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Quanta Magazine: To Understand AI, Watch How It Evolves

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, In the News, Interviews, Research

Take a look at the recent feature of incoming CDS Assistant Professor Naomi Saphra, and her work with LLM behavior to optimize and improve how they are trained and utilized.

Tagged: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Naomi Saphra

CDS’s DS109: Building Community and Confidence for Students

in CDS News, In the News

Discover how BU’s DS109 course helps first-year data science students build confidence, community, and academic success with advising, mentorship, and life skills.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, CDS, CDS Game Night, Colleen Kenney, DS109, Elizabeth Carter, Lakyn Bright, Maureen McCarthy, Mentorship, Micah Sieber, Molly-Kate MacLeod, undergraduate

BU Today: Boston University’s Margrit Betke Remembered as a Brilliant Scholar, Devoted Mentor, Caring Colleague

in CDS News, In the News

Read about the recent passing of professor Margrit Betke and the kind words that the BU community has shared in her memory and legacy.

Tagged: CDS, Margrit Betke

BU Today: BU Makes LinkedIn’s First “Top Colleges” List for Preparing Students for Career Success

in In the News, Job Opportunities

In its first ever ranking of US colleges, LinkedIn has selected BU as one of the top 50 schools for career preparedness in top fields, including technology and internet, advertising, and higher education.

Tagged: Boston University, careers

BUMC: New AI Tool to Predict Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Health, Impact, In the News, Research

Read about the work being done by BU researchers to build an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict key signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, CDS, Medicine, Vijaya Kolachalama

The Brink: Looking for Jobs on Indeed or LinkedIn? BU Research Finds It’s Best to Apply Early

in In the News

Read about the work done by economist Andrey Fradkin on how online platforms influence our behavior—whether we’re applying for jobs or booking a vacation rental.

Tagged: careers, data analyst

BU HIC: New AI Model PodGPT Blends Research and Podcasts for Smarter Health Answers

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Generative AI/ChatGPT, Health, Human Factors in Computing, Impact, In the News, Research

Discover how the Kolachalama Lab is using PodGPT—an AI model trained on real conversations—to transform the way we communicate health and science.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, CDS, ChatGPT, data science, Hariri Institute, LLM, Vijaya Kolachalama

BU Today: BU Rises in New Rankings of World Universities and Cited as a Digital Leader in Higher Education

in CDS News, Impact, In the News

BU CDS has launched Boston University to the top of global charts for its quality of education in the data sciences and technologies space.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Azer Bestavros, CDS, data science

BU Today: BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps

in CDS News, Equity, Ethics, Events, Impact, In the News, Research, Statistics

CDS researchers selected to extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, CDS, data science, Law, Massachusetts, Mayank Varia, Wage Equity

BU Today: Fashion Social Networking App Wins at Spring 2025 Spark! Demo Day

in CDS News, Events, Impact, In the News

Read about some of the award winning projects at this year’s Spring Spark! Demo Day!

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, BU Spark!, Demo Day

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