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NSF Awards Boston University Nearly $20 Million to Advance National Cloud Lab Network
Adapted from a story by Andrew Thurston for The Brink Boston University has been awarded nearly $20 million from the U.S. More
Boston University-led Opinion Piece Highlights the Need for Public Health Leadership to Build Trustworthy AI in Health
To Realize AI’s Promise for Health, Public Health Must Help Shape Its Future By Brendan Galvin From disease surveillance to clinical care, More
BU Researchers Use “Digital Twins” to Predict Language Recovery After Stroke
By Brendan Galvin For people recovering from a stroke, relearning how to communicate can be one of the biggest rehabilitation challenges. For... More
Announcing the Hariri Institute FY26 Fellowships and FY27 Focused Research Programs
10 Fellows and 4 Focused Research Programs Awarded The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to announce its FY26 Fellowship awards... More
Breaking Barriers: DataHub Launches to Advance AI-Driven and Convergent Health Research
The Center for Health Data Science debuts initiative to help cross-disciplinary researchers more easily find, connect, and analyze complex health... More
Study Finds Widespread Signs of Wash Trading in NFT Markets
Using machine-learning models and blockchain data, BU researcher Gerry Tsoukalas and collaborators identified suspicious patterns across major exchanges. By Brendan Galvin Non-fungible... More
MedAI Hackathon: Tackling Real Biomedical Problems With Artificial Intelligence
By Maria Yaitanes Today’s most pressing challenges require an integrated approach across disciplines — a concept Hariri Institute FY26 Focused Research... More
How to Stand Out: Data Science Careers in the Time of AI
By Maria Yaitanes In an era where automation and "vibe coding" are reshaping how we build software, the Data Science Mentoring... More
Vassilis Digalakis Jr. Converges AI Tools and Operations Research to Tackles AI’s Biggest Flaws
By Brendan Galvin In today’s rapidly changing artificial intelligence landscape, Assistant Professor Vassilis Digalakis Jr. (Questrom (OTM) is building a different... More
JFF Dillon Brout Receives Breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize
Recognized for advances in cosmic microwave background and supernovae cosmology Dillon Brout, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Boston University and... More