Countdown Begins: NASA to Blast BU Telescope to the Moon in Historic First
NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission will carry the first Boston University–engineered device to land on a celestial body—the LEXI telescope that will image Earth’s protective shield.
Jimmy Carter Remembered as a President Who Was Ahead of His Time
A trio of Boston University experts on history, political science, and international relations shared their assessments of America’s 39th president, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, who died on Sunday, December 29, at the age of 100.
BU to Help Massachusetts Expand Access to Artificial Intelligence Computing
Governor announces an “AI Hub” to drive cutting-edge technology to residents, academia, and business.
BU Today Close-Up: Annual Holiday Tradition
BU athletes read to Boston schoolchildren.
Black ASL, AI, Modern Love and Privacy
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT A Race to Study—and Preserve—Black American Sign Language Professor Franklin Jones, Jr. is on a mission to expand Black American Sign Language’s (BASL) research before its native signers are gone. Join the race ON THE CHARLES RIVER AI @ BU – A to Z Every day, BU faculty employ artificial intelligence and machine […]
Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers
Highlights from a year of BU research, from an AI program that can predict Alzheimer’s disease to an ancient Egyptian treasure.
AI Czar; Defense Bill; Hazing
BU IN DC Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences Azer Bestavros attended the fall meeting of the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation on December 11th and 12th. He is a member of the Committee. TRANSITION UPDATES: TRUMP PICKS AI CZAR; NEW HOUSE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION LEADERS NAMED […]
SPH Community Pays Tribute to Dean Galea
Members of the SPH community reflect on Galea’s contributions to the school over the last decade as he prepares to lead a new school of public health at Washington University in St. Louis.
BU’s Muslim Chaplaincy Tripled This Fall
Three associates now serve the University’s growing number of Islamic students.
Can Ecological Forecasting Help Us Predict Wildfires?
BU ecologist Michael Dietze creates forecasts that can help society avoid climate change disaster.