Institute News

Reimagining the Future of Materials Discovery: From Automation to Collaboration
Hariri Faculty Keith Brown (ENG) Leads the Next Evolution of Self-Driving Labs By Maureen Stanton Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) — research Read more

Unraveling the Hidden Biases of Artificial Intelligence
By Brendan Galvin, CISE Staff Boston University computer scientist Professor Mark Crovella has spent years studying the unseen mechanisms that Read more

Advancing Alzheimer’s Research through Multimodal Data and Digital Innovation
Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow Spotlight: Huitong Ding, Research Assistant Professor, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine For Dr. Huitong Read more

Hariri Faculty Awarded $3.2M NIH Grant to Predict Recovery from Stroke-induced Aphasia
Hariri Faculty Affiliates Drs. Swathi Kiran (Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences) and Archana Venkataraman (College of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering) Read more

Gregory Wellenius Named Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health
Gregory Wellenius, Professor of Environmental Health at BU School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Climate and Read more

Hariri Institute Recognizes Key Individuals at Annual Community Recognition Awards
By Maria Yaitanes On Friday, September 12, Hariri Institute recognized Katherine D’Angelo, Nancy Clinton, Kristen Dionne, Pujan Paudel, and Asad Read more

Pardee’s Urban Refuge Program Wins APSIA Award for Community Building
Urban Refuge, a student-initiated project at BU’s Pardee School, received APSIA’s 2025 Inclusion Award for Community Building, recognizing its innovative, Read more

Health Equity in the Wake of Continued Climate Change: Leveraging Big Data to Inform Action
Boston University researchers brought together experts across disciplines through a Focused Research Program (FRP) titled Climate, Biogeoscience, and Health. Led Read more

BU Scientists Advance Efforts to Predict the Behavior of Bacterial Colonies
Using COMETS simulations, researchers showed how metabolism, nutrient use, and physical growth shape colony structure and genetic diversity By Maureen Read more

AI Breakthrough Offers New Path to Designing Next-Gen Materials
By Maria Yaitanes Every material’s properties—like strength or flexibility—depend entirely on how its atoms are arranged and bonded. Even with Read more