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Student Life

Data Days for Good Gets Students to Address Real-World Challenges

March 18, 2025

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Science & Technology

Tired of Remembering All Those Passwords? Help May Be in Sight

November 19, 2024

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University News

A BU Filmmaker Captures a BU Researcher’s Quest against Religious Violence

November 15, 2024

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Science & Technology

Women Have Been Shut Out of Computer and Data Science. BU Is Opening the Door

November 15, 2024

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Film & TV

Smithsonian Channel to Air Segment on BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences

October 16, 2024

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Commencement 2024

BU Celebrates 7,600 Graduates at Buoyant 151st Commencement

May 19, 2024

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Science & Technology

Cloud Computing Platform CloudWeaver Wins at Spring 2024 Spark! Demo Day

May 8, 2024

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sustainability

Waste Watchers

April 19, 2024

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Campus & Facilities

Center for Computing & Data Sciences Wins Global Award for Interior Design

December 4, 2023

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Watch Now

Video: The Model Maker

November 29, 2023

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Watch Now

Video: Terriers Give Thanks to Favorite BU Staffers

November 17, 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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Students

Meet BU’s Newest Terriers: Mohamed Mohamed

September 7, 2023

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Data Sciences

Destination Data

August 11, 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

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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Student Life

Saxbys, New Student-Run Café, Opens at Center for Computing & Data Sciences

February 23, 2023

Professor Wesley Wildman, a tall white man in a blue collared shirt, teaches a Data and Ethics class at CDS on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Artificial Intelligence

Why ChatGPT Is Both Exciting and Unsettling for Students, Faculty

February 17, 2023

Why ChatGPT Is Both Exciting and Unsettling for Students, Faculty