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Vivek Goyal Named Deputy Director of CISE
Vivek K. Goyal, a professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at Boston University, has been named Deputy Director of BU’s Center for Information & Systems Engineering (CISE), a research center within the College of Engineering and part of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science &... More
$41 Million NIH Award Expands BU’s Translational Research
By Maureen L Stanton A new $41 million, seven-year award from the National Institutes of Health will expand Boston University’s efforts to move biomedical discoveries toward better patient and population health. The award renews support for BU’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), a partnership among Boston University, Boston Medical Center... More
BU Astronomer Chuanfei Dong Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
By Maureen L. Stanton Chuanfei Dong, a Boston University assistant professor of astronomy and researcher at the Center for Space Physics, has been elected a 2026 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), one of the society’s highest honors recognizing outstanding contributions to physics. Elected through the APS Topical Group in Plasma... More
Hariri Institute Faculty Awarded William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorships
David Boas, Xin Zhang, and Lindsay Farrer awarded for immense contributions to their fields and to society By Sonia Chornodolsky Boston University has awarded the 2026 William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship to five outstanding scholars, including three prominent researchers with deep ties to the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational... More
Hariri Institute Recognizes Key Individuals at Annual Community Recognition Awards
On Friday, September 25, the Hariri Institute recognized Tara Moran, Maria Yaitanes, Deepti Ghadiyaram, and Dahye Kim at its annual Community Recognition Awards ceremony. The Community Recognition Awards highlight the people who make the Hariri Institute's mission—catalyzing cross-disciplinary collaborations among researchers—possible. These individuals exemplify remarkable dedication to the Institute, going above... More
From Research Roadblock to Scientific Breakthrough
Graduate Student Spotlight: Eddie Ruiz Advances Biological Data Analysis with Fellowship Support By Andrei Volic When Eddie Ruiz, a postdoctoral researcher in the Dries Lab at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, began analyzing the mouse organogenesis and spatiotemporal dataset (MOSTA), he encountered a problem confounding many researchers in computational biomedicine. More
Hariri Institute Welcomes Three New Faculty Affiliates
The Hariri Institute is pleased to welcome exceptional new faculty affiliates to our community: Chao Zhang, Assistant Professor of Computational Biomedicine at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine; Carey K. Morewedge, Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Professor of Marketing, and Marketing Department Chair at the Questrom School of... More
Nikolaos Daskalakis Receives International Award for Medical Research
Award honors Daskalakis's work on the biological basis of stress-related mental health disorders Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, MD, PhD, professor of pharmacology, physiology and biophysics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received the XXIV “Vexillum G. Sciacca” International Award for Medical Research. Presented during a ceremony in Vatican... More
When Survival Is Only the Beginning
A new app developed by BU researchers and collaborators helps burn survivors navigate life after injury. By Mia Knezevic and Maureen L. Stanton A generation ago, surviving a devastating burn injury was far from certain. Advances in emergency medicine, critical care, and reconstructive surgery have transformed that reality, allowing people with even... More
Hariri Institute Names Mona Jalal New Lead of Data Science Mentoring Circles Program
The Hariri Institute for Computing at Boston University has named Boston University alumni Mona Jalal as the new lead of its Data Science Mentoring Circles Program (DSMC), effective September 2026. Jalal was selected for her passion for mentoring and experience in bridging cutting-edge AI research and real-world engineering. As a Computer... More