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All Topics (May 8 through July 31)

Thursday, May 8

  • 10:00 AM
    FRP Symposium: AI for Understanding Earthquakes
    AI techniques are increasingly important in the study of seismic events and changes in the structure of the earth over time. For the last year, we have been undergoing a focused research project through the Hariri Institute at Boston University to develop novel approaches of using AI for understanding earthquakes. The goal of this symposium…
  • 6:30 PM
    Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World
    Try your hand at being an outbreak responder in this interactive forum, part of the Museum of Science’s 2025 Being Human spotlight. This interactive forum will engage participants to walk through the decision-making process of responding to infectious disease threats such as avian influenza and Ebola. Participants will work together to consider the many factors…

Saturday, May 10

  • 12:00 AM
    MIT BIOSUMMIT - AI in Biotech and Healthcare
    Be online on Saturday, May 10th, for an engaging conference exploring the impact of AI in healthcare and biotech. Join industry leaders, innovators, and experts at the MITCOB BioSummit to discuss groundbreaking AI applications in pharma, biotech, and healthcare. Students and post-docs register for free.

Wednesday, May 14

  • 9:00 AM
    Fierce Pharma - Drug Development and Delivery Insights for 2025
    Join us for Drug Development and Delivery Insights for 2025, a virtual event where industry leaders will explore the latest innovations in drug delivery and development. Throughout this half-day event, experts will dissect key challenges and opportunities, covering topics such as RNA delivery, ultra-long-lasting drug delivery platforms, the latest technologies, and much more.
  • 10:30 AM
    Fact from Fiction: Healthcare Literacy
    Dr. Traci Hong, who leads CEID's health communication research core, will be speaking at the Boston Globe's Health Equity Summit on the 10:30am panel, Fact from Fiction: Healthcare Literacy.
  • 12:00 PM
    Health Data Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Mary L. Gray
    Speaker: Dr. Mary L. Gray, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research; Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Talk Title: "Bridging AI Divides: Community-Driven Innovation for Equitable AI" Abstract: In this talk, Mary L. Gray from Microsoft Research explores the critical role of community-industry partnerships in developing equitable AI solutions.…
  • 1:00 PM
    Guidance on Foundation Funding
    As the funding landscape shifts, many faculty are now looking into funding from private foundations. This workshop will provide an overview of BU Foundation Relations, how to build relationships with foundations, and some tips for how to align research with foundation priorities. Several faculty will also discuss their strategy to approaching foundations and lessons learned…

Friday, May 16

Monday, May 19

  • 9:30 AM
    FRP Symposium: Data Center and Power Grid Interactions: Challenges and Opportunities
    The goal of the Privacy Preserving Energy Analytics for Data Centers FRP is to demonstrate, for the first time, that large-scale computer systems will achieve cost reduction and energy efficiency improvements via a novel privacy-preserving, collaborative, and scalable analytics and optimization framework. The researchers aim to achieve this goal through a specific high-impact application of…

Thursday, June 12

  • 12:30 PM
    IMAP Lunch Seminar: Should Anesthetics with Enormous Global Warming Potentials be Banned?
    Since the first public use of anesthesia, on 16 October 1846 at Massachusetts General Hospital, advances in pharmacology have given anesthesiologists an ever-widening array of chemical tools. The most recent of these are fluorinated ethers, so-called F-gases, a prominent example being desflurane (C3H2F6O). Among its other properties, desflurane is a powerful greenhouse gas. We assess…

Tuesday, June 17

  • 12:00 AM
    2025 Summer Workshop on Chemical Imaging
    This workshop aims to provide a platform for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty to learn chemical imaging technologies through lectures and lab practice. Invited speakers will present the most recent advances in the development and applications of chemical imaging platforms and probes. The newest laser and chemical microscope products will be introduced. Hands-on…

Monday, July 28

  • 12:00 AM
    3rd Annual Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference
    The third edition of the Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference is bringing together leaders in the fields of computer science, biomedical engineering, cognitive science, neurology, and clinical neuroscience to present state-of-the-art research, all focused on the study of human brain function and continuous brain measurement in real-world activities. The presentations will all focus on…

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