ADE project building tool to examine racial disparity in police stops
Olin College of Engineering
Within the Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship (ADE) program, a team of Olin students have been building data tools to help individuals avoid possible conviction and incarceration due to unlawful traffic stops resulting from racial profiling.
Dr. Francine Berman Provides Insight On Impact Of ChatGPT And Teaching
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Dr. Francine Berman discussed her experience when integrating ChatGPT into her teaching methods and its potential in enhancing student learning and engagement.
Northeastern researcher at the forefront of global race to develop new form of clean energy
Sijia Dong, a Northeastern professor, has received a prestigious grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore algorithms for simulations on quantum computers that may further the pursuit of renewable energy sources.
Demystifying AI to Mitigate its Negative Consequences
Shlomi Hod (BU PhD candidate, CS) Leads Congressional Workshop on Legal, Ethical, and Societal Implications of Artificial Intelligence
Wearable, Printable, Shapeable Sensors Detect Pathogens and Toxins in the Environment
Tufts scientists develop biopolymer-based sensors that glow when dangers are present and can be printed on almost anything
New Interdisciplinary Course Helps Students See Engineering’s Big Picture
Olin College of Engineering
A new humanities course called “Engineering in Context,” or EIC, is helping students create their own personalized construct for understanding the societal implications of engineering.
Connect for Health finds ways to assist patients remotely
Connect for Health, a program run by the Lifespan Community Health Institute, consists of student volunteers to connect patients, like the woman and her children, with medical, community and social services.
Helping Students of Color in the Sciences Thrive
Grace Caldara brings her experiences as a woman of color in STEM and her work in social justice to her leadership of Tufts’ Center for STEM Diversity
Latanya Sweeney is exploring the clashes between technology and society
Sweeney, head of the Public Interest Technology Lab, is helping to better understand how technology can cause social harms as well as serve the common good.
Where does good public policy begin? At Northeastern, and this graduate is making a difference as Massachusetts’ secretary of labor and workforce development
And where does good public policy begin? It starts by writing down a list of all the stakeholders who have an interest in the issue at hand, including public officials, advocates, local residents and the media
3D Software to Boost Low-Cost Housing Options: Encoding Architecture with Larry Sass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Larry Sass is an architectural designer and researcher exploring digital design and fabrication across scales. Sass offers a compelling case for 3D modelling software as a challenge to current industry standards to democratize housing construction as a process.
Comments on AI Accountability: Harnessing BU’s Interdisciplinary Community
Voice of Stacey Dogan, Professor of Law, BU School of Law, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences