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  • What Will the Climate Look Like in 10 Years?

    March 19, 2026
    Elizabeth Barnes Explores how Data-driven Models can Improve Forecasts from Days to Decades By Molly Glass, The Brink Predicting climate is incredibly complex because it depends on huge, constantly changing datasets like temperature, wind, and ocean conditions. Since both AI and Earth science deal with massive data and pattern-finding, combining them can help scientists better […]

  • BU’s EVAL Collaborative Names Amira Learning Winner of Inaugural EVAL EdTech Evaluation Challenge

    March 3, 2026
    Source: Hariri Institute for Computing Advancing Evidence-Based Literacy Reform in Massachusetts As Massachusetts considers landmark literacy legislation requiring schools to adopt evidence-based reading instruction, Boston University’s Evidence-Based AI in Learning (EVAL) Industry Collaborative today announced Amira Learning as the winner of its inaugural EVAL EdTech Evaluation Challenge. The challenge was a national competition that identified […]

  • Hariri Institute Welcomes New Faculty Affiliates

    March 2, 2026
    The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates: Nikolaos Daskalakis, MD, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology, & Biophysics; Gareth Morgan, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; Koichiro Shiba, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; Meredith Brooks, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health. Learn more about our new […]
  • Toddler boy using nebulizer to cure asthma or pneumonia disease . Sick baby boy rest on patients bed and has inhalation therapy by the mask of inhaler. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).

    From Research to Policy Impact: BU’s Allison Portnoy Models RSV Prevention From Newborns to the Elderly

    February 20, 2026
    With NIH support, Portnoy is building the first dynamic model to guide country-specific RSV prevention strategies across all ages By Maureen L. Stanton With flu season upon us, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases are already rising. A leading cause of hospitalization in infants and older adults, RSV sends tens of thousands of people to the […]
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    Boston University Faculty Brian DePasquale Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellow

    February 17, 2026
    Prestigious award recognizes the most promising early-career researchers in their fields By Maureen L. Stanton Theoretical neuroscientist Brian DePasquale has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow, a prestigious honor recognizing “outstanding early-career faculty who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study,” the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced today (Feb. 17). DePasquale is […]
  • Mass Tech Leaders and students look at a robotic project on a desk at RASTIC

    Massachusetts Tech Leaders Visit RASTIC

    February 17, 2026
    Earlier this month, the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council visited BU’s Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center (RASTIC). The Council, which coordinates efforts to strengthen the state’s STEM-skilled workforce, includes Amazon Robotics Chief Technologist Tye Brady (ENG’90), former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler, who recently stepped down from his position, US Congressman Jake […]

  • Debbie Cheng Appointed AIDA’s Director of Strategy and Partnerships

    February 11, 2026
    By Maria Yaitanes Boston University’s Artificial Intelligence Development Accelerator (AIDA) Initiative appointed Hariri Institute faculty affiliate and steering committee member Debbie Cheng as its Director of Strategy and Partnerships. Cheng has a longstanding history of leadership at Boston University and beyond. She is Assistant Dean of Data Science, founding Executive Director of the Center for Health Data Science […]
  • Connected Autonomous Vehicles communicating pedestrian crossing

    Autonomous Vehicles Steer Cities Into the Future

    February 10, 2026
    Insights from a “Nature” Interview with Professor Christos Cassandras Christos Cassandras, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Head of the Division of Systems, and Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate at Boston University, is helping shape the future of autonomous transportation through a vision of connected, cooperative vehicles. His research, highlighted in a recent Nature report, examines how connected […]
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    Hariri Institute Welcomes New Faculty Affiliates

    February 9, 2026
    The Hariri Institute is pleased to welcome an exceptional group of new faculty affiliates to our community: Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty Nikolaos Daskalakis and Gareth Morgan, and School of Public Health faculty Koichiro Shiba and Meredith Brooks. Learn more about our new affiliates below. Nikolaos Daskalakis, MD, PhD, is a Professor at […]
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    Manos Athanassoulis Named IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor

    February 6, 2026
    By Hariri Institute Staff Manos Athanassoulis, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate, has been named a 2025 IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) Distinguished Contributor. This honor recognizes sustained and impactful technical contributions to the computing profession, community, and humanity. The IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor Recognition Program acknowledges members who have […]