By Maria Yaitanes On January 27, the floors of New England houses, offices, and universities shook for about 20 seconds. Some thought it was a large truck driving outside. Others felt the tremors and knew something greater was at hand: a 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine. Local social media pages and forums […]
Junior Faculty Fellow Spotlight: James Chapman, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering By Alex Grzybowski High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have major applications to the world of materials science. These alloys contain roughly equal amounts of five or more different elements with different crystal structures, which allows the materials to have increased strength, hardness, wear resistance, thermal stability, and […]
Task force members include Hariri Institute faculty affiliates By Maria Yaitanes Boston University President Melissa Gilliam, MD, announced the launch of the BU Task Force on Convergent Research and Education in a recent memo. Convergent research is a collaborative approach that goes beyond interdisciplinary research to solve specific, complex societal problems that require diverse disciplinary […]
A BU-led study shows how advertisements, formatted like journalism, are being used by oil giants to influence public opinion. The researchers reveal strategies to help readers recognize ads and reduce their susceptibility to misleading claims. By Alison Gold In the battle against climate disinformation, native advertising is a fierce foe. A study published today in […]
Climate change is one of the greatest problems facing humanity. Hariri Institute talks with ENERGIZE NRT CoPIs Emily Ryan (Engineering) and David Coker (Chemistry) to explore how this new BU interdisciplinary program is tackling this challenge head-on. By Maeve Smillie, Hariri Institute Staff The escalating frequency and severity of extreme weather events like record-breaking heat […]
Boston University’s Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates: Emiliano Dall’Anese, PhD, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; Janet Freilich, JD, professor of law; Najoung Kim, PhD, assistant professor of linguistics; and Ching-Ti Liu, professor of biostatistics. Learn more about our new affiliates below. Emiliano Dall’Anese, PhD, is […]
Learn about Hariri Institute’s funding opportunities designed to advance high-impact multidisciplinary research and recognize outstanding early-career faculty and doctoral students. Seeking to evolve your research? Submit your proposal for a Focused Research Program. Pre-proposals due by February 14, 2025. Proposals due by March 25, 2025. The Hariri Institute for Computing’s Focused Research Programs (FRPs) support […]
By Maureen Stanton The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 BU AI Research Resource Program (BU-AIRR) awards. This program aims to enable and seed large-scale AI research at Boston University by funding access to the powerful production cloud resources of the New England Research Cloud (NERC). “AI research […]
New Research by Michael Silverstein, Bioinformatics PhD Candidate and Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellow By Margo Stanton The past decade has been the hottest in human history since record-keeping began 140 years ago. Burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and increased livestock farming are all major contributors to increasing the greenhouse effect, and thus global warming. To help […]
Charlene Ong, assistant professor of neurology and neurosurgery at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, is developing data-driven tools to help doctors detect and treat patients with acute brain injuries early. Her work also includes developing industry standards for brain swelling to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes. By Margo Stanton Cerebral edema, or brain […]