BU Proposes to Build Data Sciences Center, Aiming to Become Leader in Booming Field

in Research
August 22nd, 2019

BU Today reports that Boston University has announced plans to build a new 17-floor Data Sciences Center, furthering its leadership in data science and  interdisciplinary research.

Doug Most, Assistant VP, Executive Editor of BU Todaywrites, “Big data is playing a particularly major role in healthcare, allowing hospitals and doctors to move toward more personalized medicine.”

The story references related research initiatives of CISE affiliated faculty Yannis Paschalidis (ECE, BME, SE) and Christos Cassandras (ECE, SE) and BMC Associate Chief Medical Information Officer and BU School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine Rebecca Mishuris.