BU Study Maps Climate Change, Demographics, and Disaster Risk, Providing Actionable Insights By Maeve Smillie and Maureen Stanton By mid-century, the U.S. will be a much hotter place. Heatwaves will last longer, summer temperatures will soar, and the number of dangerously hot days will rise sharply—especially in the US South. But not everyone will feel […]
Junior Faculty Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Dillon Brout, Cosmologist. Astrophysicist. Data Enthusiast. By Margo Stanton How do we understand dark matter, dark energy, or the history and fate of the Cosmos? These are questions that Hariri Institute Faculty Fellow Dillon Brout seeks to answer through his research. Brout, assistant professor of astronomy and physics, is a […]
By Maeve Smillie Despite a 44% increase in drug development investment over the past decade, the pharmaceutical pipeline has slowed, yielding fewer new drugs at greater cost, with only limited efficacy. As the industry grapples with this paradox, the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing’s hosted the AI for Drug Discovery Open Innovation Forum on […]
BY: ALEX JOHNSON They say that great minds think alike, but very little is known about how thinking translates to movement or action. The brain remains one of the great puzzles of science, and many issues related to the brain, like motor diseases, are still not fully understood. Munib Hasnain enjoys solving problems above all […]
BY ALEX JOHNSON Having a baby is a life-changing decision that often requires a great deal of time and energy to ensure a positive outcome. But the cost of assisted reproductive technologies like artificial insemination or in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and the emotional impacts of infertility can be a lot to bear. To try to improve […]
BY GINA MANTICA Every time you plug in your cell phone, tiny lithium ions travel back to the battery’s surface and give it the charge, or energy, that it needs to power on. But if the battery’s surface isn’t perfectly flat, spiky growths of metal called dendrites can form and decrease the battery’s efficiency or […]
BY: ALEX JOHNSON For many people, walking just one block around their town or city will result in them passing hospitals, pharmacies, and grocery stores. These things exist as a part of a public health network for local communities, but access is not always equal to everyone. Elaine Nsoesie, a Faculty Fellow at the Hariri […]
BY ALEX JOHNSON Almost every American is used to sharing information with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), but people were about to become eerily intimate with the agency after they announced the launch of a new website requirement: live video identity verification. The agency partnered with the third-party company ID.me to prevent scammers from benefiting […]
BY GINA MANTICA Artificial intelligence (AI) technology can determine your ability to buy or rent a house, gain employment, get approved for a loan, and more. But many of the algorithms that drive AI are biased and may lead to discriminatory business practices. Federal lawmakers introduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 to Congress earlier […]
BY GINA MANTICA Will J. Tomlinson will lead faculty members into a new era of research convergence. As Director of the Software & Application Innovation Lab (SAIL), Tomlinson will elevate SAIL’s software development within and beyond Boston University. He will develop a diverse, resilient culture that researchers leverage to advance their projects and deploy their […]