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Driven by farming practices #greenhousegas nitrous oxide flows unabated into the atmosphere, new @gcarbonproject study led by @BCSchillerInst @BostonCollege Hanqin Tian reports in #Earth Systems Science Data bc.edu/content/bc-web/sites/…
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BC biologist Vicki Losick, who studies the crucial role polyploidy cells play in the healing of wounds, would like to see polyploidy become a household word. on.bc.edu/42vaJHy
ALT Vicki Losick wearing a maroon sweatr and black shirt leaning on a railing inside a building. Text reads: “Everyone should know what a polyploidy is. As a researcher, one of my goals is to educate the public. I think everyone should know the word and the role polyploidy plays in their lives.” - Vicki Losick, Assistant Professor of Biology
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Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan '63, M.D., discussed the impact of exposure to lead and other hazardous chemicals in a @timesofindia Q&A ⤵️
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Professor of Chemistry at Boston College for 34 years, Larry W. McLaughlin's research investigated the mysteries of DNA, creating new anti-virals, and the potential of nanoscale drug therapies.
In Memoriam: on.bc.edu/LarryMcLaughlin
ALT Larry McLaughlin wearing a white collared shirt and glasses smiling at the camera. Text reads Larry McLaughlin, Professor of Chemistry
Thankful for all the people across campus who make @BostonCollege the place it is. #Gratitude youtu.be/jfCj6g1V1Vc?si=vGpP…
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.@BCIrishStudies will celebrate the life and work of the Nobel-winning poet Seamus Heaney with a conference that will include appearances by his wife, daughter, biographer, and numerous scholars who will speak to his legacy. on.bc.edu/3ujNe7y
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Works by renowned artists, donated by Trustee Associate Peter Lynch '65 to Boston College, are now on display. on.bc.edu/3RDl94q
ALT Three pictures in a row: 1. Pablo Picasso, L’homme barbu (Bearded Man), pencil and white pigment on paper 2. Headshot of Peter Lynch in a suit 3. Winslow Homer, Grace Hoops, 1872, oil on canvas
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.@BCLynchSchool Professor Scott Seider, an applied developmental psychologist, discusses the theory of multiple intelligences and its origin in @ReadersDigest.
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Happy to be part of this… another great work from Carsten Putzke and Philip Moll showing oxides as polarized transparent conductors! Thanks to @doescience for supporting our work done @BCResearchNews, @jennifer_fowlie #transparent #conductors
#oxides. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-3…
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer is joining the ranks of Carroll School faculty as the Seidner University Professor in the fall. The 2018 Nobel laureate will also launch the new Center for the Economics of Ideas housed at the Carroll School.
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Today we report @NatureChemistry a strategy for generating native polysaccharides from living polymerization of anhydrosugars - depolymerization is also possible - just up the temperature! #Glycotime #Polymer funded by @BeckmanFnd
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BC's Phil Landrigan and team lead sweeping report on hazards posed by plastics across entire life cycle.
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Chemists @BostonCollege use light to converting abundant wood byproduct into a recyclable plastic, team reports @ACSCentSci eurekalert.org/news-releases… via @EurekAlert
Zhang lab led by @PeterZhang_BC has demonstrated an unprecedented catalytic approach, team reports in @NatureChemistry eurekalert.org/news-releases… via @EurekAlert @BostonCollege
Anti-China #pandemic rhetoric fueled $7.4B revenue losses for Chinese restaurants - 18% more than other eateries - @BostonCollege @MichiganRoss @MSFTResearch researchers report in @NatureHumBehav eurekalert.org/news-releases… via @EurekAlert @BostonCollege
Air pollution is responsible for premature deaths in every Massachusetts city and town @BostonCollege Phil Landrigan & @BostonChildrens David Bellinger write bostonglobe.com/2022/08/08/o… via @BostonGlobe
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In his new book, University Historian James O’Toole tells BC's story through a lens on the people who helped to shape the University. on.bc.edu/3u7WCb5
A Q&A in BC Magazine: on.bc.edu/3A27Vpg
ALT Construction on the Recitation Building?later renamed Gasson Hall?began on June 19, 1909
Father Himes, popular Boston College theologian and author, dies at 75 cruxnow.com/church-in-the-us…
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The Supreme Court has said that federal courts can’t step in, so why not a state prohibition of military-style weapons or ammunition enforced through private bounties, asks @BCLAW Professor @Kentgreenfield1 in an op-ed for the @BostonGlobe.
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