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CDS Welcomes Four New Team Members

in Profiles

Read about our CDS’s new academic advisors and BU Spark’s new data science manager and postdoctoral fellow.

Tagged: Advising, center for computing & data sciences, CHASS, data science, Spark

BU Today: This Student-Created CDS Workshop Examines Equality in the Technology Industry

in Equity, Impact, In the News

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.

Tagged: civic tech, equity, Spark

Justice Media co-Lab at Boston University

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

Check out the University of Vermont’s feature story on the new program making big change: the Justice Media co-Lab from CDS and COM at Boston University.

Tagged: Justice Media co-Lab, Spark

Two Major Awards to BU in Support of CDS Labs

in CDS News

The Boston University Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences is excited to announce that it has been awarded two grants from New America’s Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) Challenge to establish both a CDS Impact Lab on Equity and a Justice Media co-Lab.

Tagged: equity, grants, impact lab, PIT-UN, Spark

BU Spark! To Live in CDS

in CDS News, Spark! News

Read about where Spark! is headed and how its new location in CDS will be creating many more opportunities for the program.

Tagged: Boston University, Spark

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Advancing Responsible AI: Naomi Saphra Joins CDS as Assistant Professor

July 13, 2026

We're excited to welcome Assistant Professor Naomi Saphra to CDS, bringing her passion deep learning and real-world impact. Read her Q&A here!

The BU team that helped build two new tools to make it easier for towns to go green (from left): Jonathan Buonocore, Emily Ryan, Cutler Cleveland, Patricia Fabian, and Natalia Escobar-Pemberthy, who is the Clean Energy and Environment Legacy Transition (CELT) Initiative program manager. Photo by Alison Gold

Duan Family Faculty Fellow Emily Ryan Helps Launch Clean Energy Tools for Massachusetts

July 13, 2026

Read about the local sustainability impact being made by Faculty Fellow Emily Ryan and her team!

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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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