CISS Affiliate Demeritt Discusses How and Why the LA Wildfires Grew So Fast—and Lessons for the Future
As Los Angeles starts to recover from the catastrophic losses from their deadly wildfires—which so far have killed 25 people, displaced 100,000,… More
BU’s Research Computing Services Announces Spring ’25 Software and Analysis Training
The IS&T Research Computing Services (RCS) group offers a tutorial series on programming, data analysis, high performance computing, and domain specific topics… More
BU archaeologist Andrea Berlin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The summer before heading off to college, Andrea Berlin’s parents gifted her a mini educational vacation: a sightseeing trip around Israel, followed… More
CISS Affiliate Megan Elias Says Remote Work Has Clobbered Restaurant Lunches While Promoting Home Meals
The line at the workplace lunch haunt isn’t as long as it used to be. Last year, spending nationally for weekday restaurant… More
CAS Senior Hallie Baker Wins Renowned Marshall Scholarship
12/12/24 -- Boston, MA, USAHallie Baker (CAS ’25), is the sixth BU recipient in Marshall Scholarship history since… More
BU Community Spotlight: Meet BU Anthropologist Christopher Schmitt
Christopher Schmitt, professor of anthropology and biology, studies the evolutionary genomics of adaptations to ecological extremes in wild non-human primates. His work… More
Opportunity to Support American Community Survey (ACS)
If you use data from the American Community Survey (ACS), there is an important open opportunity for you to express your support… More
CISS and Spark! Invite Proposals From Social Scientists Seeking Data Science/Computational Supports
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) generously provides funds to support an experiential learning initiative for undergraduate students to apply data… More
BU Sociologists Discuss the Bar Seeking to Renew Boston’s LGBTQ+ Nightlife Scene
For Boston, Dani’s arrival (it opened in September) is huge—yes, nearly every neighborhood, from Fenway to Brighton to Seaport to Chinatown, has… More
NASEM Publishes Report on Building Institutional Capacity for Engaged Research
The complex challenges facing society today call for new ways of doing research that bring researchers, policy makers, community leaders and members,… More