By Chloe Patel, Hariri Institute for Computing Boston University researchers affiliated with the Hariri Institute, College of Engineering, and School of Public Health, have received a subaward from a $12 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant awarded to a coalition of DOE National Laboratories led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). This funding, […]
Cara Stepp and colleagues win a $3.5M NIH grant to uncover the causes By Maureen Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the fastest growing neurological disease, with 10 million people affected worldwide. It is a progressive, degenerative brain condition that affects the nervous system and a person’s control of their body movement. […]
By Hariri Institute Staff Papers from two projects based at the Red Hat Collaboratory at Boston University have been recognized for excellence at preeminent research conferences. Both projects were recipients of the Red Hat Collaboratory 2022 and 2023 Research Incubation Awards. Details about these and all other projects at the Red Hat Collaboratory are available […]
Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate Chuanfei Dong is working to untangle the mysteries of plasma, and his efforts were recently recognized with a prestigious award from the US Department of Energy (DOE). Dong, an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at the College of Arts & Sciences at Boston University, is among 93 scientists selected by the DOE for […]
Dark matter might be one of the most important substances in the universe—the glue that stops stars flying away from each other and ripping galaxies apart. It’s also one of the most mysterious. It’s proven so stubbornly hard to see that researchers can only guess at its existence. Boston University physicist and Hariri Institute faculty […]
By Hariri Institute Staff Tereasa Brainerd, professor of astronomy at the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the largest professional organization of astronomers in the USA. Inductions into each class of Fellows is limited to at most 0.5% of the membership in any […]
As Norway strives to position itself as a hub for global digital infrastructure—building data centers for cloud storage and processing—questions about the benefits and tradeoffs of digitalization are being brought to the forefront of its sustainability policy. Now, through a government-backed initiative, the Research Council of Norway has awarded more than $1.1 million in funding […]
Debbie M. Cheng, professor of biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health, and faculty affiliate of the Hariri Institute, has been elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA). ASA Fellowship is one of the highest honors in the statistics profession. The number of new fellows elected per year is limited to […]
By Maureen Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliates Renato Mancuso (CAS, Computer Science), Hadi Nia (ENG, Biomedical Engineering), and Alyssa Pierson (ENG, Mechanical Engineering) have each received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. These NSF grants are among the most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic […]
By Maureen Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Hariri Faculty Affiliate Alyssa N. Pierson received the inaugural MassRobotics Rising Star in Robotics Medal for her key contributions to the cooperative, distributed control of multi-agent teams. The Rising Star in Robotics Medal recognizes up and coming woman-identifying persons making strides and advancing the field of robotics. The […]