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What, like it’s hard? | Data Driven
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (644+ words) I spent most of last semester in a self-induced nightmare scenario " applying for grad school." The horrifying experience of seeing all of your qualifications splayed out on a flimsy piece of paper and hoping it's enough as you pay an…...
Playing the long game | Data Driven
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (658+ words) It's become a bit of a tradition for me to recap the Nobel Prizes in my column: In 2023, I covered Claudia Goldin's work in economics, and in 2024, I broke down the impact of AI on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry....
Machine learning meets medicine: BU Center for Brain Research project leverages AI for aphasia treatment
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (577+ words) Boston University's Center for Brain Research, which received a $3.2 million National Institutes of Health grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, is spearheading a new project to develop tools that can reliably predict the outcomes of…...
New TerrierGPT platform advances BU toward AI-powered future, creates discourse over responsible use
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1056+ words) With ChatGPT and OpenAI becoming household names over the last few years, educational institutions like Boston University have been faced with a pressing question: Is it time to embrace generative AI in the classroom? BU's Artificial Intelligence Development Accelerator team…...
With more high schoolers bringing APs to college, class equivalency questioned
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (500+ words) As more high schoolers are entering college with high Advancement Placement test scores on their transcripts, university students are reevaluating the educational value of high school courses that allow students to place out of or receive credit for college-level coursework....