BU Today: This Student-Created CDS Workshop Examines Equality in the Technology Industry
Check out this BU Today article on the Spark! Exploring DEI in Tech program tackles the many current areas in need of improvement with regards to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
BU’s 5 NSF Grant Winners Are Changing Conversations in Robotics, Computing, Mass Incarceration, Neurology, and More
Read about the big impact being made by BU faculty, including CDS’ own Jessica Simes, who is creating change with invaluable research in a variety of disparities surrounding the criminal justice system.
Okidegbe awarded Moorman-Simon Career Development Professorship
In a letter to University Deans, faculty, and staff, Provost Jean Morrison announced that CDS’s very own Ngozi Okidegbe has been awarded the Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Professorship. This award — made possible by the generous support of BU Trustee Ruth Moorman (CAS ’88, Wheelock ’89,’09) and her husband Sheldon Simon — recognizes a faculty member pursuing truly interdisciplinary work.
Jessica Simes: The Application of Data Analytics to Mass Incarceration
Read about CDS Affiliated Faculty Jessica Simes’ research into how data science can be used to answer questions of justice and equity, specifically involving mass incarceration.