BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts
From measles, to influenza, to mpox, to malaria—infectious diseases outbreaks are happening all over the world, at nearly all times. For health professionals and public health officials, staying up-to-date with pathogens that are particularly dangerous—or have the potential to become a pandemic, like COVID-19 did—is vitally important to help keep us all safe. But accessing real-time information on outbreaks, as they pop up around the globe, isn’t always simple; currently, much of it is aggregated by hand.
Dean’s Faculty Leadership Fellows Begin Work
Bunch and Farny are the first recipients of the new fellowship.
Dean Announces First Faculty to Earn New Awards for Lab Equipment
“The quality of the research that these inaugural infrastructure awards will support is incredible.”
Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?
“This is an extremely complex problem that requires a massive convergence in multiple planes and axes.”
Awards for Convergent Research Tackling Biggest Challenges in Life Sciences
“Convergent teams are advancing fundamental discoveries and catalyzing transformational progress.”
ENG Students Head to Paris to Compete in iGEM
The undergrads invented a device that uses bacteria to detect toxic metals in farm soil.
5 ENG Faculty Featured at Research on Tap
The event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of innovation.
Ignition Awards for ENG Researchers
The awards accelerate the advancement of promising new technology, identifying a pathway to bring a new product to market.
ECE’s Lightbulb Moment: Professor Dall’Anese Brings Sustainable Energy Focus
ECE’s newest Associate Professor, Emiliano Dall’Anese, centers his research on the challenge of implementing renewable energy at scale.
The Race to a Battery-Powered Future
We know that to have a green future, the entire world needs to shift from fossil fuel–generated power to renewable energy. And as countries agree on tripling solar and wind capacity, there are still major hurdles in the plan: one is that existing batteries aren’t good enough.