New England Research Cloud’s Affordable Production Cloud Services Now Available to General Research and Education Users
By Alex Grzybowski, Hariri Institute for Computing The Mass Open Cloud (MOC) Alliance announced the opening of the New England Research Cloud (NERC) to general research and education users. The NERC is a production cloud, operated by BU and Harvard Research IT, that supports VMs, containers, S3 storage, and an AI as a service platform. NERC […]
Can an AI Model Learn the Changing Appearance of an Ear as a Baby Grows?
By Maureen Stanton Before vaccines, millions of children died or endured life-long disabilities from diseases such as polio, diphtheria, measles, and meningitis. Unfortunately, there are still 20.5 million children who are missing lifesaving vaccines globally, 2.1 million more than in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. Childhood immunizations are carefully timed to be given […]
Marshall Van Alstyne Recognized as One of the World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers
By Hariri Institute Staff Thinkers50 has recognized Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate Marshall Van Alstyne, and his co-author Geoff Parker, as among the world’s most influential living management thinkers in its 2023 ranking. Van Alstyne is the Allen and Kelli Questrom Professor in Information Systems at Boston University and a Digital Fellow at the MIT Initiative on […]
Implications of Generative AI (ChatGPT) in Education
By Chloe Wojtanik, Hariri Institute for Computing Over the past year, ChatGPT has become a topic of hot debate, especially in the classroom due to student’s using the software’s work as their own. Whether you support the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) or not, it’s important to have discussions about both the capabilities as […]
Nia and Mizgerd Receive Kilachand Fund Award To Advance Crystal Rib Cage
Hariri Faculty Affiliate, Assistant Professor Hadi Nia (BME, MSE), and BU Pulmonary Center Director Joseph Mizgerd received a 2023 Rajen Kilachand Fund for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering award to advance development of the crystal rib cage, an innovation developed in the Nia Lab that allows probing real-time lung function at cellular resolution. The […]
GSF Spotlight: Eddie Ruiz, Genetics & Genomics PhD student
Applying experimental and computational methods to improve systematic understanding of tissue and tumor biology By Chloe Wojtanik, Hariri Institute for Computing When Edward C. (“Eddie”) Ruiz, a third-year Genetics & Genomics PhD student, was asked to share what he’s most excited to accomplish during his time at the Hariri Institute, he simply said with a […]
Environmental Ecologist Lucy Hutyra Wins a 2023 MacArthur “Genius Grant”
By Maureen Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Lucy Hutyra, CAS Professor of Earth and Environment and Hariri Institute Core Faculty, was named a 2023 MacArthur Fellow—one of the most prestigious awards to individuals pursuing a range of intellectual and creative interests with global perspective. She is one of 20 fellows to receive the award, commonly known […]
Hariri Faculty Affiliates win BU Ignition Awards to transform their ideas into life-changing products and services
By Hariri Institute Staff Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliates Lou Awad, and Vijaya Kolachalama, and Hank Fien won BU Technology Development’s 2023 Ignition Awards. These awards, given by BU Technology Development, are designed to accelerate the advancement of promising new science and technology. In addition to a financial grant, award winners receive coaching and support to […]
Laura White (SPH) Receives CDC Grant for Infectious Disease Predictive Modeling
Hariri Institute Core Faculty Laura White (SPH professor of biostatistics) with her colleague Kayoko Shioda (SPH assistant professor of global health) are part of a team of researchers working to help detect and prepare the public for future outbreaks through a new innovation center led by Northeastern University (NEU). The initiative, called “EPISTORM: The Center for Advanced Epidemic […]
Unlocking Insights into Tumors’ Defenses
By Patrick L. Kennedy, College of Engineering A BU team has become the first to measure an important hallmark of cancer in vivo, a step toward better monitoring of tumor progression and treatment response. Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate Sue Zhang with Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate Hadi Nia (BME, MSE) and Mark Grinstaff (BME, Chemistry, […]