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Associate Provost Azer Bestavros explains his vision to position BU at the forefront of a computing and data science world.
Crossing disciplines and using data, they are working to predict diseases in people, to reduce the gender wage gap, to help marginalized groups like undocumented immigrants and victims of domestic violence, and more
They are using data in the worlds of biology, public health, and self-driving cars to explore new career paths.
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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.
Read about how the Kolachalama Lab has launched PodGPT to revolutionize health and science.
BU CDS has launched Boston University to the top of global charts for its quality of education in the data sciences and technologies space.
CDS Assistant Professor Pawel Przytycki has been named a 2025 Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow for his groundbreaking research in computational genomics. His work bridges data science and biology to advance understanding of gene regulation and disease.
BU’s Brian Cleary develops Perturb-FISH, a method that reveals how genetic changes ripple through intact tissues by preserving spatial cell context.
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.
Check out the recently published paper from CDS Assistant Professor Aldo Pacchiano's lab based on improved personalizations of LLMs.
Boston University and Secretary Lauren Jones marked the release of the 2025 Workforce Data Report, celebrating a decade of impact through BU’s partnership with the Boston Women’s Workforce Council and leadership in wage equity and secure data science.