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Innovation

Photo: Students stand and pose for a photo at the bottom of a set of stairs. From right to left, top to bottom: Daniel Skahill (CDS ‘23), Samantha Chen (CDS ‘23), Zining Ye (CDS ‘23), Yile Wang (CDS ‘23), and Edward Wong (CDS ‘23).

Commencement 2023

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

May 16, 2023

Photo: A group of people stand and pose for a photo in front of a sign that reads "2023 New Venture Competition Winners". Ian Mashiter, director of curriculum at Innovate@BU (from left), Johar Singh (Questrom’24), Shen Ning (MED’24), Stamatios Liapis (MED’23), Philippe Rival (Harvard Business School), Siobhan Dullea, executive director of Innovate@BU, Caspian Chaharom (CAS’23), Kelsey Mann (CFA’23), Chloe Adamowicz (CAS’23), and Harunobu Ishii (MET’22).

Innovation

Teams Win $72,000 in Funding at Innovate@BU’s New Venture Competition

May 2, 2023

Photo: Five men stand on a stage to celebrate the winner of a compeition. From left, a West Asian man wearing a black suit, a white man in a maroon blazer and black pants, a West Asian man wearing a blue suit with a black tie, an older West Asian man wearing a black suit with a purple tie, and a white man wearing a plaid blazer with tailored jeans and glasses. They are all smiling for the photo, looking to the left at another camera.

Awards

$50,000 in Prize Money Awarded at SHA’s Poyiadjis Hospitality Innovation Competition

March 27, 2023

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University News

BU Appoints New Executive Director of Innovate@BU

March 15, 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

Photo: A watercolor-esque background with pink, blue, and purple. In the front, a feminine-presenting individual with short, curly, brown hair. She is wearing a collared white tank top with two, thin gold chains. She also has s nose piercing and she is smiling in the photo.

Innovation

IDEA Con Is a Crash Course for Young Innovators and Entrepreneurs

February 7, 2023

Photo: A young Asian woman wearing glasses and a white puffer jacket leans to the right to look at the screen of a young white man's laptop which is sitting in his lap. He looks over to his right at the woman and smiles and gestures knowingly. They both sit in front of a pinkish wall.

Academics

Biannual Cross-College Challenge Expo, Featuring Projects That Address Real-World Problems, on Tuesday

December 12, 2022

Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide: Alumni-Owned Businesses

December 9, 2022

Photo: The Ribbon cutting to officially open the Center for Computing and Data Science Dec 8. From left are Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences Azer Bestavros, CAS dean Stan Sclaroff, Boston City Mayor Michelle Wu, President Robert A Brown, Board of Trustees chair Ahmass Fakahany (Questrom’79), Provost Jean Morisson, and Boston city councilor Kenzie Bok. They all stand with scissors in hand looking down as a cut blue ribbon floats to the ground.

University News

BU Unveils Dramatic, Fossil Fuel–Free Center for Computing & Data Sciences

December 8, 2022

Photo: Elon Musk, a white man with thinning brown hair, looks and points up as he's shot mid-talk in front of a black background.

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

Can Elon Musk Fix the Twitter Chaos That He Created?

November 29, 2022

Photo: Green Lion Partners founders Jeff Zucker (Questrom’10) (left) and Mike Bologna (Questrom’10) present Isabelle Bryan with a $10,000 check for her start-up Insphigher at Innovate@BU’s sixth annual Cannabis Start-Up Competition finale November 8. a man and a young woman each hold one side of a giant check for $10,000. Another young man stands to the right of the woman.

Innovation

Idea Sharing App Insphigher Wins Annual BU Cannabis Start-Up Competition

November 10, 2022

Vector illustration: A lock on a computer screen to show cyber security problems. Small white icons are connected to the computer to represent coding and ai.

Books

School of Law Expert: Software Enables Innovation, Except When It Doesn’t

October 17, 2022

Photo of students walking up and down Comm Ave's brick sidewalk by Marsh Chapel. Many wear backpacks and it is a sunny day.

University News

BU Climbs in Some U.S. News & World Report National College Rankings

September 12, 2022

Photo of Tess Ravick (ENG’22), back, and Trevor Melsheimer (ENG’22), front work on their senior design project April 29. The device harvests water from the air. Ravick has light brown skin, wears a t-shirt, a white face mask, and their hair in a bun. Melsheimer, who has light skin and a beard and wears a gray sweater, adjusts a level of the black device on the table in front of them.

Watch Now

Water, Water, Everywhere—They Hope

May 4, 2022

Professor Sean Andersson, left, listens to Franco Julia Wise (ENG’22), at right, as he explains the workings of his team’s Soft Robot with Integrated Soft Optical Sensing for Minimally Invasive Surgery following the May 4 press conference at Phototonics announcing ENG getting $4.4 million from Massachusetts High Technology Council to build a new robotics lab, BU RASTIC, to complement ENG's master's program in robotics and autonomous systems. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

University News

BU to Open New Robotics Lab to Foster More Student Innovators

May 4, 2022

A screenshot of the Savor App, which allows the reduction of food waste. The app screen says "recommendations" followed by many food options, similar to a menu in a restaurant except virtual

Innovation

Student Dreams of a Meal Planning App to Avoid Waste

April 20, 2022

Photo of the winning hunger challenge team posing with a giant $10,000 check and Congressman Jim McGovern. From left: Alexia Lancea (CAS’22), Eunice Lamothe (CAS’22, SPH’23), Saahil Adusumilli (Sargent’22), and Mary Campion (CAS’22), US Rep. Jim McGovern, and State Rep. Andy Vargas.

Innovation

Food@BU’s Idea to Solve Campus Hunger Wins $10,000 Prize at Innovate@BU Event

April 13, 2022

Photo of Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb chief Strategy officer, sitting in a chair with a repeating blue and white mountain pattern in a highly stylish room, presumably an Airbnb. Blecharczyk wears a button down, jeans and leather shoes, smiles and clasps his hands, his arms resting on his knees. He is a middle-aged white man with short hair.

Innovation

In Hospitality, the Future Is Now

March 31, 2022

Photo of futuristic cyborg, with white and gray arms and legs, interviewing a job applicant, a woman with a red sweater and blonde hair. The image is 3-D generated. The cyborg and candidate sit at a desk in a sparse gray room.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Interviews Can Be Biased and Just Plain Weird, Questrom Expert Says

March 28, 2022

Photo of a group of masked Innovate@BU students organizing the Wheelock Food Party March 7. There are large utility racks filed with cans. some students stand while others sort cans on the ground.

Innovation

Innovate@BU Is Taking On College Hunger This Semester

March 11, 2022

Innovate@BU Is Taking On College Hunger This Semester