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    Wen Li Gives Talk about Electron Dynamics within Earth’s Radiation Belt

    November 22, 2019
    Yesterday, Wen Li, BU Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Hariri Institute for Computing Junior Faculty Fellow, gave a talk on her research titled “Quantitative Assessment of Earth’s Radiation Belt Electron Dynamics Using Physics-Based and Machine-Learning Approaches.” This talk is part of the Wed@Hariri Talk Series where Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellows share their research with the Hariri Institute and Boston University communities. […]
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    Wendy Gordon to Give 12/12 Brown Bag Lunch Discussion on Software Copyright Law

    December 7, 2016
    In collaboration with Boston University’s Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security Group (RISCS), the Hariri Institute for Computing will be hosting Wendy Gordon (Professor of Law, Boston University) as part of a brown bag lunch series on December 12, 2016 from 1PM - 3 PM (lunch at 12:30 PM).
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    What Did DTrace Get Right and Wrong About Distributed Tracing

    April 26, 2019
    MASSACHUSETTS OPEN CLOUD (MOC) Graeme Jenkinson Affiliated Lecturer and Senior Research Associate University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology When: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Event Start Time: 10:00 am Event End Time: 11:30 am Where: Hariri Institute for Computing, Seminar Room, MCS 180 Abstract: DTrace was designed and developed by Sun Microsystems to […]
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    What Happened and What Should I Do Next? Identifying Algorithms Multicellular Decision Making

    October 25, 2019
    Wed@Hariri: Meet Our Fellows Series Allyson Sgro, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering When: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:45pm to 4:00pm Where: Life Science & Engineering Building, 24 Cummington Mall, Room LSE 103  Abstract: Coordinating behaviors across groups of cells is critical for a wide range of biological processes ranging from development […]
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    What is the R.O.I. for Graduate Education?

    September 4, 2011
    It depends, but for a PhD it is "intellectual happiness and not money." [Article from New York Times]
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    What the T Can Tell Us about Health Inequalities

    June 23, 2015
    In an article featured on BU Today, Sandro Galea, Dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health and a professor of epidemiology, examines the health of Boston through public transportation. Although statistics might suggest that Boston is a healthy city, a paragon of urban health by having some of the highest life expectancy of any US city […]

  • 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 […]
  • FRP “Space Travel with Earth Wisdom.”

    What would you pack if you were heading to Mars?

    May 27, 2024
      Boston University scientists explored this question at an interdisciplinary conference held on Friday, May 24 entitled “Space Travel with Earth Wisdom.” The event brought together researchers at the intersection of ecology, botany, biology, bioinformatics, data-science, and space science to look at how humans can approach space travel ethically and sustainably and how we can use […]

  • What’s behind Boom of Christianity in China?

    February 8, 2023
    The Brink reports on this fascinating research, initiated with incubation funding from Hariri Institute. Theology scholars and a global network of researchers are using big data to map religion’s history in China and explain its rapid growth. Over the past four decades, Christianity has grown faster in China than anywhere else in the world. Daryl […]
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    When Science and Privacy Collide

    May 24, 2012
    A New York Times article published May 22, 2012, addressed the increasing tussle between privacy concerns and the scientific verification of data-driven social science research. Quoting from that article: In February, Dr. Huberman had published a letter in the journal Nature warning that privately held data was threatening the very basis of scientific research. “If another set of […]