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Conservation

How Do We Make Farming Better for the Planet? Ask Women

March 16, 2023
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NSF CISE

How the National Science Foundation Is Advancing Computer and Information Science Research

September 7, 2022
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Cryptography

Can WhatsApp Messages Be Secure and Encrypted—but Traceable at the Same Time?

August 10, 2022
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Alzheimer’s Disease

Could a Computer Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?

July 7, 2022
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Equal Pay

New Wage Gap Calculator Aims to Help Close Earnings Gap

April 19, 2022
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Sustainable Technology

As Office Work Returns, This Smart HVAC System Could Save Energy, Money, and Even Lives

May 24, 2021
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COVID-19 Testing

Meet the Team behind BU’s COVID-19 Testing Lab

October 15, 2020
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COVID SURVEILLANCE

The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard

August 27, 2020
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WeChat & TikTok Bans

If TikTok and WeChat Bans Go into Effect, Will It Be a Crime to Use the Apps in the United States?

August 24, 2020
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Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020
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Racism

The Internet Is Unmasking Racism. Here’s What That Means to Young People of Color.

July 30, 2019
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Cybersecurity

How Fitbits, Other Bluetooth Devices Make Us Vulnerable to Tracking

July 17, 2019

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