The U.S. Department of Education awarded Boston College’s Learning to Learn Office the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Grant—a $1.3 million sum over the next five years. “[This grant] means we can continue to serve our students from first-gen, low income, and underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in pursuing research and graduate education,” said Chasneika…
Devlin Evacuated Due to Smoke, Elevator Closed for Rest of Day
Students and faculty evacuated Devlin Hall on Wednesday afternoon due to smoke.
BC Researchers Publish Study Uncovering Air Pollution’s Deadly Toll in Massachusetts
A recent study published by researchers at Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health revealed that around 2,780 people die in Massachusetts each year due to air pollution. “This was a study that was designed to be scientifically robust, but at the same time, very deliberately intended to present information that would trigger people to…
University To Require On-Campus Students To Isolate in Residence Halls or at Home for COVID-19
Boston College will now require on-campus students who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate in their residence halls or at their permanent residence, according to an email sent to the BC community.
‘Her Loss Will Be Felt Worldwide’: Friends and Colleagues Remember Patricia Doherty
For many, Patricia Doherty was much more than the director of Boston College’s Institute for Scientific Research (ISR). For Associate Director Keith Groves, she made the ISR a family.
From 1973 to 2022: The Abortion Debate at BC
Across the country and at BC, both abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates are processing the Dobbs decision, which overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, establishing that the U.S. Constitution does not recognize a federal right to an abortion. Although not physically together on campus, students, alumni, and professors are grappling with what this decision means for the future of abortion in the United States.
Philadelphia Flyers Select Cutter Gauthier With No. 5 Overall Pick in NHL Draft
Incoming freshman Cutter Gauthier’s No. 5 selection in the NHL Draft on Thursday is tied for the highest NHL draft pick in school history
“Frustrating, draining, and frankly horrible”: How Title IX Policy in the White House Shaped Universities’ Reponses to Sexual Assault
“The process is so frustrating, it’s so draining and frankly it’s horrible,” they said. “…it’s so overwhelming because you have some people tell you, ‘yes, report, speak up’… and then other people telling you, ‘yeah, this is gonna take like months or years potentially to get anywhere with it.’”
Theologian and Former BC Professor Michael Himes Dies at 75
Rev. Michael Himes, a former professor of theology at Boston College and a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., died on Thursday at the age of 75.
FBI Director Discusses Preventing Chinese, Russian, and Foreign Cyberattacks
FBI Director Christopher Wray explained how the agency thwarted a cyberattack last year on the Boston Children’s Hospital by the Iranian government during the sixth annual Boston Conference on Cyber Security in Gasson Hall on Wednesday.