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BC Reports 28 New Undergraduate Cases of COVID-19

Megan Kelly • December 2, 2020

The University reported 28 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of the 3,903 undergraduate tests since the Thursday update of its COVID-19 dashboard, a positivity rate of 0.72 percent.

Glenn Gaudette Named Inaugural Chair of BC’s Engineering Department

Ethan Raye • December 2, 2020

Gaudette, who will officially begin his role on Jan. 1, currently serves as a professor of biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?: BC Community Grapples With Post-Thanksgiving Plans

Hannah Murphy • December 1, 2020

When Boston College announced its plan for the Thanksgiving break on Oct.19, students faced the choice of either remaining on campus or within Massachusetts over Thanksgiving break, or returning home and completing the remainder of the semester remotely. For many students, weighing the benefits of in-person instruction and on-campus life against spending the holiday with their families was no easy task.

Hargreaves and Gardner Discuss Education, Social Mobility

Elizabeth Deese • November 30, 2020

Research professor Andy Hargreaves and developmental psychologist Howard Gardner spoke about issues relating to education, social mobility, class, and more at an event hosted by the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College on Nov. 17 over Zoom.

Queeley Shares Experiences in Sustainable Urban Development

Erin Pender • November 30, 2020

David Queeley outlined his organization’s process of planning and enacting projects in the Codman Square Neighborhood of Dorchester at the virtual 2020 Jane Jacobs Lecture on Nov. 17.

BC Records Highest Number of Students in Isolation, Cites Student Behavior

Scott Baker • November 30, 2020

Boston College reported 17 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of the 2,257 tests performed, a positivity rate of .75 percent, in its Thursday update of its COVID-19 dashboard.

George M. Johnson Talks Black Queer Experience, Struggles with HIV

Amy Palmer • November 29, 2020

Johnson, an activist, journalist, and author of the memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue, spoke to the BC community in a panel on Thursday over Zoom.

Panelists Discuss Influence of Bloody Sunday 1920

Bridget Coffey • November 29, 2020

According to Sunday Times sports writer Michael Foley, attendees of a Dublin Gaelic football match expected a Sunday afternoon of fun and excitement, not a massacre.

Seventy-Six BC Students in Isolation Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

Scott Baker • November 25, 2020

Seventy-six undergraduates were in isolation housing as of Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19, the largest number since Sept. 17, when 85 students were in isolation.

BC Professors Reflect on Teaching During a Pandemic

Brandon Kenney • November 25, 2020

With approximately half of the University’s undergraduate students opting to complete the semester remotely, professors must continue to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of teaching amid a pandemic.

BC Reports 27 New Undergraduate Cases of COVID-19

Scott Baker • November 23, 2020

The University reported 27 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of 4,734 undergraduate tests, a positivity rate of .57 percent.

BC Experiences Delayed Test Results Day After COVID-19 Spike

Scott Baker • November 20, 2020

After an issue with equipment at the Broad Institute, which processes some of Boston College’s COVID-19 tests, members of the BC community are experiencing a delay in receiving their test results, according to an update on the University’s COVID-19 dashboard.