Alumni+ Big Shot Billie Weiss is living out a major-league dream as manager of photography for the World Champion Boston Red Sox Video
On Campus+ Bricks of Life Biologist and Lego collector Cynthia Bradham finds inspiration in the tiny building blocks of life Video
Alumni10 Rahul Desikan's Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death This pioneering neuroscientist was attacking ALS. Then ALS attacked him. Video
Books+ Exploring Endurance Best-selling author David Grann (GRS’94) on one man’s obsessive quest to cross Antarctica
June 18, 2019Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial IntelligenceData and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
June 12, 2019Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a ShotGreg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
June 10, 2019A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for AnswersDid noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
June 10, 2019Shari Davis (Sargent’10,’12) among 20 Obama Fellows Named Worldwide“The Obamas represent…the reality that ceilings can and should be broken”
June 6, 2019Natick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-DayFounder Ken Rendell, who studied business at BU, has created special exhibition
June 4, 2019Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & SciencesAfter nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership
April 10, 2019 How Our Clicks Are Shaping Elections If you think data science played a huge role in the 2016 presidential election, wait until 2020
March 29, 2019 Netflix, Spotify, and How Data Is Shaping the Arts Data analytics isn’t merely framing the art we see or listen to. It’s becoming the art.
March 8, 2019 Emily Whiting Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship BU computer scientist builds software tools design novices can use to create models for their structures
February 27, 2019 Can Technology Eliminate Blind Spots? New digital-camera-based system shows it’s possible to “see” around corners
January 17, 2019 Are Computer-Aided Decisions Actually Fair? BU researchers, MIT PhD candidates collaborating to overcome algorithmic bias
November 14, 2018 What If You Could Manage Information Overload? Groundbreaking collaboration among BU schools and researchers leads to $1 million NSF grant to address media overload
September 7, 2018 Stan Sclaroff Named Interim Dean of Arts & Sciences Computer science scholar brings wealth of academic leadership to role
February 1, 2018 SheHacks Boston Student Organizers Are #makingthenewnormal Weekend hackathon tackled the gender gap in computer science
December 6, 2017 Knitting Socks, One Algorithm at a Time BU alum’s start-up offers distinctive footwear