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A highlighting campus literary events and publications by members of the University community.

Science, Tech & Health

Engineering a better world

In the face of global challenges, the BC engineering program asks students to consider the question: how can we use science and technology to make the world a better place?

Cleaner, greener plastics from wood

April 29, 2023

BC chemists use light to convert abundant lignin into plastic that can be continually recycled.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

The 411 on chatbots

April 10, 2023

Insights from Lynch School Associate Dean Brian K. Smith on ChatGPT.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Jennie Chin Hansen delivers Pinnacle Lecture

April 09, 2023

The alumna, distinguished nurse leader, and former president of AARP talks about health policy at Connell School event.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Macy Faculty Scholar

April 01, 2023

The Macy Foundation will support Connell School of Nursing Associate Professor Andrew Dwyer's project to address disparities in genomic healthcare.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Health hazards of plastic: From cradle to grave

March 21, 2023

Global Observatory on Planetary Health Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., present a sweeping new report on hazards at every stage of plastics' life cycle.

Science, Tech & Health / Psychology

The science behind memory

March 14, 2023

In a new book, Professor and Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Kensinger points out surprising facts about how memories work.

Science, Tech & Health / Chemistry

BC scientists develop unprecedented catalytic approach

March 05, 2023

A team of researchers report on the new process in the journal Nature Chemistry.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

BC-led team develops technique to see Weyl photocurrent flow

February 18, 2023

Quantum sensors can be used to reveal a surprising new mechanism for converting light into electricity in Weyl semimetals, the team reports.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

The origins of ocean 'dead zones'

January 16, 2023

An international team looks back 12 million years for clues about these vast areas where no life can survive.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

NISS Gold Honor Medal

December 06, 2022

Global Public Health Program Director Prof. Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., is recognized by the National Institute of Social Sciences.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Incorporating addiction treatment into cancer care

November 12, 2022

Researchers led by Connell School of Nursing alumna Katie Fitzgerald Jones Ph.D. 鈥�22 publish the first consensus-based guidance on treatment when opioid misuse is a risk.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

BC group headed to COP27

October 30, 2022

A delegation of faculty and students will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Excellence in nursing education

October 11, 2022

The Connell School of Nursing is named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

BC Connell School begins international alliance

September 27, 2022

The Connell School of Nursing and Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan College of Nursing in the Philippines will collaborate.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

First Institute Professors

September 23, 2022

Prominent climate scientists Yi Ming and Hanqin Tian are the first Institute Professors of the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society.

Science, Tech & Health / Chemistry

Odds and ends

September 18, 2022

A look at the eclectic collection of scientific gizmos maintained by BC chemistry prof T. Ross Kelly.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics