Lab Support from Environmental Health & Safety – 3/20 Update

Environmental Health & Safety will remain open to provide assistance to our research laboratories during this time. EHS staff are continuing to work with our labs as they implement plans to reduce their research activities, limit work with hazardous materials, and not start up new research processes.  EHS will also continue to advise labs as […]

Memo: Preparation for Potential Cessation of In-Person On-Campus Research

TO: Boston University Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Postdocs FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research DATE: March 21, 2020 SUBJECT: Essential On-Campus Research and Preparation for Potential Cessation of In-Person On-Campus Research We have previously asked researchers on both the Charles River and Medical Campuses to minimize laboratory activity to the […]

NASA Grants Guidance

BU has received the following guidance about NASA grants and deadlines in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of March 20, 2020: Funding for individual investigator awards will be impacted. NASA is making modifications to ROSES 2020 program elements and will announce future modifications on NSPRIES. At this point, SMD has determined the following opportunities […]

Donate Personal Protective Equipment

Dear Researchers, There is a shortage on campus of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as masks, disposable gloves and gowns, N95 respirators, and face shields.  While we understand that some of you may have desires to help and donate PPE supplies to others outside of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, both of our institutions […]

Limited Submission Opportunity: DOJ Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2020. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FGM refers to procedures involving partial or total removal of female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for any cultural, religious, or nontherapeutic purpose. It is illegal in the United States under federal law to perform this procedure on people under 18 years of age (see 18 U.S.C. § 116), and prohibited by many states as well. This program addresses the crime of FGM

DOD Response to “Suggested Deadline Extensions”

Please see note below from the DOD Basic Research Office seeking feedback on “suggested deadline extensions.” We are aware that the Office of Naval Research in particular is not honoring yesterday’s OMB guidance regarding flexibility for research not performed as a result of the pandemic. We are working with our association colleagues to register our […]