BC Lynch School of Education hosts inaugural Catholic School Leadership conference
Principals, pastors and administrators from 25 Boston-area Catholic schools attended a Lynch School conference on best practices in Catholic identity formation, fundraising, alumni relations, recruitment and enrollment management. Read full news release
BC Prof. Philip O'Leary honored by NUI, Galway
BC English Prof. Philip O'Leary has been awarded an honorary degree from National University of Ireland, Galway. Read full news release
Fr. Tony Penna to direct BC Campus Ministry
Boston College has named Fr. Anthony Penna, a popular and respected campus minister for the past 17 years, as its next director of campus ministry. Read full news release
BC Prof. John Baldovin, SJ honored by Catholic Press Association "Grief to Hope" exhibit of quilts and poetry at Burns Library Honors for Sociology grad student and alumnus Final Approval for Master Plan BC physicists awarded $2.1 million for 'green energy' research
School of Theology and Ministry Prof. John Baldovin, SJ, has received the First Place Award in Liturgy from the Catholic Press Association for his book, Reforming the Liturgy: A Response to Critics. Read full news release
"Finding God: A Visual Journey from Grief to Hope," an exhibit of quilts and poetry by School of Theology and Ministry grad student Monique Cerundolo, is on display at Burns Library. Read full news release
A. Javier Treviño, who earned his Ph.D. in sociology from BC, has been elected president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, and Sociology Ph.D. candidate Jared Del Rosso was named 2009 Recipient of the Best Graduate Student Paper Award. Read full news release
BC's Master Plan has gained final approval from the City of Boston. Read full news release
Human eye inspires BC computer scientists' technique for advancing computer vision 
Inspired by the behavior of the human eye, BC computer scientisits Hao Jiang and Stella X. Yu have developed a technique that lets computers see objects as fleeting as a butterfly 
with nearly double the accuracy and 10 times faster than earlier methods. Read full news release
BC's Marilyn Cochran-Smith named to National Academy of Education
The Lynch School's Cawthorne Millennium Prof. of Teacher Education for Urban Schools has been named to the prestigious National Academy of Education. Read full news release
Physics Prof. Zhifeng Ren and Asst. Prof. Cyril Opeil, SJ, have been awarded $2.1 million in 'green energy' funding from the U.S. Department 
of Energy as part of a multi-university project to develop solid-state materials that transfer solar energy to electricity. Read full news release
Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, whose documentaries have brought to life the Civil War, baseball and jazz, addressed the Class of 2009 at the 133rd Boston College Commencement Exercises on May 18. 
Prof. Raymond Cohen, Corcoran Visiting Prof. at Boston College's Center for Christian Jewish Learning, is available for comment on Netanyahu's acceptance of the idea of a Palestinian state. 
Political Science Prof. Marc Landy comments on President Obama and American foreign policy. 
