Reflections on 9/11
College of Arts and Sciences Dean David Quigley, who had spent much of the summer preceding the attacks conducting research in and on New York City, reflects on the tragedy and its aftermath. More
College of Arts and Sciences Dean David Quigley, who had spent much of the summer preceding the attacks conducting research in and on New York City, reflects on the tragedy and its aftermath. More
Dual awards for chemist
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Eranthie Weerapana has received a pair of prestigious young investigator awards to support her research into indentifying new protein activities implicated in cancer and aging. More
Mosquito Research Buoys Muskavitch
Biology Professor Marc Muskavitch's latest research findings provide new clues that could be used to develop solutions to target disease-spreading mosquitoes. BC Chronicle
Single By Choice
Associate Professor of Sociology Natasha Sarkisian's research on "greedy marriage" was referenced in a Boston Magazine article entitled "Single By Choice".
Stopping parasite-borne disease
Biologists Marc-Jan Gubbels and Gabor Marth combined genome sequencing and lab testing to isolate a protein that plays a crucial role in the spread of two deadly, parasite-borne diseases, the team reports in the journal Science.| More
Economic fallacies: is it time to work more, or less?
Sociologist Juliet Schor explains the economic logic of a shorter working week. Guardian
That Boston accent
Michael J. Connolly, associate professor and chair of the Department of Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures, was interviewed about the Boston accent for the BBC special 'Three Men Go to New England.' Video (at approximately 8:20).
Women religious and the Church
Associate Professor of Theology Mary Ann Hinsdale, a member of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was interviewed by 'CBS Sunday Morning' regarding issues related to women religious and the Church. More
The Mixed Race Population
Sociology Associate Professor C. Shawn McGuffey discussed issues related to the nation's growing mixed race population as part of a Channel 5 series entitled What Are You? A video excerpt is available via BostonChannel.com.
BC theologians in new journal
The inaugural issue of the Journal of Moral Theology features contributions by three BC specialists in theological ethics: Founders Professor James Keenan, S.J., University Chair in Human Rights and International Justice David Hollenbach, S.J., and Monan Professor of Theology Lisa Sowle Cahill. Journal | Table of contents
Europe and the Arab Spring
Will the Arab Spring end the European Union’s current approach to the southern Mediterranean and lead to more serious support for democratization? Political Science Associate Professor Jonathan Laurence writes in the journal World Politics Review. | His latest book, The Emancipation of Europe’s Muslims, is reviewed by The Economist.
Fitzgibbons Professor
The Albert J. Fitzgibbons Professorship in Philosophy has been appointed to Rev. Arthur R. Madigan, S.J., chairman of the Philosophy Department and a Boston College faculty member for 32 years. More