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Why simple can be better when determining how to allocate pandemic resources
Boston University researchers developed a model to project COVID-19 quarantine housing needs in congregate settings ten days in advance. BY Read more

Growing forests “a rare piece of good news in climate science”
BU researchers Lucy Hutyra and Luca Morreale, along with scientists from Harvard Forest and The City University of New York, Read more

2021 Red Hat Collaboratory Research Incubation Award Recipients
The Boston University (BU) Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering: Red Hat Collaboratory is excited Read more

How can simulation modeling inform public health?
Researcher shares the roles, goals, and challenges of epidemiological models. BY GINA MANTICA To mitigate a virus, epidemiologists need to Read more

Using Out of This World Methods to Gather Space Data
BY ALEX JOHNSON A cold, dark, vacuum full of giant flaming gas balls is not exactly an ideal place to Read more

Addressing the Gender & Racial Wage Gaps with Data Science
BY GINA MANTICA The overall gender wage gap hasn’t changed in the Boston area over the past two years, according Read more

Ripped Genes: How a Junior Faculty Fellow Investigates the Nuances of Cells
BY ALEX JOHNSON Ana Fiszbein has always been interested in biology, but she became fascinated with molecular biology in college Read more

Role “Models” for Climate Change
BY ALEX JOHNSON The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, brought together world leaders to discuss Read more

Racial discrimination of airline customers on Twitter
BY GINA MANTICA Videos of United States (U.S.) airline staff dragging passengers off planes suggest some airlines have less-than-great customer Read more

NIH Award to Study How Testosterone Affects Trans Men’s Voices
BY GINA MANTICA Although most trans men treated with testosterone are satisfied with how their voice sounds in the context Read more