On campus Donation given to study workforce The Boston College Center on Aging & Work was given a $3 million grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to conduct research on how business will adapt to the aging American workforce, according to The Boston College Chronicle. The grant comes to newly established center as the "baby boomer" generation approaches traditional retirement age. "One thing that can affect older workers' decisions about work that is often over-looked is the availability, or lack of availability, of flexible work options," said Michael Smyer, co-director for the Center on Aging & Work. "Our work will focus on the study of working flexibility because it is a particularly important element of innovative employer responses to the aging workforce."
Activities Day to be held Wednesday The annual Student Activities Day will be held Wednesday in the Dustbowl. Student clubs and organizations, such as the Bostonians, Asinine, and the Sexual Chocolate Step Group, will be lining the walkways through the Dustbowl with information on how to get involved. Students can sign up on a club's listserv, allowing them to receive e-mail updates. The rain date is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 19.
Local Residents remember fallen soldier Hundreds of Newburyport residents lined up for more than two miles on Friday to honor their fallen soldier, 1st Lt. Derek S. Hines, a 25-year-old Army Ranger killed last week during a firefight in Afghanistan, according to The Boston Globe. Many State Police officers also attended the burial and Mass in support of Hines' father, state police Sgt. Steven Hines, who told the assembly, "This is not supposed to be how it ends." He was remembered as competitive and compassionate and a believer in his cause. Hines is the 10th Massachusetts resident killed in Afghanistan as of Aug. 27, according to the Defense Department.
Universities Wild dogs harass Baylor students A pack of wild dogs have been harassing and biting Baylor University students this semester, according to The Lariat. Andrew Franklin, a student at Baylor, was bitten on his lower right calf while riding his bike. "I had to get rabies shots, and they had to put one shot in each puncture wound, one in the arm and one in the back of my leg," he said. Many neighborhood residents have called animal control several times, according to Franklin. Students speculate that dogs frequent the area near Franklin's home off campus due to a large empty lot located on the corner of the intersection. Baylor has not done anything about the attacks because they happened off campus.
Nation New Orleans police begin forced exit Local police officers in New Orleans began seizing weapons from civilians in preparation for a forced evacuation of those who remain, according to The New York Times. Federal law enforcement agents went through the city seeking residents who have avoided eviction, as well as those who are still considering temporary evacuation to escape contaminated waters. Police said that the search was 80 percent done, and upon its completion would begin enforcing Mayor Ray Nagin's order for forcible eviction. "Individuals are at risk of dying," said P. Edwin Compass III, the superintendent of the New Orleans police. "There's nothing more important than the preservation of human life."
Studies show human brain evolving Two studies from the University of Chicago show evidence that the human brain is still evolving, a process that may ultimately increase people's ability to grow smarter, according to The Chicago Tribune. Bruce Lahn and his University of Chicago colleagues reported that two brain-building genes are still going through rapid mutations, which is evolution's way of selecting new traits. Not everyone has these genes, however, but evolutionary processes are causing their presence in the population to increase at an unprecedented rate. Studies are currently being conducted to see how smart these genes may have made humans. Lahn said gene selection today is influenced by the increasingly complex and technologically oriented society.
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