Athletes’ game-related stress is often compounded by struggles with mental health or interpersonal relationships, according to Michael Grinnell, a player wellness counselor for the National Basketball Players Association and assistant director for integrative wellbeing services at Williams College.
Kevin Kenny, a history professor at New York University, unpacked the history and myth of the Molly Maguires through his book, Making Sense of the Molly Maguires.
There are a lot more parallels between the treatment of Jewish and Black Americans than people assume, according to Magda Teter. Teter, the Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies at Fordham University, spoke at Boston College on Wednesday about the roots and connections of anti-seminism and racism. Teter said she first found the connection between the treatment of Jewish and Black people through shared stereotypes.
Lisa Genova expressed that her knowledge as a neuroscientist was not enough to fully understand or explain the brain and certain neurological diseases—she had to become a storyteller.
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.
Members of the Boston College community gathered on Thursday night to commemorate the beginning of Native American Heritage Month, which is celebrated in November each year.
Richard Kearney’s Salvage is one of the best novels on the market right now, according to Irish singer and writer Nóirín Ní Riain. “The—and I’m using that superlative carefully—the most powerful and prophetic book to come out recently,” Ní Riain said. Kearney, Boston College’s Seelig Chair of Philosophy, recently published Salvage, which focuses on the…
Vanessa Kerry delivered a lecture on the solutions to climate change–related health issues on Wednesday at the Connell School of Nursing.
According to CEO Darren Woods, ExxonMobil is a leader in the oil and gas industry, bringing innovative solutions to the field that other companies cannot. “Anyone that’s out there that needs to work with companies in our industry sees us as the preferred partner in spreading innovative solutions, using our technology to provide solutions that…
Whitney Irie, an assistant professor in the Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW), received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop a tool that measures equity in public health organizations.
