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Ibram X. Kendi

Kendi, Center for Antiracist Research aim to inspire policy change

Colbi Edmonds February 18, 2021
Kendi serves as the founder and director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, which launched in July with the stated mission of understanding, explaining and solving seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in delays and challenges for construction on Boston University’s new Center for Computing and Data Sciences. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Construction for Center of Computing and Data Sciences forges forward despite delays

Claire Williams September 22, 2020
The construction of BU’s Center for Computing and Data Sciences, which began in early Spring, has faced challenges due to the ongoing pandemic, causing delays and adaptations necessary to further progress.
Boston University housing on Bay State Rd. shown from the building’s rear alleyway. Geothermal drilling for the construction of the new Center for Computing and Data Sciences Building has disrupted life for Bay State residents, many of whom have filed noise complaints. DANIEL KOOL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Geothermal drilling disrupting Bay State residents

Melissa Ellin February 18, 2020
Construction on BU’s Center for Computing and Data Sciences building is currently underway and affecting BU students who live on the nearby Bay State Road. The digging of geothermal wells has drawn noise complaints, and construction is slated to continue until summer 2020, according to Walt Meissner, associate vice president for Campus Planning and Operations. 
Construction on the Center for Computing and Data Sciences on Commonwealth Ave. will continue this spring and is expected to be finished by the fall 2022 semester. PERRY SOSI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

No change in building plans for Center for Computing and Data Sciences

Ellie Yeo January 22, 2020
Plans for BU's new Center for Computing and Data Sciences building were finalized over winter intersession with construction slated to start this spring.
East to West: November 11, 2019

East to West: November 11, 2019

JenRacoosin November 11, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a BU town hall, commuter rail improvement plans, a campus comedy club’s ten-year anniversary, and more. This episode originally aired November 11,...

Azer Bestavros, shown in 2016, was recently named Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences. COURTESY OF FLICKR

BU professor named to new associate provost position

Nyah Jordan November 8, 2019
Boston University Professor Azer Bestavros was appointed as the associate provost of the new computing and data sciences department last week.
Red Hat, a cloud computing company, announces a collaborative research and education agreement with Boston University on Jan. 23. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University builds upon relationship with cloud computing company

Taylor Kocher February 8, 2017

Boston University President Robert Brown announced on Jan. 23 that BU joined Red Hat, a technology storage company, in a five-year long, $5-million research collaboration that will merge Red Hat’s...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh recently announced the City of Boston has open sourced its official website Boston.gov. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE /DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston website now open-sourced

Breanne Kovatch November 3, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Oct. 27 that the city would release its source codes for its official website Boston.gov, which will allow outside organizations and academic institutions like Boston...

The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering is slated to hold their inaugural Boston University Data Science Day in the Photonics Center Friday. PHOTO COURTESY YURI SAMOILOV/FLICKR

First BU Data Science Day to highlight prominence of data in all scientific fields

Navraj Narula January 18, 2016

As part of the Data Science Initiative, the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering will commence its inaugural Boston University Data Science Day. The event,...

In 2014, Boston University researchers have made innovations in everything from combatting global warming to securing wireless information. GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protecting ‘The Cloud’ and the Earth: A 2014 review of science at BU

Becca DeGregorio December 11, 2014

“Eureka!” might serve as a proper summary for Boston University’s scientific community in 2014. But given this year’s wealth of topics investigated by faculty, staff and students, catchphrases...

BU awarded $3 million to establish new cloud software

Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2014

Boston University has received $3 million in state funding from Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick in addition to support from technology companies to develop the Massachusetts Open Cloud, the first cloud...

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