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
Psychology's Young Earns Two Honors
Assistant Professor of Psychology Liane Young has won a multi-year research grant and a prestigious academic honor that will support her study of brain activity and related decision-making in populations of people with autism, as well as provide a valuable research opportunity for BC undergraduates. 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
Distinguished Scholarship award
Sociology Professor Bill Gamson has won the 2012 ASA W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award. The award honors scholars who have shown outstanding commitment to the profession of sociology and whose cumulative work has contributed in important ways to the advancement of the discipline.
Single By Choice
Sociology Associate Professor Natasha Sarkisian, co-author of the new book Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives, was interviewed about the increased number of singles in the U.S. for an article written by Janelle Nanos A&S '02, senior editor at Boston Magazine.
Political civility
Political Science Professor Marc Landy, co-author of the book Presidential Greatness, discussed civility in politics and among presidents past and present in an interview with USAToday.
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
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.
Theologian honored
Professor of Theology Roberto S. Goizueta has been named winner of the 2012 Yves Congar Award for Theological Excellence. More
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.