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BU Spark! on the second floor of the Center for Computing & Data Sciences. Spark! partnered with the Center for Innovation in Social Science in 2023 to apply data science and computational skills to social science research. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

CISS and Spark! partnership combines quantitative data and social science in research

Sara Sugita March 7, 2024
The partnership between Spark! and the Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS) began in 2023 to apply data science and computational skills to social science research, according to the CISS website. CISS and Spark! partnership was made possible by funding from the College of Arts and Sciences dedicated to experiential learning, initiated by Dean Stan Sclaroff, according to the CISS website. The interdisciplinary nature of the partnership aligns with Spark!’s goals, “to be the bridge between the computing and data sciences and the rest of the university,” Ziba Cranmer, the director of Spark! said.
The College of Arts and Sciences. After two years of preparation, Boston University’s Center for Innovation in Social Sciences launched Sept. 1 with the aim of bolstering research and teaching for students and faculty alike. BRITTANY CHANG/ DFP FILE

Innovation center opens as an ‘intellectual home’ for BU social sciences community

Emily Pauls October 7, 2021
The Center for Innovation in Social Sciences is a "community hub" for research and mentorship on campus.
HIV-infected T cell

BU sociology department hosts HIV seminar with discussion on stigma, media exposure

Divya Sood March 4, 2021
Boston University's sociology department held an event Monday where researcher David Cort described how stigma around HIV can impact behavior.
Tiffany Joseph, professor of sociology at Northeastern University, took part in Boston University’s Department of Sociology fall seminar series. COURTESY OF TIFFANY JOSEPH

Northeastern University professor discusses latinx immigrants’ healthcare practices

Sarah Readdean September 26, 2019
In the midst of national headlines about undocumented immigrants and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Northeastern University professor Tiffany Joseph visited Boston University Monday to discuss her research on how factors such as race and culture affect the health care latinx immigrants receive in the United States.
Sarah Miller, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, gave a talk on how social media affects bullying in schools on Monday. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sociology lecturer explores role of social media on teen bullying

Anqi Zhang March 7, 2019

Teenagers across the country use social media to voice their opinions, though not always to spread positivity. A lecture hosted by the Boston University Department of Sociology Monday explored the...

Columbia University professor Tey Meadow speaks about her new book “Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century” Monday as part of Boston University Department of Sociology’s seminar series. HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Columbia University professor shares research on transgender children at seminar series

Eleanor Ho October 25, 2018
Columbia University professor Tey Meadow recalled meeting Rafe, one of the research subjects in her new book “Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century,” as a young girl demonstrating a dance move from a Britney Spears video.
Damon Davis speaks about his film “Whose Streets?” after the screening Wednesday night at the Tsai Performance Center. PHOTO BY YVETTE LOPEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU joins lawsuit opposing university liability for student suicides

Haley Lerner November 9, 2017

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts heard a case on Tuesday that will determine whether or not colleges should be held responsible if one of its students commits suicide. Boston University...

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