BC represented at least 16 percent of COVID-19 cases associated with higher education in Massachusetts in the state’s weekly update.
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Sick Tok: BC Student Isolation Experience Goes Viral
When Sean Hanley tested positive for COVID-19, he recorded his experience in BC isolation housing on TikTok. To his surprise, he went viral.
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BC Adds Four Cases to Last Week’s COVID-19 Report, Positivity Rate Remains Semester Low
Boston College reported an additional four cases of COVID-19 out of 290 undergraduate tests from last week, a 1.38 percent positivity rate, in its Tuesday update of the COVID-19 dashboard. The additional cases from last week raised the week’s undergraduate positivity rate from .18 percent to .25 percent, with 13 undergraduates testing positive out of...
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Merkert Hall Evacuated After Chemical Leak
Students and faculty evacuated Merkert Hall early Monday afternoon due to a hydrogen sulfide leak in a cylinder, according to the Boston Fire Department.
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Nursing Students Adapt to COVID-19 Pandemic
On Sept. 23, Connell School of Nursing Dean Susan Gennaro received a letter from a recent patient at Newton-Wellesley Hospital who appreciated the difference that interacting with a Boston College nursing student had made during his stay.
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Schiller Institute On Schedule for December 2021 Opening
The Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society is on schedule for it’s December 2021 opening, said Mary Nardone, associate vice president for Capital Projects Management.
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Rate of New COVID-19 Cases Falls in Week Five
Last week, Boston College reported its lowest undergraduate positivity rate for COVID-19 since classes began, as of its Friday update of the COVID-19 dashboard.
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After Weeks of Complaints, Parents Grill BC Dining About Poor Service and Food Quality
After weeks of complaints about both the quality and price of the food in Boston College’s dining halls, Dining Services held a Zoom meeting on Wednesday night with a group of parents to address their concerns.
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Infection Data Forces BC to Restrict Guest Policy, Administration Says
Boston College is restricting its guest policy in University residence halls beginning Friday, according to a Wednesday email from Executive Vice President Michael Lochhead and Doug Comeau, director of University Health Services (UHS).
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BC Adds 15 New Cases Out of 264 Tests to Last Week’s COVID-19 Report
Boston College reported an additional 15 cases of COVID-19 out of 264 undergraduate tests from last week, a 5.68 percent positivity rate, in its Tuesday update of the COVID-19 dashboard.
