NIH, Amends GSI Proposal
BU IN DC School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea attended the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities, of which he is a member, on June 5 and 6. Mayank Varia of the Hariri Institute for Computation and Computational Science & Engineering met with Congressional staff to discuss cybersecurity policy on June 6. Emily Barman of... More
First White House Budget Request is Panned
BU IN DC School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea gave a presentation on the impact of structural racism on health disparities at a workshop hosted by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities on May 22. Dennis Carlberg of Sustainability participated in the Urban Land Institute's Ten Principles of Resilient... More
Lawmakers Introduce Student Outcomes Bill
BU IN DC Robert Stern of the School of Medicine testified at a Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee hearing on athlete safety on May 17. Tyler Perrachione of Sargent College met with Congressional staff and exhibited a poster on his research as part of the Coalition for National Science Funding's annual exhibition... More
Trump Administration Adds Personnel
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ADDS PERSONNEL This week, several key Administration positions were filled that will have an impact on federal research policy and funding: Heather Wilson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday to serve as secretary of the Air Force. Wilson, a former congresswoman from New Mexico, has expressed her... More
Congress Funds Government Through September
BU IN DC Dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies Adil Najam spoke on a panel about development challenges facing Pakistan at the U.S. Institute for Peace on May 1. CONGRESS FUNDS GOVERNMENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER President Donald Trump will shortly sign into law a bill that funds the federal government for the remaining... More
Congress Expected to Pass Short Term Funding
BU IN DC Anthony Janetos of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future attended a National Academies meeting of the Committee to Advise the U.S. Global Change Research Program on April 20 and 21. School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea addressed the 2017 Amygdala, Stress and PTSD Conference... More