Enrollment at the University's St. Columbkille Summer Program hit an all-time high this year, bringing 135 Brighton children ages 3-14 to campus for a mix of study, arts, crafts, swimming and play that their parents call 'perfect.' Above, students at Merkert Center are briefed by BC chemist John Boylan prior to some experiments with polymers. More | Photos. Read other campus news in the summer BC Chronicle.
Rigid, controlling parenting may be linked to increased sexual activity in older teens, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health by the Lynch School of Education's Rebekah Levine Coley and colleagues. UPI | Health Behavior News Service
Center for Human Rights and International Justice associate directors Brinton Lykes and Dan Kanstroom, with Kalina Brabeck '00 of Rhode Island, are researching the fate of Guatemalan immigrants deported from the U.S. More from RI's Spanish-language El Latino Expreso
After 15 books about a city torn by mob shootouts, gang wars, serial killers and street vengeance, Washington, DC crime novelist George Pelecanos may be ready for a little peace, writes American Studies Director Carlo Rotella in a cover story for the Washington Post Magazine | Q&A
The new book 'Working Longer: The Solution to the Retirement Income Challenge' by Alicia Munnell and Steven Sass of the Center for Retirement Research is featured by the New York Times
Political Science Professor Marc Landy discussed the results of a recent poll on Americans' views of Barack Obama, and was interviewed about the candidate's overseas trip, in two reports on NECN. Video 1 | Video 2
BC's Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah and his group of volunteers, including English Adj. Prof. Marla DeRosa and her neice, are looking to change lives - in an environmentally friendly way. More | Ghana News
Allowing foreign institutions to set up shop is not the only road to the internationalisation of Indian higher education, writes Lynch School Monan Professor Philip Altbach in India's national newspaper The Hindu
Information Technology Services announces the return of the Boston College Computer Replacement Program for faculty and staff. Learn more about BCCR on the program's web site: www.bc.edu/bccr
Find tips for staying safe during seasonal thunderstorms and the 2008 hurricane season on the University's emergency preparedness web site BC/Prepared
Learn important conservation and recycling tips -- and share them with your department colleagues. BC will offer 30-minute training sessions at noon on July 23 and Aug 13. RSVP to walshhd@bc.edu and help BConserve!
Help BC be part of the solution -- learn what you can do to assist campus efforts toward conservation and sustainability here
BC employees and students with young children: BC Children's Center has two openings for 9/2008 for preschoolers 3 years 9 months to 5 years old. For details email krakow@bc.edu
Three new 'Big Belly' solar-powered trash compacters are now on campus. The BC community is urged to deposit trash in the new receptacles to help keep our campus 'green.' More
BC has a new contract for flower purchases, providing reduced costs to the University and a comprehensive on-line ordering system for users. More
Read the text of Pope Benedict XVI's remarks to American Catholic educators here
Information Technology Services announces the beta release of Agora Portal, the replacement for Agora. Log in today to experience the power and flexibility of Agora Portal.
Read about BC's data security policy, minimizing the effects of 'malware' and phishing, cash/check handling tips, and more in the Spring edition of AuditNews.
BC now offers expense reimbursements deposited directly into your bank account - no more waiting for checks! Details