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Data Sciences

Positioned to Lead in a 21st-Century Data-Driven World

December 5, 2022

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Student Life

For These BU Students, Data Science Is Their Present and Their Future

December 5, 2022

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Computational Science

Beyond Bitcoin: Why Interest in Blockchain Is Surging at BU

October 25, 2022

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Cybersecurity

Uber Users: What You Need to Know about Last Month’s Data Breach

October 11, 2022

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Diversity in STEM

Building the Pipeline to Get Black, Hispanic Youth into STEM Careers

November 17, 2021

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computer science

Teaching Middle Schoolers How to Create the Next Minecraft

September 4, 2021

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Academics

BU Launches Data Science as an Undergraduate Major

June 29, 2021

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Computational Science

BU and Red Hat Extend, Expand Partnership for Cloud Research

April 27, 2021

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Social Media

BU Alum Creates New Social Media Journaling App for Sharing Thoughts, More

April 13, 2021

Innovation

Need a Study Buddy? Meechu Has You Covered

March 22, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence

Can an Ancient African Philosophy Save Us from AI Bias?

February 11, 2021

Azer Bestavros, associate provost for computing and data sciences, standing with his arms crossed in a gray sweater and looking off into the middle distance as he leans on a fence near the site of the future data sciences building.

Academics

Computing & Data Sciences Now Accepting Applications for Its New PhD Program

December 4, 2020

Graphic of Project Crane team members Ian Saucy (CAS’21) and Rachael Dier (COM’20), with a screen shot from their project. One screenshot reads "Tracking Racism around COVID-19 on Twitter," the other shows trends graphs and is titled "Frequency of Sinophobic Slurs on Twitter”

Innovation

BU Spark! Hacking COVID-19

July 6, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Shows Us We Need Rapid Response Data Science Teams

June 10, 2020

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Computational Science

BU Spark! Innovation Fellows and X-Lab Practicum Programs Name Best Idea, Tech, and Design Winners

May 18, 2020

Azer Bestavros Director, Data Science Initiative Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences, at his home in Wayland

Coronavirus

My Battle with COVID-19: “A Harrowing Experience I Will Never Forget”

May 6, 2020

Portrait of Azer Bestavros who looks through a chain link fence towards the site of BU's new Data Sciences building.

Computational Science

Game Changer: Azer Bestavros’ Journey from Egypt to Cambridge to BU’s Computing Mastermind

March 4, 2020

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Computational Science

Alums Working in Data Science Share Their Career Path Stories

February 21, 2020

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Science & Technology

A Coveted Scholarship for a Physics Standout

February 10, 2020

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University News

Eric Kolaczyk Named New Director of BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering

January 21, 2020

Eric Kolaczyk Named New Director of BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering