Outbreak Tracker, AI Ethics, MLB Success

COMMUNITY RESOURCE

BEACON director Bhadelia (right) says the project is “building a research database that will be useful to BU researchers,” including her and Lassmann (left).
Photo by Cydney Scott, Boston University Photography

Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World’s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases

In its first year, Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON) has helped direct public health responses globally, monitoring 181 pathogens in 169 countries—and 1 in space.

Keep track with BEACON

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT

Azer Bestavros, associate provost, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (left); Penny Bishop, dean of BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development; Janet Kang (Questrom’15), executive director of Just Horizons Alliance; Just Horizons founder Wesley Wildman, professor of computing and data sciences, Duan Family Faculty Fellow, and professor of philosophy, theology, and ethics; and Sonia Koshy, chief research officer, Kapor Center
Photo credit: Matt Woolverton, BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

AI Ethics Index

BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and Just Horizons launched the AI Ethics Index for K-12 Education to help educators, policymakers, and companies evaluate the ethical dimensions and real-world impact of artificial intelligence systems used in schools.

Check it out

FACULTY EXPERT

The BU team’s analysis included a look at the roster construction of the Boston Red Sox—and their conclusions might not thrill Sox fans.
Photo credit: AP Photo / Charles Krupa

Does Spending Big in Major League Baseball Equal On-Field Success?

BU Professor Mark Williams and a team of researchers built MLB Toolbox to compare payrolls, performance, and roster value across the league.

Find out what leads to success

THOUGHT LEADERS

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