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Linguistics

How and Why Language is Weaponized

October 23, 2023

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Science & Technology

BU’s Perkins Telescope Observatory Reopens with a Brand-New Dome

September 28, 2023

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Center for Computing & Data Sciences

BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Grows by Four

September 15, 2023

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QUESTROM

BU Dual Master’s Program Aims to Produce Graduates Versed in Environmental Science—and the Economics of Climate Change

September 11, 2023

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University News

BU Forms AI Task Force

September 8, 2023

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Watch Now

Video: There’s Something Squirrelly about This Class

August 24, 2023

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Maui Wildfires

Maui Native Helps Others amid Devastating Wildfires

August 11, 2023

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Data Sciences

Destination Data

August 11, 2023

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STEM

U-Design, the College of Engineering’s Summer Program, Introduces Middle Schoolers to the World of STEM

August 1, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence

It’s Time to Push Pause on Artificial Intelligence, Says BU Philosopher

July 18, 2023

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Diversity & Inclusion

This Student-Created CDS Workshop Examines Equality in the Technology Industry

June 30, 2023

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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS

Is the Government Concealing UFO Craft and Dead Extraterrestrials?

June 22, 2023

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Commencement 2023

Inaugural Class of BU Computing & Data Sciences Majors Prepare to Graduate

May 16, 2023

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Listen Now

Today I Learned: Honors Linear Algebra Can Be Fun, Cool, Even Beautiful

May 9, 2023

Voices & Opinion

POV: Why I Left the Bird: NPR, Twitter, and Disinformation

April 19, 2023

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Business & Law

LAW’s Jay Wexler Fires Up Arguments to Normalize Pot in New Book

April 14, 2023

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Earth Day Preview

How BU Honors Earth Day, Every Day

April 6, 2023

University News

BU’s Adil Najam to Become New President of World Wildlife Fund

April 4, 2023

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Gotlieb Center

How BU Helped Modern-Day Explorers Find a Lost Treasure on a Remote Glacier

March 29, 2023

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SCHOOL SHOOTING

Once Again, Our Nation Is Forced to Talk to Children about Guns, Deaths

March 28, 2023

Once Again, Our Nation Is Forced to Talk to Children about Guns, Deaths