The Office of the Vice Provost for Research oversees all aspects of research, providing guidance on internal funding, developing policies and procedures, and ensuring that research at Boston College is efficient, effective, and transparent.

Boston College Research in the News

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Targeting infections

A research team led by BC scientists develops a prototype sensor to rapidly reveal bacterial species and its antibiotic-resistance.
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Outstanding Book Award winners

All nine collaborators honored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education are Lynch School faculty or alumni.

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Paying a price for public access

Making private business premises available to the public may brew problems, BC finance researchers find.
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BC ranked 10th worldwide in theology, divinity, & religious studies

2020 QS World University Rankings are based on academic and employer reputation and global research impact.
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Gun policies linked to workplace homicide rate

States that toughened firearms policies saw declines in the rate of workplace homicides, according to BC researchers.
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Research grants for BC scientists

Chemist Jia Niu receives an NSF CAREER Young Investigator Award; Mathers Foundation supports work by biologist Emrah Altindis.
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NSF grants for BC researchers

Three Psychology and Neuroscience faculty members received awards for projects related to human learning and memory.
Rendering of Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society

Laura J. Steinberg to head Schiller Institute

Internationally respected civil and environmental engineering scholar is named the inaugural Seidner Family Executive Director of the integrated science facility.
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An enriched conductor

Professor of Physics David Broido and international colleagues report an advance in ultrahigh thermal conductivity.

Student Research at BC

 

Undergraduate Opportunities

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