Cleaner, greener plastics from wood
BC chemists use light to convert abundant lignin into plastic that can be continually recycled.
Across disciplines, collaborative teams of undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty are examining the complex problems of our contemporary world, proposing new solutions and new ways of thinking about religion and culture, science and technology, art and education, business and ethics.
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In an immersive seminar to Latin America, an interdisciplinary group of Boston College faculty focuses on human rights and reconciliation, international partnerships.
Two book projects, Hope: Promise, Possibility, and FulfillmentÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýThe Holy Spirit: Setting the World on Fire are notable examples of how STM faculty members collaborate and support one another academically. For each project, faculty select a central theme, and then explore the issue from her or his theological area of expertise.Â
FBI Director Christopher Wray delivered the keynote address at the second Boston Conference on Cyber Security. The daylong event brought together academicians, private industry, and law enforcement to collaborate on how to best prevent and respond to attacks on public and private information systems.
Lynch School of Education and Human Development designated Brighton's Saint Columbkille Partnership School a laboratory school, to enhance opportunities for teacher training, educational research, and professional development at the pre-K-8 school.
Hear BC Trustee and Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller ’82 and Kim Gassett-Schiller talk about their vision for the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society.
Before attending Boston College, I never envisioned myself as a scientific researcher, but I read about Professor Paul Davidovits' research and was so interested that I decided to try something new. The mentorship of Professor Davidovits and his postdoctoral associates sculpted me into the research scientist I am today.
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The newly-opened facility features 150,000 square feet of office and laboratory space, classrooms, maker spaces, and common areas, and is home to the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society.