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CDS Students Launch Co-ed Technology Fraternity

in Impact, Profiles, Student Spotlight

Read about the co-ed fraternity launched by BU data science students.

Tagged: CDS, co-ed fraternity, data science, Kappa Theta Pi, Maureen McCarthy, Paul Lee, Toni Fitzgerald, Tye Robison

BU Today: Cloud Computing Platform CloudWeaver Wins at Spring 2024 Spark! Demo Day

in CDS News, Civic Tech, Events, Impact, In the News, Spark! News, Student Spotlight

The Spring 2024 BU Spark! Demo Day and Experiential Learning Expo showcased a variety of impactful student projects. Read more about the student team that won the event’s Innovation Award!

Tagged: BU Spark!, CDS, civic tech, data science, undergraduate

Data Science and the Power of Mentorship

in Mentorship

Learn about the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences/MassMutual partnership and the Data Days for Good Mentorship Program.

Tagged: BU Spark!, Data Days for Good, MassMutual

Student Voices: Harnessing Data Science for Urban Policy-making

in Civic Tech, Equity, Events, Student Events, Sustainability, Views & Voices

With the success of the recent Exploring Data & Cities panel event, read student moderator Vijay Fisch’s perspective on the panel’s impact and its important context.

Tagged: civic tech, equity, Sustainability

CDS Student Voices & Inspirations: One Word’24

in CDS News, Impact, Q&A, Student Spotlight

Hear from the students of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences as they share what CDS means to them and how they would sum up CDS in just one word.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, civic tech, data science, data sciences, undergraduate

Ontario Association of Architects: OAA Announces its 2024 Design Excellence Awards Finalists

in Awards, CDS News, In the News, Sustainability

The BU Center for Computing and Data Sciences has been selected as a finalist in the 2024 Design Excellence Awards by the Ontario Association of Architects, read all about it!

Tagged: center for computing & data sciences

Exploring Data & Cities Panel Discussion

in Civic Tech, Equity, Events, Spark! News, Student Events

The Data & Cities event brings together a panel of the City of Boston and state-level officials working at the nexus of data analysis, data governance, and urban policy.

Tagged: BU Initiative on Cities, BU Spark!, cities, data science

CISS/Spark! Partnership Supports Innovative New Social Science Projects

in Civic Tech, Research, Spark! News

Read about the partnership between the Center for Innovation in Social Science and BU Spark! that is funding research projects with big impact!

Tagged: BU Spark!, CISS, data science

BU Spark!: Uplifting Communities Through Innovation: Demo Day Fall 2023

in Civic Tech, Equity, Events, Health, Impact, Sustainability

This semester’s Demo Day was a resounding success with a fantastic set of projects being presented. Read all about it and check out the projects!

Tagged: BU Spark!

Data Days for Good, Making Real Life Change

in Mentorship, Spark! News

Read about the MassMutual, BU Computing & Data Sciences, and BU Spark Data Days for Good summer 2023 mentorship program.

Tagged: BU Spark!, data science, MassMutual, Mentorship

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2026 Faculty, Staff, & Student Awards

June 11, 2026

The 2025-2026 academic year has come to a close, so we're celebrating community achievement! Students, faculty, and staff were recognized this year for their work and impact.

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CDS Assistant Professor Siddharth Mishra-Sharma Leads BU in Joining NSF Institute for Artificial Intelligence

June 4, 2026

Boston University is joining a national effort to pioneer the forefront of artificial intelligence. Read here about how CDS is now apart of the NSF's AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI).

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CDS and Bioinformatics Faculty and Students Recognized for Innovation

May 28, 2026

BU's Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering has announced its awardees for this year's fellowships and research programs!

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