Institute News
Introducing our 2022 Awarded Institute Fellows
MEDIA CONTACT: Gina Mantica, Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications, gmantica@bu.edu The Hariri Institute is excited to announce our 2022 awarded Read more
Can understanding social needs help researchers predict COVID-19 outcomes?
Focused Research Program faculty members develop a predictive model for hospitalizations, disease severity, and death using dynamic vital signs and Read more
Byte by byte: Using data science to study human behavior
BY: ALEX JOHNSON A popular thought experiment pushes people to consider the ethics of redirecting a trolley to hit a Read more
SAIL engineers create software that helps researchers understand mechanisms underlying cancer
BY GINA MANTICA Different types of cells in the body such as skin cells and eye cells are made by Read more
Graduate Student Fellow Helps Computers Interpret Human Languages
BY: ALEX JOHNSON Computers don’t speak the same language as humans, but Afra Feyza Akyürek uses machine learning to help Read more
Of Mice and Models: How a Graduate Student Fellow Solves Neural Puzzles
BY: ALEX JOHNSON They say that great minds think alike, but very little is known about how thinking translates to Read more
Pregnancy models give birth to new health insights
BY ALEX JOHNSON Having a baby is a life-changing decision that often requires a great deal of time and energy Read more
Focused Research Program Faculty Member Uses Computational Models to Design Better Batteries
BY GINA MANTICA Every time you plug in your cell phone, tiny lithium ions travel back to the battery’s surface Read more
Faculty Fellow Uses Digital Data to Advance Public Health Practices
BY: ALEX JOHNSON For many people, walking just one block around their town or city will result in them passing Read more
IRS Stares Technological Advancement Issues in the Face
BY ALEX JOHNSON Almost every American is used to sharing information with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), but people were Read more