{"id":17929,"date":"2026-06-08T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?p=17929"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:45:29","slug":"outbreak-tracker-ai-ethics-mlb-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/2026\/06\/08\/outbreak-tracker-ai-ethics-mlb-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Outbreak Tracker, AI Ethics, MLB Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

COMMUNITY RESOURCE<\/h3>\n
\"BEACON<\/a>
Photo by Cydney Scott, Boston University Photography<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World\u2019s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases<\/h3>\n

In its first year, Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON)\u00a0has helped direct public health responses globally, monitoring 181 pathogens in 169 countries\u2014and 1 in space.<\/p>\n

Keep track with BEACON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT<\/h3>\n
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Photo credit: Matt Woolverton, BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

AI Ethics Index<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Check it out<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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FACULTY EXPERT<\/h3>\n
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Photo credit: AP Photo \/ Charles Krupa<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Does Spending Big in Major League Baseball Equal On-Field Success?<\/h3>\n

BU Professor Mark Williams and a team of researchers built MLB Toolbox to compare payrolls, performance, and roster value across the league.<\/p>\n

Find out what leads to success<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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THOUGHT LEADERS<\/h3>\n

In Case You Missed It…<\/h3>\n

BU economist\u00a0Florian Ederer<\/strong>\u00a0theorizes what might be behind the unusual availability of\u00a0FIFA tickets<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Newsweek<\/em>… BU Institute for Global Sustainability<\/strong>\u00a0scholars have developed two online data tools to make it easier for towns to go green<\/a><\/strong>…\u00a0BU College of Communication\u00a0Professor Monique Kelley<\/strong>\u00a0shares\u00a0what she learned about freedom from her time in Iran<\/a><\/strong> in People<\/em>… Katharine Silbaugh<\/strong> of the BU School of Law\u00a0coauthors an op-ed in STAT News<\/em>\u00a0about “nicotine-free generation” laws<\/a><\/strong>…\u00a0Leora Halpern Lanz<\/strong> of the BU School of Hospitality Administration discusses\u00a0loud budgeting<\/a><\/strong> with WalletHub<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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COMMUNITY RESOURCE Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World\u2019s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases In its first year, Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON)\u00a0has helped direct public health responses globally, monitoring 181 pathogens in 169 countries\u2014and 1 in space. Keep track with BEACON RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT AI Ethics Index BU Wheelock College of Education […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7048,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17929"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7048"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17929"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17936,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17929\/revisions\/17936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}