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Goldwater Award

Maria Asdourian A&S '15, a biology major who conducts Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis research in Professor Dan Kirschner's lab, has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award in the sciences. She explains her research in this short video. | BC News Release

Romero Scholarship Winner

Jessica Vallejo A&S '14 has been awarded the University's Archbishop Oscar A. Romero Scholarship, annually given to the junior who demonstrates a commitment to the values and ideals reflected in the life of the slain Archbishop of El Salvador. BC News Release

Reflection in the aftermath

Problems of identity trouble a reeling Boston in the aftermath of the bombing, writes Seelig Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney. Irish Times

More Features

Marathon terrorist attack

Political Science Assistant Professor Peter Krause gave interviews to try and provide some analysis and peace of mind on the tragic events at the Boston Marathon. Rachel Maddow on MSNBC | NECN | CNN

Coming to grips with terror

Psychology Associate Professor Joseph Tecce talks about how we should process the horrific events at the Boston Marathon. WCVB TV

Research Highlight

Tricia Burdo

$1.9M NIH grant

Biology Associate Research Professor Tricia Burdo has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of the body’s immune response in a debilitating form of nerve damage suffered by people living with HIV. BC News Release | PhysOrg | News Medical

Kenneth Williams

$2.7M NIH grant

Biology Professor Ken Williams has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million NIH grant to probe potential drug therapies that would limit the role of immunological cells connected to several debilitating illnesses that strike people living with HIV. BC News Release | PhysOrg