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Research on Tap: Women’s Health and Cultivating a Research Community at BU (2024)
For much of the 20th century, clinical research predominantly involved male participants, with the assumption that findings would apply equally to women. Concerns about hormonal fluctuations and reproductive health risks led to the exclusion of women, particularly those of childbearing age. This exclusion resulted in a significant lack of data on how various diseases and […]
Meet the American Parkinson Disease Association (2024)
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is a nationwide grassroots network dedicated to fighting Parkinson’s disease (PD) and works tirelessly to help the approximately one million with PD in the United States to live life to the fullest in the face of this chronic neurological disorder. Chief Mission Officer Rebecca Gilbert will join us to […]
From Ideas to Impact: Identifying and Effectively Conveying Your Core Messages (2024)
Looking to elevate your research communication skills and make a lasting impact? Join Throughline Group’s Christina Mozaffari and Joel Schwartzberg for a dynamic 90-minute workshop designed to help you sharpen your key messages and deliver them with confidence. Throughout this webinar, you’ll learn how to develop and refine key messages and deliver them with precision. […]
Instagram Insights: Exploring Strategy, Timing, and Creative Success for Researchers (2024)
Curious about how Instagram can help you expand the reach of your research? Join Suzanne Whitby, founder of SciComm Success, for a 90-minute workshop on how to effectively use Instagram’s visual platform to connect with new audiences and showcase your work. Unlike X (formerly Twitter), Instagram thrives on visual communication, offering a unique way to […]
Research on Tap: Climate Change and Clean Energy (2024)
Fossil fuels have provided major benefits to populations in affordability and well-being but also created large impacts on the health of people and the planet. In the face of climate change, new and ongoing research aims to understand the interconnectedness of energy, society, and the environment and to develop new technologies and policies that drive […]
Meet the Russell Sage Foundation (2024)
The Russell Sage Foundation is dedicated to “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” RSF funds social science research that extends the methods, data, and theories of the social sciences to better document and understand the nation’s most pressing social, political, and economic problems. The Foundation supports visiting scholars in residence and publishes […]
Meet the Wenner-Gren Foundation (2024)
The Wenner-Gren Foundation is committed to playing a leadership role in anthropology, helping researchers advance field knowledge, build sustainable careers, and amplify the impact of anthropology within the wider world while fostering inclusiveness within the discipline. President Dr. Danilyn Rutherford will provide a virtual session focused on the foundation’s grantmaking in the areas of research, […]
NSF Graduate Student Mentoring Plans: Resources for PIs (2024)
Beginning this month, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be requiring investigators to describe mentoring plans for graduate students funded on awards, similar to postdoctoral mentoring plans required previously. These requirements, described in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (NSF 24-1), will be in effect for all NSF proposals submitted on or after […]
Meet the American Cancer Society (2024)
As the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit source of funds for scientists studying cancer, the American Cancer Society (ACS) remains committed to funding basic, translational, clinical, and cancer control research now and in the future. ACS supports early-career and established investigators who perform innovative cancer research across a wide range of disciplines, to meet critically important […]
The Innovator’s Journey (2024)
In this series of lightning talks, BU faculty and alumni will share their diverse paths from invention to market to impact. Each innovator will offer insights on the challenges and opportunities that defined their journeys, including information about the institutional supports, advocates, mentors, and resources that helped them along the way. The talks will be […]