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    Unraveling the Hidden Biases of Artificial Intelligence

    September 30, 2025
    By Brendan Galvin, CISE Staff Boston University computer scientist Professor Mark Crovella has spent years studying the unseen mechanisms that shape what people encounter online—from recommendation algorithms on platforms like YouTube to the powerful large language models (LLMs) now driving AI systems. His research explores how these technologies can unintentionally amplify bias and misinformation, influencing […]
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    Advancing Alzheimer’s Research through Multimodal Data and Digital Innovation

    September 30, 2025
    By Hariri Institute Staff For Dr. Huitong Ding, the path to understanding Alzheimer’s disease runs through the data that captures everyday life—how people speak, sleep, move, and think. As a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and investigator at the Framingham Heart Study, […]

  • Hariri Institute Recognizes Key Individuals at Annual Community Recognition Awards

    September 30, 2025
    By Maria Yaitanes On Friday, September 12, Hariri Institute recognized Katherine D’Angelo, Nancy Clinton, Kristen Dionne, Pujan Paudel, and Asad Malik at its annual Community Recognition Awards ceremony. The Community Recognition Awards highlights the people who make the Hariri Institute’s mission of catalyzing cross-disciplinary collaborations among researchers possible. These individuals exemplify the heart of the […]
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    Hariri Faculty Awarded $3.2M NIH Grant to Predict Recovery from Stroke-induced Aphasia

    September 25, 2025
    Hariri Faculty Affiliates Drs. Swathi Kiran (Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences) and Archana Venkataraman  (College of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering) have received a $3.2 million NIH grant to transform post-stroke aphasia treatment. Aphasia, a language disorder often caused primarily by stroke, affects around 2 million people in the U.S. and 15 million worldwide - more […]

  • Hariri Faculty Awarded $3.2M NIH Grant to Predict Recovery from Stroke-induced Aphasia

    September 25, 2025
    Hariri Faculty Affiliates Drs. Swathi Kiran (Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences) and Archana Venkataraman  (College of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering) have received a $3.2 million NIH grant to transform post-stroke aphasia treatment. Aphasia, a language disorder often caused primarily by stroke, affects around 2 million people in the U.S. and 15 million worldwide - more […]
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    Pardee’s Urban Refuge Program Wins APSIA Award for Community Building

    September 21, 2025
    Urban Refuge, a student-initiated project at BU’s Pardee School, received APSIA’s 2025 Inclusion Award for Community Building, recognizing its innovative, tech-driven approach to supporting displaced communities. This category of the APSIA Annual Awards recognizes initiatives that connect different groups and elevate a sense of community. Launched in 2021, these awards celebrate members of the APSIA […]

  • BU Scientists Advance Efforts to Predict the Behavior of Bacterial Colonies

    September 8, 2025
    Using COMETS simulations, researchers showed how metabolism, nutrient use, and physical growth shape colony structure and genetic diversity By Maureen L. Stanton Microbes—tiny organisms invisible to the naked eye—rarely live in isolation. They form dynamic communities that shape ecosystems in our bodies, soils, oceans, and industries. Despite their microscopic size, these communities wield an outsized […]

  • AI Breakthrough Offers New Path to Designing Next-Gen Materials

    September 3, 2025
    By Maria Yaitanes Every material’s properties—like strength or flexibility—depend entirely on how its atoms are arranged and bonded. Even with the same element, like carbon, small structural changes can lead to vastly different results: a diamond’s tight geometric bonds makes it hard, while graphite’s loose, layered structure makes it soft.  Amorphous carbon describes a carbon […]

  • Remembering Boston University Professor Margrit Betke

    August 13, 2025
    Margrit Betke, a pioneering computer scientist, award-winning researcher, and deeply admired mentor, passed away peacefully on August 13 after a long illness. She will be remembered for her extraordinary contributions to artificial intelligence (AI), her dedication to her students and colleagues, and her vision of using technology for the greater good. At Boston University, where […]

  • Keith Brown to Bring Expertise to AI Materials Institute

    July 30, 2025
    NSF Awards $20M to Multi-Institutional Project The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with Intel, will invest $20 million over five years to establish the Artificial Intelligence Materials Institute (NSF AI-MI), a collaboration among researchers at Boston University, Cornell University and the City University of New York. The NSF AI-MI will accelerate and transform […]