“Working for Happiness”: Boston College Nursing Students Man the Marathon’s Medical Tents

Annika Engelbrecht • April 26, 2026

While some Eagles were running the marathon or cheering from the sidelines last Monday, a group of Boston College nursing students was among the many health professionals waiting in the medical tents at the finish line.

In Congress, BC Advocates Push for Research Funding and Women’s Health Reform

Patrick Dunn and Madeline Lamoureux • April 19, 2026

This past March, Karen Lyons, a professor in Boston College’s Connell School of Nursing, traveled to Washington, D.C., representing the Gerontological Society of America to advocate for National Institute of Health funding for research supporting older adults.

UGBC Expresses Optimism for Flat-Rate Textbook Program, Discusses Nursing Transportation Initiative

Danica Bergen • March 25, 2026

UGBC senators said Tuesday night that administrators appeared supportive of a flat-rate textbook program at Boston College—although the Senate expressed doubts about whether the proposal could be implemented uniformly for all of BC’s schools.

BC Law, Lynch School, and Nursing Programs Climb in 2025 Graduate School Rankings

Carina Murphy • April 8, 2025

Boston College Law School and the Lynch School of Education and Human Development (LSEHD) each rose three spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 graduate school rankings, climbing to No. 25 and No. 20, respectively.

BC Launches Nurse-Midwifery Master’s Program To Bridge Gaps in Maternal Health Care

Carina Murphy • April 6, 2025

The Connell School of Nursing (CSON) at Boston College will welcome its first cohort of students into a new master’s in nurse-midwifery program in May—the first of its kind in eastern Massachusetts.

New Program Offers Free Transportation for LSEHD Practicums and CSON Clinicals

Reetu Agnihotri • February 16, 2025

Starting this semester, UGBC and the Division of Student Affairs are providing free CharlieCards for Lynch School of Education and Human Development (LSEHD) and Connell School of Nursing (CSON) students with high financial need to cover transportation to practicum and clinical experiences.

Burgess and Keynote Speakers Discuss Impact of Psychiatric Research on Law and Forensics

Mei Dasgupta and Krish Gandhi • November 5, 2024

From the teaching to the research, the field of psychiatry is ever-evolving, according to Ann Burgess, professor of nursing at Boston College’s Connell School of Nursing (CSON). “I think [psychiatry]...

Kerry Discusses Solutions to Climate Change-Related Health Issues

Ava Sjursen • November 4, 2023

Vanessa Kerry delivered a lecture on the solutions to climate change–related health issues on Wednesday at the Connell School of Nursing.

Peters-Lewis Highlights COVID-19’s Effects on Nursing

Alyssa Anderson • November 6, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic thrust nurses and the nursing industry into the spotlight, according to Angelleen Peters-Lewis.

Dean of CSON Speaks on Newborn Health in NICUs

Natalie Arndt • November 7, 2021

Katherine Gregory, dean of the Connell School of Nursing, has spent a lot of time in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) throughout her extensive nursing career. NICUs, she said, have significantly improved over the years.

Gregory Tapped as Gennaro’s Replacement for CSON Dean

Victor Stefanescu • April 12, 2021

Katherine E. Gregory currently serves as the associate chief nursing officer for women’s and newborn health, research, and innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

BC Nursing Students To Conduct Wellness Clinics in Maine

Amy Palmer • April 12, 2021

The Connell School of Nursing (CSON) will be conducting wellness clinics from April 19 to 23 in Aroostook County, Maine. Nursing students will also be conducting home visits, setting up vaccine clinics, conducting COVID-19 testing, and assisting in a blood drive.