PIT-UN Landscape Scan Grant Win
Read about BU being awarded a grant from the New Venture Fund to delve into the current state of the field of public interest technology for data work being done through PIT-UN.
Columbia Postdoc Kira Goldner Joins CDS
The Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Kira Goldner as an assistant professor, beginning July 2021.
MA Police Data Points to Racial Disparities in Arrests
Read about the data that has large implications of racial biases and discrimination in Massachusetts policing system.
Getting Cryptographers Out of the Lab
Read more about the BU faculty member making strides to bring experiential learning to cryptography.
Update on BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences
2021-02-03: BU Today – On the Center for Computing & Data Sciences
New Effort to Make Sure Minority-Owned Businesses Get Fair Share of PPP Loans
Read about the actions being taken to ensure equity for minority-owned businesses looking for financial resources.
Ibram Kendi, Azer Bestavros Team Up to Launch Racial Data Lab
2020-12-15: BU Today – On launch of Racial Data co-Lab
Racial Data Lab to Combat Racist Policy-making
Read about the launch of the new Racial Data Lab, a joint venture that will marry racial research and data science to pioneer and lead the field of racial data science through the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) and the Center for Antiracist Research (CAR).
Computing & Data Sciences Now Accepting Applications for Its New PhD Program
2020-12-04: BU Today – On launch of PhD Program in Computing & Data Sciences
CDS Professor Named Inaugural Shibulal Family Career Development Professor
Read about incoming Professor Krzysztof Onak being named the inaugural Shibulal Family Career Development Professor in Computing & Data Sciences.