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Religion

Should You Talk to God Using an App?

February 9, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence

Massachusetts Officials Praise Statewide AI Progress at BU Event

December 15, 2025

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Technology

YouTube Turns 20—How Have Its 20 Billion Videos Changed Us?

April 29, 2025

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Cybersecurity

Three Essential Cybersecurity Tips for Students

October 11, 2024

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Watch Now

Video: How Will Generative AI Impact My Field of Study?

November 15, 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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University News

BU Forms AI Task Force

September 8, 2023

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Data Sciences

Destination Data

August 11, 2023

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Diversity & Inclusion

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

June 30, 2023

Voices & Opinion

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

April 19, 2023

Professor Wesley Wildman teaches a Data and Ethics class at CDS on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Data Sciences

Student-Designed Policy on Use of Generative AI Adopted by Data Sciences Faculty

March 24, 2023

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Astronomy

Astronomy Class Ponders Life Beyond Earth

March 3, 2023

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Technology & Crime

How Smart Technology Is Outsmarting Criminals

January 24, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: With ChatGPT’s Arrival, Should Educators Be Mourning the End of the College Essay?

January 20, 2023

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Science & Technology

No Gas. No Fuels. No Emissions. BU’s Greenest Building Ever

December 6, 2022

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Academics

These Faculty Are Using Data Science to Help Change the World

December 6, 2022

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Center for Computing & Data Sciences

Q&A: What Will BU’s Data Science Classroom Experience, the Curriculum, Look Like?

December 6, 2022

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Campus & Facilities

Iconic or Ugly? Architects of BU’s Data Science Building Explain Their Design

December 6, 2022

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Data Sciences

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

December 5, 2022

International Business

Does Twitter, under Elon Musk, Need Government Regulation?

November 18, 2022

Does Twitter, under Elon Musk, Need Government Regulation?