@BC Bulletin - February 2011

Findings Audio slideshow from @BC At the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, 60 students presented their research on subjects ranging from Arabic dialects to cryptographic algorithms to Italian mealtimes.
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	Remembering Frank Campanella Audio Slideshow from @BC Boston College's standing as a fiscally secure, academically ambitious national institution owes much to its longtime, long-range planner.
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	The back nine Article from Boston College Chronicle Boston College's six-year, $1.5 billion Light the World campaign has reached the halfway point.
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	Zingers A Boston College Video Minute Round 1, Rooftop Comedy's National College Stand-up Competition, Robsham Theater, February 3.
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	Portfolio Slideshow from @BC From a new bubble to family opera, scenes from the previous six weeks.
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PRIMARY SOURCES

Field trip

Independent music blog

The blog Spinning Indie takes a tour of Boston College's radio station, WZBC 90.3 FM.

Better chemistry through football

Video from the Office of News and Public Affairs

Assistant professor of chemistry Dunwei Wang demonstrated his clean energy research at Fanfest before football games.

Distance education

Article from Boston College Magazine

Each summer the Boston College Intersections program sends a dozen faculty and staff on a week-long 'immersion trip' to Nicaragua. English professor Elizabeth Graver offers an account.

Building trust

Video from Front Row

John Hammergren, CEO of McKesson, a leading provider of health care support services, on developing healthy relationships with clients.

Deportation nation

Interactive timeline

U.S. immigration history, with video commentary by law professor Daniel Kanstroom.

NEWS ROUNDUP

From The Office of News and Public Affairs

Center for Retirement Research study confirms that marriage aids retirement finances. CBS MoneyWatch

$1M Keck Foundation grant supports BC research team developing new type of microscope. Sampling of coverage: Nanowerk News, Scientific Computing

New BC start-up, created by three sophomore entrepreneurs, aims to save energy. Boston.com

Dura-Europos, an exhibition of ancient Roman artifacts, on display at McMullen Museum. Antiques and the Arts

Carroll School researchers find Red Bull logo drives gamers. Sampling of coverage: Hartford Courant, Business Insider

Op-ed: Lynch School Brennan Professor Andy Hargreaves on Canada's strong educational performance. Toronto Star

$3M Law School loan forgiveness program honors former Mass. Attorney General Frank Bellotti. Sampling of coverage: Boston Globe, National Law Journal, CNBC

Op-ed: Stop defending the liberal arts, writes Institute for the Liberal Arts Director Mary Crane. Inside Higher Ed

Profile: Monan Professor of Theology Lisa Sowle Cahill, widely considered a bridge builder. Commonweal

Op-eds: Slavic and Eastern Languages Assistant Professor Franck Salameh writes on the Middle East, The National Interest

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