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Campus Digest: Fall 2020
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The Boston Red Sox held a moment of silence for Pete Frates ā07Ģżon opening day in July. The former Ļć½¶Šć baseball captainās fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge, which raised $220 million for ALS research. Frates died in December at 34.
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Ļć½¶Šć is recruiting the first-ever classĢżfor its Human-Centered Engineering program, which is set to launch in fall 2021. āDrawing upon our liberal arts offerings and our professional schools will allow us to offer a broad-based, interdisciplinary program of human-centered engineering, which many traditional engineering programs have struggled to develop,ā said Thomas Chiles, vice provost for research.
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Stefano Anzellotti, an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience, won the National Science Foundation CAREER award. The five-year, $600,000 prize will fund Anzellottiās research on the brain functions that allow people to recognize and understand others. āIf we have models that approximate social perception and social behavior,ā Anzellotti said, āthen we can address the question of how we need to change the models to capture the differences between different individuals.ā
Allison and Amy Ferreira ā20, Carroll School of Management graduates and identical twins, were both named toĢżPoets & Quantsā list of Best and Brightest Business Majors of 2020. The Marshfield, Massachusetts, nativesāwho were among 100 seniors selected from the top fifty undergraduate business schools in the countryācredit their father for their work ethic and interest in the stock market. āEach day I continue to be inspired by my dadās persistence, hard work, and humility,ā Amy Ferreira told the publication.
Several Ļć½¶Šć undergraduate majors were found to be in the top five nationally by the college-ranking service GradReports:Ģżaccounting (no. 4), communication (3), marketing (3), philosophy (4), and sociology (4). GradReports uses outcome-based data from the Department of Education, such as graduatesā median salaries and debt levels, to rank the top twenty-five colleges in the country.
Boston College has gone completely tobacco- and smoke-free. On August 1, a new ban on smoking, vaping, and the use of tobacco products went into effect.
The Lowell Humanities Series, a long-standing lecture series showcasing artists, writers, and scholars, is going virtual this fall. Speakers include Dr. M Jackson, a geographer, glaciologist, and TED Fellow (October 7); Bridgett M. Davis, author ofĢżThe World According To Fannie Davis: My Motherās Life in the Detroit NumbersĢż(October 21); and Stephan Wolfert, a military officer who left the service for a life in theater (November 4). All events are free and open to the public. Register at bc.edu/lowell.
To document life during the coronavirus pandemic, the John J. Burns Library invites Boston College community members to share their stories and photographsāimportant primary sources that could enlighten future researchers. Contribute by filling out the online form at bc.edu/burns, emailĢżburns@bc.libanswers.com, or call 617-552-3282.
IN MEMORIAM
Patrick F. Cadigan ā57, the namesake and benefactor of the Cadigan Alumni Center, died in April. He was 85. āI was fortunate enough to benefit from Patās friendship and wisdom over his many years of thoughtful engagement with the University,ā Senior Vice President for University Advancement Jim Husson said of the real estate investor and former tech CEO. āAnd like anyone who knew him, I was both inspired and impressed by his love for his family and friends, his deep affection for Ļć½¶Šć High and Boston College, and his genuine character.ā
Mary A. Armstrong, a painter who taught at Ļć½¶Šć for almost thirty years before retiring in 2019, died in May. She was 71. āEvery day I stare wide-eyed at the changing light, and perceive, more and more deeply, the symbiotic connection of earth and sky,ā Armstrong wrote on her website. āI see how the forces shape each other and I strive to create a painted space that will express the ineffable beauty of this dynamic āsandwichā of atmosphere and earth.ā