{"id":143,"date":"2023-10-19T17:46:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2023\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2023-12-04T14:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:53:11","slug":"investing-in-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2023\/pathogen-busters\/investing-in-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">BU\u2019s<\/span><strong><span class=\"s3\"> <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bostoncrc\/\"><strong><span class=\"s3\">CONTRACEPTIVE RESEARCH CENTER<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"s2\"> received a $7.2 million grant from the <strong>NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH&#8217;S <\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"s3\">NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s2\"> to continue developing the next generation of contraceptives and products that prevent sexually transmitted infections, with a focus on \u201cplantibodies\u201d: antibodies that have been cultivated from tobacco plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ling.bu.edu\/people\/neidle\/\"><strong><span class=\"s3\">CAROL NEIDLE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"s2\">, professor of linguistics, was awarded<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> <\/span><span class=\"s2\">$750,000 by the National Science Foundation\u2019s <\/span><strong><span class=\"s3\">CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s2\"> program to continue her development of AI-based tools that enhance access and opportunities for those who are deaf and hard of hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/sheryl-grace-ph-d\/\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">SHERYL GRACE<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, associate professor of mechanical engineering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/profiles\/dan-li\/\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">DAN LI<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, associate professor of Earth and environment, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/roberto-tron\/\"><strong>ROBERTO<span class=\"s1\"> TRON<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, were named to lead a <span class=\"s1\"><b>NASA<\/b><\/span>-funded,<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>$5.6 million multiyear project that will study the technical requirements for using quieter, vertical-lift air vehicles in an urban environment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Funded by a $550,000 award from the <\/span><strong><span class=\"s3\">NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/nina-mazar\/\"><span class=\"s3\">NINA MAZAR<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"s2\">, professor of marketing, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/marshall-van-alstyne\/\"><span class=\"s3\"><strong>MARSHALL<\/strong> <strong>VAN<\/strong> <strong>ALSTYNE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/profiles\/ran-canetti\/\"><span class=\"s3\"><strong>RAN<\/strong> <strong>CANETTI<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s2\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/profiles\/mayank-varia\/\"><strong><span class=\"s3\">MAYANK VARIA<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"s2\">, professors of computing and data sciences, will conduct a multidisciplinary research project to help minimize the adverse effects of misinformation and promote free speech.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BU\u2019s CONTRACEPTIVE RESEARCH CENTER received a $7.2 million grant from the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH&#8217;S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT to continue developing the next generation of contraceptives and products that prevent sexually transmitted infections, with a focus on \u201cplantibodies\u201d: antibodies that have been cultivated from tobacco plants. 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