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KPMB: The Center for Computing & Data Sciences wins New England AIA Design Award

in Awards, CDS News, In the News, Sustainability

The BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences has been recognized for its architectural impact. Read about the award and the team behind it.

Tagged: Awards, CCDS, KPMB

MetroWest Daily News: “How Did They Build That” to explain Boston University’s Jenga building, how to watch

in CDS News, In the News, Sustainability

The “How Did They Build That?” Smithsonian Channel special has aired and continues to make waves. Read more about the episode and where to watch it.

Tagged: CCDS, Smithsonian Channel

BU Today: Smithsonian Channel to Air Segment on BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences

in CDS News, Impact, In the News, Interviews, Sustainability

BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences is the focus of the Smithsonian Channel’s latest edition of their “How Did They Build That?” series

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, center for computing & data sciences, data science, Dennis Carlsberg, Documentary, Sustainability

CCDS Featured in the Smithsonian Channel Series “How Did They Build That?”

in Awards, CDS News, In the News, Sustainability

The Center for Computing & Data Sciences is featured on the Smithsonian Channel’s “How Did They Build That?” program, October 2024.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, Boston University, center for computing & data sciences, Dennis Carlsberg, KPMB, Maureen McCarthy, Sam Moller, Smithsonian Channel, Suffolk Construction

BU Today: Career Development Professorships Awarded to Five BU Researchers

in Awards, Bioinformatics, CDS News, Health, In the News, Research

Read about Boston University’s Office of the Provost has announcement of this year’s winners of the prestigious Career Development Professorships, including CDS awardee Assistant Professor Brian Cleary.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, Biology, Brian Cleary, CDS, data science

Nature: Why AI might be a game-changer for Africa

in CDS News, Civic Tech, Equity, Machine Learning, Research

Read about Professor Elaine Nsoesie’s research and work devoted to developing more accessible AI and machine learning programs in Africa.

Tagged: Africa, AI, CDS, civic tech, data science, Elaine Nsoesie, Global Impact, Research

ProPublica: Many Judges Choose Not to Recuse, Even With Their Families

in Ethics, In the News, Justice Media Co-Lab

Read about the recent court case surrounding unpaid wages and the ongoing fight for justice.

Tagged: Brooke Williams, BU Spark!, Justice Media co-Lab

Futurity: AI Can Diagnose 10 Types of Dementia

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

Learn about the recent developments being made on dementia diagnosis at the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences with Professor Vijaya Kolachalama’s research on a clinically scalable AI tool.

Tagged: Artificial Intelligence, CDS, Vijaya Kolachalama

KPMB: CCDS is Ultimate Connectivity, Sustainability Goals, Prioritizing Well-Being of All

in CDS News, In the News, Sustainability

What makes the Center for Computing and Data Science special? Hear what KMPB has to share about the building and the inspiration for the wooden models by Micah Sieber.

Tagged: CDS, center for computing & data sciences, Micah Sieber

The Brink: Predicting the Likelihood of Alzheimer’s Disease with AI

in Health, Impact, In the News, Research

Read about the impactful research being done on using artificial intelligence to calculate the probability of Alzheimer’s.

Tagged: AI, CDS, Hariri Institute, Research, yannis Paschalidis

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Przytycki Lab Secures Funding for Project on Skeletal Muscle Spatial Transcriptomics

November 18, 2025

CDS Assistant Professor Pawel Przytycki has been recognized by the LAMA2 Association with an award for his team's research.

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How BU’s Cryptographers Made Equity Unhackable

November 15, 2025

Learn about how BU researchers, led by professor Mayank Varia, were able to use cryptography to create a privacy-preserving platform to analyze wage-equity without revealing individuals' payrolls and other data.

CDS Affiliate John Byers Selected to Lead AIDA and Advise the Provost on AI Strategy for BU

November 14, 2025

CDS Affiliated Faculty and former Founding Faculty member John Byers has been appointed Executive Director of BU AIDA, read about it and CDS Associate Provost Azer Bestavros' words of support for this appointment.

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