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Questrom offers online MicroMasters program to facilitate graduate degree

Andres Picon April 20, 2017

Boston University’s Questrom School of Business will offer a set of free massive open online courses, or MOOCs, starting this May. The courses will be part of a MicroMasters program that will help facilitate...

Twitter will be implementing a new algorithm that prioritizes certain content to the top of feeds in an effort to highlight important information for users. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

#RIPTwitter sparks debate over site’s new algorithm

Preston Park February 11, 2016

BuzzFeed News spurred an impassioned Twitter storm Friday when it reported that Twitter would change its algorithm as early as this week. The report prompted a flood of tweets containing #RIPTwitter,...

Boston University hosted hackathon "Boston Hacks" from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 in the George Sherman Union's Metcalf Hall. PHOTO BY JOHNNY LIU/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hackathon provides students with opportunity to gain cyber skills

Allegra Peelor November 3, 2015

Hacking isn’t just for solo coders anymore. At events such as BostonHacks, the 24-hour coding competition held in Boston University's George Sherman Union Saturday and Sunday, teams of students work...

Several Boston University faculty members earn rank of full professor

Daily Free Press Admin March 23, 2014

Thirteen Boston University faculty members have been promoted to full professorships in recognition for their teaching, scholarly work and service. Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Julie Sandell...

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