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  • Boston University-led Opinion Piece Highlights the Need for Public Health Leadership to Build Trustworthy AI in Health

    July 16, 2026
    To Realize AI’s Promise for Health, Public Health Must Help Shape Its Future By Brendan Galvin From disease surveillance to clinical care, artificial intelligence is transforming health. As AI becomes more deeply embedded in decisions affecting population health, a new editorial argues that realizing AI’s full potential requires public health leadership alongside technical innovation. Dr. […]
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    BU Researchers Use “Digital Twins” to Predict Language Recovery After Stroke

    June 29, 2026
    By Brendan Galvin For people recovering from a stroke, relearning how to communicate can be one of the biggest rehabilitation challenges.  For bilingual patients, the challenge is even greater. Which language should their speech therapy focus on? A recent study published in npj Digital Medicine explores how artificial intelligence-powered "digital twins" can help answer that […]

  • BU Robotics Club Wins First Prize and Audience Choice Award at Annual Robotics Summit & Expo

    June 10, 2026
    By Mia Knezevic At this spring's Robotics Summit & Expo—an annual event that brings together more than 5,000 developers focused on building robots for aerospace and defense, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing and other markets—the BU Robotics Club brought home both the First Prize and the Audience Choice Award in the 4th Form & Function Robotics Challenge.  […]

  • Keith Brown to Lead BU Materials Science & Engineering Division

    June 10, 2026
    Boston University College of Engineering has appointed Keith Brown, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Physics, as Head of the Division of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), effective July 1, 2026. Brown succeeds David Bishop, who is stepping down after 15 years as Division Head, during which he helped drive MSE’s […]

  • Christos Cassandras Honored with the 2026 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Outstanding Research Award

    June 3, 2026
    By Brendan Galvin Boston University Professor Christos Cassandras has been awarded the 2026 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS) Outstanding Research Award for his pioneering work in smart cities and automated traffic management. Dr. Cassandras is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering and Systems Engineering), Head of the Division of Systems, and […]

  • Breaking Barriers: DataHub Launches to Advance AI-Driven and Convergent Health Research

    June 2, 2026
    By Maureen L. Stanton While the health sector is generating unprecedented volumes of digital data,  fragmented systems, regulatory complexity, and technical barriers often make it difficult for researchers to efficiently discover, access, and connect data across disciplines. To help researchers navigate those obstacles, Boston University's Center for Health Data Science (CHDS) today launched DataHub, a […]

  • Study Finds Widespread Signs of Wash Trading in NFT Markets

    May 12, 2026
    Using machine-learning models and blockchain data, BU researcher Gerry Tsoukalas and collaborators identified suspicious patterns across major exchanges. By Brendan Galvin Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, became a symbol of the digital asset boom, with buyers spending huge sums on blockchain-based art, collectibles, and virtual items. Yet new research suggests that much of that activity may […]

  • 10 Fellows and 4 Focused Research Programs Awarded

    May 8, 2026
    The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to announce its FY26 Fellowship awards and FY27 Focused Research Program (FRP) awards, recognizing researchers advancing innovative work in computing, AI, and computational science and engineering across Boston University. The Institute awarded five Junior Faculty Fellowships (JFFs) and five Graduate Student Fellowships (GSFs), representing early-career faculty and exemplary […]

  • MedAI Hackathon: Tackling Real Biomedical Problems With Artificial Intelligence

    May 5, 2026
    By Maria Yaitanes Today’s most pressing challenges require an integrated approach across disciplines —  a concept Hariri Institute FY26 Focused Research Program (FRP) award recipients Vijaya B. Kolachalama and Jennifer Beane-Ebel embraced in their recent event, the MedAI Hackathon. Held on April 10 and 11 at the Duan Family Center for Computing and Data Sciences, […]

  • How to Stand Out: Data Science Careers in the Time of AI 

    May 1, 2026
    By Maria Yaitanes In an era where automation and "vibe coding" are reshaping how we build software, the Data Science Mentoring Circles program (DSMC) is reinforcing the vital role of the human element in data science. By focusing on the "human" side of the field—from building high-visibility side projects to leveraging mentorship—the program ensures BU […]