Undergraduate Beckman scholars from Boston College, Boston University, Smith College, Wellesley College, and Yale University convened in the Merkert Chemistry Center on January 23 to present their research projects in chemistry and the life sciences. Reviewing a poster presentation are, from left, Courtney McKee A&S '11, Julie Olson of Smith College, and Stephen Bohlman A&S '11. More
A study conducted by John Havens of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy reveals that from 2004 through 2008, $70 billion in wealth left New Jersey, while the state's charitable capacity declined by $1.13 billion. News release | Wall Street Journal | Boston Globe | Star-Ledger (NJ) 1 & 2 | Forbes | Philadelphia Inquirer | NJBiz | Examiner.com | The Record (NJ) | AP | New York Post | Rush Limbaugh Show (audio).
Syracuse University has selected Fine Arts faculty member Karl Baden's Covering Photography: Imitation, Influence and Coincidence for their spring 2010 exhibition. More
Geophysics Professor John Ebel, director of BC's Weston Observatory, discusses the history and probability of earthquakes in the New England region with the Boston Globe.
Center on Wealth and Philanthropy researchers Paul Schervish and John Havens have developed the first model designed to estimate future charitable giving by U.S. households on a quarterly basis. News release | Sampling of pickups: Boston Globe | BBJ | CNBC | Forbes | WTHR (Ind.) | WBIR (Tenn.).
'Russia's new generation of writers, some of whom were still in high school when the Wall fell, is breaking away from the giants of the past,' writes Professor of Russian and English Maxim D. Shrayer in Toronto's Globe and Mail.
Ayla Brown A&S '10, daughter of BC Law School alumnus and new Mass. Senator-elect Scott Brown, chatted with "The Early Show" anchors about her basketball career, her new album and her American Idol experience. Video
English Professor and American Studies Director Carlo Rotella offers a wide-ranging profile of the U.S. Secretary of Education in the Feb. 1 issue of the New Yorker - including an account of some pickup basketball. More
English Associate Professor Amy Boesky discusses the legacy of celebrated and reclusive author J.D. Salinger, who died Thursday at age 91, with NECN.