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From left to right: Michael Glass, Vernon K. Walker, Lacee Satcher, Laura Hake (Will Martino / For The Heights)

Environmental Racism Panel Discusses Accountability, Awareness, and Solutions

Will Martino December 1, 2022
The key to environmental justice is keeping conversation about environmental racism alive, according to Rev. Vernon K. Walker, program director of Communities Responding to Extreme Weather.
(Paige Stein / Heights Editor)

Sweater Weather: A Look into BC’s Favorite Sweaters

Caroline Hoffman November 6, 2022
Fall weather in New England is like living with an indecisive God. Fierce wind gusts one day can be followed with unseasonable heat the next. Even on those rainy days when the Maloney elevators are at full capacity, one unanimous fall cue across the Heights is the classic sweater.
BC to Attend United Nations Climate Conference for Second Consecutive Year (Featured Image Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons)

BC to Attend United Nations Climate Conference for Second Consecutive Year

Natalie Arndt and Will Martino October 30, 2022
A select group of Boston College students and faculty members will travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt this November for COP27. This is the second time the University will attend the annual United Nations summit on climate change.
NYT International Climate Correspondent Urges Climate Action (Featured Image by Molly Bruns/Heights Staff)

‘It Is Not Too Late to Change Course’: NYT International Climate Correspondent Urges Climate Action

Henry Blanchette and Lucy Freeman October 23, 2022
The Russian war in Ukraine is pivotal to the future of combating climate change, according to The New York Times’ International Climate Correspondent Somini Sengupta.
'Aftermath' Sculpture, Exhibited at Boston University, Reveals Impact of Global Textile Waste

‘Aftermath’ Sculpture, Exhibited at Boston University, Reveals Impact of Global Textile Waste

Josie McNeill September 27, 2022
An art advocacy project, titled 'Aftermath' and led by Boston College faculty, is now on display at Boston University's Talbot Building.
(Featured Image by Ben Schultz/For The Heights)

Clough Center Hosts Event Celebrating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

Isabel Sullivan September 16, 2022
Jonathan Laurence, director of Boston College’s Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, said that constitutional democracies are necessary in the 21st century to address growing racial inequality and widening social divisions.
(Jonathan Ye / Heights Archives)

BC Researchers Publish Study Uncovering Air Pollution’s Deadly Toll in Massachusetts

Eliza Hernandez August 14, 2022

A recent study published by researchers at Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health revealed that around 2,780 people die in Massachusetts each year due to air pollution.  “This...

BC Faculty Share Perspectives on COP26 and the Climate Change Crisis

BC Faculty Share Perspectives on COP26 and the Climate Change Crisis

Alexis Thomas March 27, 2022
Boston College faculty met on Thursday to discuss the University’s involvement in COP26 and the larger climate crisis facing the world today.
Tully Cafe Brings Mediterranean Twist to BC Dining

Tully Cafe Brings Mediterranean Twist to BC Dining

Beth Verghese January 27, 2022
With the opening of the long-awaited Integrated Science Building comes a new campus dining spot that has a Mediterranean twist—the Tully Family Cafe and Commons.
$150 Million Integrated Science Building Opens On Campus

$150 Million Integrated Science Building Opens On Campus

Amy Palmer January 20, 2022
The arrival of the highly anticipated Integrated Science Building at Boston College has attracted visitors from all over campus, which is exactly what it was made to do.
Affirm Lab Conducts Two Studies About Supporting Transgender Youth

Affirm Lab Conducts Two Studies About Supporting Transgender Youth

Beth Verghese January 12, 2022
The Affirm Lab, a research team at Boston College whose goal is to improve care for stigmatized youth, is currently conducting two studies to assess how mental health clinics and schools can better support transgender youth.
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