Young people must amplify their voices and employ their passion for combating climate change in order to spark change, according to Caroline Usman.
BC Students and Faculty to Attend UN Climate Conference for Third Consecutive Year
A delegation of Boston College students and faculty will travel to Dubai on Nov. 30 for COP28. This is the third consecutive year BC will attend the United Nations (UN) summit on climate change.
Keum Recognized With Three APA Early Career Awards
Assistant professor Brian TaeHyuk Keum received three early career awards from the American Psychological Association (APA) this summer that recognized his research contributions toward ethnic minority issues.
“More Fair and Equitable”: BC Implements New Class Registration System
Boston College is switching to a one-day course registration period for each class year, according to an email University Registrar Bryan Jones and the academic services team sent to students on Thursday morning.
BCSSW Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Fund Behavioral Health Internship Program
The Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW) received a two-year, $2.5 million grant from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to fund its Behavioral Health Paid Internship Program (BHPIP).
Start@Shea Hosts Second Annual Solstice Conference
Start@Shea, the student executive team of the Boston College Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship, hosted its second annual Solstice Conference from Sept. 23 to 24.
BC Professor Receives Grant to Research Role of Gut Microbes in Type 1 Diabetes
The Beatson Foundation awarded assistant professor of biology Emrah Altindis a two-year, $275,000 grant to support his lab’s research on how gut microbes affect Type 1 diabetes. The grant is only awarded to five U.S. research teams each year.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice To Join BC Law Faculty in 2024
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth B. Cypher is set to join the Boston College Law School faculty after she retires in 2024.
BC Law Rises 8 Spots to No. 29 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023–24 Law School Rankings
Boston College Law School rose to No. 29 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023–24 law school rankings, an eight-spot increase from last year.
Students Express Frustration With Lack of Economics Electives for Fall Semester
Many economics majors are currently expressing frustration with the shortage of economics electives available for the upcoming fall semester. The economics department will do everything it can to help seniors who need specific economics courses to graduate on time, according to Christopher F. Baum, chair of Boston College’s economics department.