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Science, Tech & Health

Engineering a better world

In the face of global challenges, the BC engineering program asks students to consider the question: how can we use science and technology to make the world a better place?

Science, Tech & Health / Chemistry

Cleaner, greener plastics from wood

April 29, 2023

BC chemists use light to convert abundant lignin into plastic that can be continually recycled.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

The 411 on chatbots

April 10, 2023

Insights from Lynch School Associate Dean Brian K. Smith on ChatGPT.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Jennie Chin Hansen delivers Pinnacle Lecture

April 09, 2023

The alumna, distinguished nurse leader, and former president of AARP talks about health policy at Connell School event.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Macy Faculty Scholar

April 01, 2023

The Macy Foundation will support Connell School of Nursing Associate Professor Andrew Dwyer's project to address disparities in genomic healthcare.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Health hazards of plastic: From cradle to grave

March 21, 2023

Global Observatory on Planetary Health Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., present a sweeping new report on hazards at every stage of plastics' life cycle.

Science, Tech & Health / Psychology

The science behind memory

March 14, 2023

In a new book, Professor and Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Kensinger points out surprising facts about how memories work.

Science, Tech & Health / Chemistry

BC scientists develop unprecedented catalytic approach

March 05, 2023

A team of researchers report on the new process in the journal Nature Chemistry.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

BC-led team develops technique to see Weyl photocurrent flow

February 18, 2023

Quantum sensors can be used to reveal a surprising new mechanism for converting light into electricity in Weyl semimetals, the team reports.

A satellite image of a dead zone in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

The origins of ocean 'dead zones'

January 16, 2023

An international team looks back 12 million years for clues about these vast areas where no life can survive.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

NISS Gold Honor Medal

December 06, 2022

Global Public Health Program Director Prof. Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., is recognized by the National Institute of Social Sciences.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Incorporating addiction treatment into cancer care

November 12, 2022

Researchers led by Connell School of Nursing alumna Katie Fitzgerald Jones Ph.D. ’22 publish the first consensus-based guidance on treatment when opioid misuse is a risk.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

BC group headed to COP27

October 30, 2022

A delegation of faculty and students will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Excellence in nursing education

October 11, 2022

The Connell School of Nursing is named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

BC Connell School begins international alliance

September 27, 2022

The Connell School of Nursing and Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan College of Nursing in the Philippines will collaborate.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

First Institute Professors

September 23, 2022

Prominent climate scientists Yi Ming and Hanqin Tian are the first Institute Professors of the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society.

Science, Tech & Health / Chemistry

Odds and ends

September 18, 2022

A look at the eclectic collection of scientific gizmos maintained by BC chemistry prof T. Ross Kelly.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

What causes type 1 diabetes?

September 11, 2022

A BC researcher identifies a gut microbe that could accelerate the autoimmune disease.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

Woods College launches B.A. in Cybersecurity

August 21, 2022

New undergraduate degree program responds to heightened industry demand.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Jurassic Shark?

August 04, 2022

Not exactly. But "Megatooth" sharks devoured prey at will about 40 million years after dinosaurs went extinct, a BC researcher shows.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Air pollution’s deadly toll in Massachusetts

July 18, 2022

Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health is first to reveal town-by-town pollution levels and health impacts.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

New endowed chairholder

July 13, 2022

The Connell School's Christopher S. Lee is named to the Barry Family/Goldman Sachs Endowed Professorship in Nursing.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

A particle discovery

June 30, 2022

Detected by BC researchers, the axial Higgs mode, and materials that contain it, could help answer persistent questions in particle physics.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

New editor for nursing journal

June 30, 2022

The Connell School's Joyce K. Edmonds joins the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing as editor in chief.

Science, Tech & Health / Psychology

Using AI to study autism

June 26, 2022

New discoveries by BC researchers could help identify causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and lead to personalized interventions.

a nursing student with a patient in a clinical setting

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Reimagining nursing

June 24, 2022

The Connell School of Nursing is awarded a $1.06-million grant from the American Nurses Foundation for an innovative, nurse-led pilot project.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Pollution’s deadly toll continues unabated

June 21, 2022

A report by Boston College researchers and colleagues from The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Kelleher Award winner

June 18, 2022

The Connell School of Nursing honors alumna Katherine O'Neill, past president of the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

Shifting energy

June 10, 2022

A team of researchers from Boston College and China confirm predictions about the quantum behavior of exotic magnets.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

New research findings link gut microbes with pancreatic function

June 08, 2022

More than 37 million Americans suffer from diabetes. Findings by BC researchers and colleagues could revolutionize their treatment.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

BC nurse scientist receives fellowship

June 06, 2022

The Connell School's Tam H. Nguyen is selected for a Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators.

A graphic showing people talking to one another

Science, Tech & Health / Psychology

The power of positive peer pressure

June 02, 2022

An interdisciplinary team of Boston College researchers will explore how social norms can be leveraged to promote virtuous behavior.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

Tracking the opioid epidemic

May 16, 2022

A new, penny-sized sensor developed by researchers from BC, BU, and Giner Labs uses wastewater to measure opioid use at the local level.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Boston College to partner on study of hazards from plastics

May 12, 2022

An international team will survey health risks posed across the continuum of plastic production, use, and disposal.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Schiller Institute Energy and Climate Series

April 17, 2022

Free public events this spring feature distinguished scholars from the U.S. and abroad.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards $6.2M grant to BC research team

April 06, 2022

A four-year partnership will examine water quality in watersheds and along coastlines in three U.S. regions.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

The pandemics to come

March 10, 2022

The world is likely to experience future outbreaks. Four BC experts explain how we can prepare—and why we may be in better shape than you think.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Deciphering the criminal mind

February 25, 2022

A new book details Connell School of Nursing Prof. Ann Burgess's trailblazing work with the FBI.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

BC physicists win CAREER awards

January 28, 2022

Assistant Professors Qiong Ma and Benedetta Flebus are recognized by the National Science Foundation.f

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

Predicting the future of COVID

January 03, 2022

Boston College biologists develop a computational model to detect emerging Coronavirus strains.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Lessons learned at COP26

December 09, 2021

Boston College attendees at the U.N. Climate Change Conference reflect on takeaways and the road from here.

An image showing electrons on the surface of a kagome superconductor

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

Exotic metals

December 05, 2021

BC research reveals new insights on the unique properties and phenomena of 'kagome lattice' superconductors.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Public health nursing in action

December 04, 2021

Outreach from the Connell School of Nursing hsd helped a Boston high school significantly amp up its student COVID-19 vaxx rate.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Pollution and the heart

November 22, 2021

In the New England Journal of Medicine, a BC professor and public health expert calls on doctors to screen and treat patients for exposure to air pollution.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Leadership journey

November 19, 2021

Connell School of Nursing Dean Katherine Gregory shared key lessons during her Pinnacle Lecture address.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Good vibrations

November 13, 2021

A BC seismologist estimates vibrations generated at the BC-Virginia Tech game were equivalent to a 1-2 magnitude earthquake.

ransomware graphic - Pete Linforth (Pixabay)

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

Assessing cyber-preparedness

October 20, 2021

New resource results from collaboration between infotech and data protection companies and Woods College cybersecurity program.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

In memory of Denise Testa

October 17, 2021

New manikins for the BC's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Program honor its co-founder.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

Liquid-like electron flow

October 03, 2021

Boston College researchers reveal a novel metal where electrons flow with fluid-like dynamics.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

Cottrell Plus SEED Award

September 24, 2021

The award to physicist Ziqiang Wang recognizes singular exceptional endeavors and supports high impact research.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

Conference to address rise in global cancer

September 21, 2021

The on-campus and online public event October 2 will focus on health, ethics, and social justice.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

FBI Director keynotes cyber security conference

June 04, 2022

Christopher Wray outlined global threats and deterrence efforts at the sixth annual event organized by Boston College and the FBI.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Lessons learned at COP26

December 09, 2021

Boston College attendees at the U.N. Climate Change Conference reflect on takeaways and the road from here.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

Finding the 'missing link'

June 21, 2021

The discovery of a billion-year-old fossil offers new insight into animal evolution, BC researcher says.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

For the birds

March 20, 2021

BC biologist contributes to a milestone in avian research.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

'This fight requires a whole-of-society approach'

March 05, 2021

Fifth annual conference on cybersecurity organized by Boston College and the FBI assesses global and domestic threats.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

'This fight requires a whole-of-society approach'

March 05, 2021

Fifth annual conference on cybersecurity organized by Boston College and the FBI assesses global and domestic threats.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

School of rocks

January 05, 2021

BC Earth and Environmental Studies Chair Ethan Baxter is making videos to get kids interested in geosciences.

Science, Tech & Health / Mathematics

A tough knot to crack

October 09, 2020

The Conway knot problem confounded mathematicians for more than fifty years. Lisa Piccirillo ’13 solved it in less than a week.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Debate: Mass. Question 1

October 27, 2018

Video: Connell School of Nursing faculty square off on the proposal to mandate a patient-to-nurse ratio in Mass. hospitals.

Connell School student tends to a child in Nicaragua

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Nursing, with love

May 08, 2018

Experience a Connell School service immersion trip to one of Nicaragua's poorest communities.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

'Humbling, heartbreaking, beautiful'

May 03, 2020

Faces of the pandemic frontlines captured by Connell School alumna and ER nurse Adeline Egan.

A student presentation at Advancing Research and Scholarship Day

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Research for change

December 12, 2016

BC's third annual Advancing Research and Scholarship Day focused on the environment and society.

BC Earth & Environmental Sciences Department's new Center for Isotope Geochemistry.Earth & Environmental Sciences opens new ‘clean lab’

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

The clean lab

December 05, 2016

The new Center for Isotope Geochemistry will enable interdisciplinary study of earth processes across billions of years.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Tracking turtles via drone

February 16, 2016

Carroll School of Management student Branick Weix helped researchers track endangered sea turtles.