Boston College economics professors Tayfun Sönmez and M. Utku Ünver pioneered a matching system for the world’s first four-way liver transplant exchange program, which enabled two successful four-way exchanges within the past year.
News, On Campus
BC’s Roche Center Receives $2.5 Million Grant From Healey Education Foundation
The Healey Education Foundation awarded Boston College’s Roche Center for Catholic Education a $2.5 million grant, along with resources to establish a preK-12 Catholic school board training program. The grant will be dispersed over five years, providing the center roughly $500,000 per year.
Off Campus, On Campus, News
Gopuff Temporarily Loses Mass. Liquor License for Selling Alcohol to Underage BC Students
Massachusetts authorities revoked online delivery service Gopuff’s liquor license on May 18 for allegedly selling alcohol to underage Boston College students multiple times. One week later, a judge paused the state’s revocation of Gopuff’s license.
News, On Campus
CSA, JCBC Release Statement Condemning Post on BC’s Instagram Story
The Boston College Chinese Students Association (CSA) and the Japan Club of BC (JCBC) released a joint statement on Wednesday condemning the BC Instagram account for using a stock image to promote their upcoming formal.
News, On Campus, Top Story
BC Dining Will Offer Three Meal Plan Options for the 2023–24 School Year
Boston College will offer three price levels—light, base, and premium—for students’ residential meal plans starting in the 2023–24 school year, according to Director of Dining Services Beth Emery.
Administration, Top Story, On Campus, News
BC Will Officially Integrate LGBTQ+ Programming and Support Into BAIC This Summer, Administrators Announce
Boston College will officially integrate its LGBTQ+ programming and support into the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center (BAIC) this summer, according to an email sent to the BC community on Friday afternoon.
News, Top Story
BC Announces Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Will Deliver Commencement Address
Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, will deliver Boston College’s 2023 commencement address on May 22, according to a University release.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Kotzen, Heckelman Win UGBC Pres., VP Election
Jonah Kotzen and Meghan Heckelman will be UGBC’s next president and vice president, respectively.
News, On Campus, Top Story
BC Admits 15 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2027
Boston College admitted 15 percent of 36,525 applicants to the Class of 2027, according to a University release.
News, On Campus
UGBC Candidates Address Mental Health Resources, Environmental Sustainability in Final Debate
The two teams running for UGBC president and vice president faced off in a final debate on Thursday night, tackling issues including sustainability, academic advising, and mental health resources ahead of Monday’s election.
