2017 Menino Survey of Mayors Briefing Event
Professor Graham Wilson, co-founder and Director of the Boston University Initiative on Cities kicks off the 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors briefing in Washington, DC. Photo by Jennifer Grodsky, BU Federal Relations. On January 23, 2018, an exclusive briefing on the 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors, a project led by the Boston University Initiative on Cities and supported by Citi and The […]
Research Leads to Amazing Things
Ed Damiano, an ENG professor of biomedical engineering and owner of medical device company, Beta Bionics, Inc. BU’s own Ed Damiano and other inventors of amazing things that began with National Institutes of Health funding spoke at a Congressional briefing on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Watch the video See the photos View the flyer
November 8th Congressional Briefing on Costs of War
The $5.6 Trillion Price Tag of the Post-9/11 Wars and How We Are Paying for It Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 10:00am – 11:00am Senate Armed Services Committee Room 236 Russell Senate Office Building Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) hosted a panel of speakers from the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute […]
American-Made Innovation Sparking Economic Growth
Abraham (center), with the team in her MED lab. Photo by Cydney Scott. The Science Coalition in conjunction with the House R&D Caucus hosted a panel discussion at the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. BU’s own Carmela Abraham and the leaders of eight cutting-edge companies held a forum about how federally-funded […]
Three from BU MED Attend Congressional Forum on Traumatic Brain Injuries
On Friday, October 13, 2017, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) held a joint Democratic Forum to review recent studies highlighting the advances in sports research on traumatic brain injuries due to contact sports and pathways to move forward. During the forum members from […]
Professor McKee Speaks at Capitol Hill Briefing
The American Brain Coalition, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation in cooperation with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on Understanding and Minimizing Sports-Related Brain Injuries at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 14, 2017. The briefing featured Dr. Ann McKee, […]
Morrison Hosts Briefing, Meets Lawmakers
On Thursday, July 20, 2017, Provost Jean Morrison hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on collaborative partnerships to combat opioid abuse in collaboration with the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse. The program featured David Rosenbloom of the School of Public Health, Chief Frederick Ryan of the Arlington, MA Police Department, and Kimberly Johnson, Director of […]
Professor Garcevic Testified Before the Senate on Russian Foreign Policy
On June 28, 2017, Ambassador Vesko Garcevic, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, testified before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence regarding Russian efforts to interfere in Montenegro’s 2016 election. Read the testimony.
Professor Robert Stern Testified Before the Senate on Athlete Safety
BU School of Medicine Professor Robert Stern testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 17, 2017. The Committee discussed “Current Issues in American Sports: Protecting the Health and Safety of American Athletes.” Learn more
New England Innovates Explores Role of Higher Ed
New England Innovates: Preparing the Innovation Economy Workforce Photo (left to right) – Daniel Hewett, Dr. Patricia Maguire Meservey, Dr. Gerry Fine, Marc Sedam, Andrea Cox. Source: New England Council On April 27, 2017, the Council held the second event in our “New England Innovates” series, which was launched last fall. “New England Innovates: […]