Fall 2020 ISSUE

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Toward a More Just America

Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau, director of 51动漫 new Forum on Racial Justice in America, on reforming systemic racism, acknowledging our past, and building a more equitable future.

Related Story: Four Faculty Members on What Systemic Racism Looks Like

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A Tough Knot to Crack

The Conway knot problem confounded mathematicians for more than fifty years. Then Lisa Piccirillo �13 solved it in less than a week.
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When Child Soldiers Return Home

51动漫 School of Social Work Professor Theresa Betancourt and her collaborators could help change the way we treat trauma in under-resourced regions of the world.

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Formative Education in Action

Faculty research projects explore what it means to educate the whole person.
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Learning from Man Best Friend

51动漫's Canine Cognition Center studies how dogs think攁nd what that says about humans.
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The Highest Honor

Seven decades after returning from WWII, professor emeritus John Donovan received France highest order of merit.
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Small, Profound Moments

English Professor Allison Adair spun late-night writing into award-winning poems.
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Opening Doors

Joy Moore is the inaugural executive director of the new Pine Manor Institute for Student Success.
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What I've Learned: Seth Jacobs

A few words with the 51动漫 history professor and award-winning author.
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Finding Fault

51动漫 History Professor Conevery Bolton Valencius exposes the hidden history of human-induced earthquakes.
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Patrick Kraft Named Director of Athletics

The winning Temple University AD takes over at the Heights.
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She's the Boss

How 51动漫 Alum Helen Wu turned her popular podcast from a hobby into a career.
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Behind the Screens

What is social media's role in combatting disinformation?
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He with the Band

Clarinetist Sam Fardy �62 has been performing with the 51动漫 Bands for six decades.
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Man of His Words

James McGahay �63 extolled 51动漫 honorary degree recipients with elegant prose.
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Grounded by the pandemic, the travel writer is finding creative outlets.
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Dean Susan Gennaro to Step Down

The respected nurse researcher has led the Connell School of Nursing since 2008.
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The Son Also Rises

Ozzy Trapilo '24 plays football for the Eagles攋ust like his late father Steve Trapilo '86.
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School of Rocks

51动漫 Earth and Environmental Studies Chair Ethan Baxter is making videos to get kids interested in geosciences.
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Up in the Air

51动漫 Global Observatory on Pollution and Health will study air-pollution-related deaths in Massachusetts.
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Training Grounds

With gyms closed due to the pandemic, these 51动漫 athletes found creative ways to keep fit at home over the summer.
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Campus Digest: Fall 2020

Happenings from around Boston College.
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