At a Boston College conference that highlighted plastic pollution as a social justice crisis, participants presented a declaration to the United Nations advocating for a Global Plastics Treaty.
On Campus, News
Baik Draws Attention to Enforced Disappearances and Human Rights
State-sponsored abductions and political imprisonments remain serious violations of human rights warranting accountability, said Tae-Ung Baik, former director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii.
Opinions, Column
Why We Should Understand the Enemies of the Western World
The grand strategy of the world chessboard shifts and changes every day with the development of new interests and political campaigns. It’s foolish to dismiss attempts to understand fellow players because of a supposed moral high ground.
On Campus, News
Brown Unpacks the Consequences of the Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl disaster triggered far-reaching social, political, and economic ramifications that shaped today’s world, according to Kate Brown, a professor of science, technology, and society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
News, Off Campus, Top Story
BC Invited to UN Conference on Climate Change
For the first time in the school’s history, Boston College was invited to attend COP26, a two-week United Nations conference on climate change. A group of BC students and faculty will join 20,000 people from around the world in Glasgow, Scotland for the conference.
News
Rice Shares Family History, U.N. Experience
Susan Rice said that it is rare for black women to ascend to the positions that she has held.
News, On Campus
Former President of Ireland Lectures on Climate Change
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, connected the fight against climate change to human rights in her Wednesday Lowell Series lecture.
News, On Campus
Model UN Hosts In-Depth Look at Yemeni Civil War
A panel discussed the humanitarian crisis evolving in Yemen as a result of the civil war between the Houthi movement and the Yemeni government in an event sponsored by Boston College Model United Nations (BCMUN) on Tuesday.
News, Academics
Observatory on Public Health Begins First Project
Boston College’s Global Observatory on Public Health has begun its first project, which will focus on the burden of disease caused by air pollution in India and will be completed in conjunction with 20-25 other scientists from around the world.
On Campus, News
BC Launches Global Observatory on Pollution and Health
Boston College announced that it has created a Global Observatory on Pollution and Health to raise awareness about the problems surrounding pollution. The observatory will be directed by Philip J. Landrigan.
