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Remembering Chemistry Professor Jeffery A. Byers

Natalie Arndt • September 11, 2023

Chemistry professor Jeffery A. Byers, who taught at Boston College for 13 years before he died in August, was a world-class scientist, according to Dunwei Wang.

Remembering Tsung: Professor, Colleague, Friend

Maddie Phelps, Ellie Kominiarek, Annie Ladd Reid, and Haley Hockin • February 7, 2021

Update: Students Write Tributes to Wolfman After His Death

Scott Baker • January 17, 2020

Neil Wolfman, a chemistry professor at Boston College, died on Wednesday, according to a family-run blog that provided updates on Wolfman’s health.

Malarczyk Fights on the Frontlines of Medical Research

Brooke Kaiserman • November 5, 2017

After watching her dad recover from a heart attack when she was a child, Alexandra Malarczyk knew she wanted to be a doctor.

Shokat Talks Using Cellular Mutation to Treat Diseases

Katherine Murphy • March 22, 2017

Shokat explained that medicines that save lives and shrink tumors are the same drugs that allow individuals to build resistance to them.

Orgo (Not) Made Simple: Learning About Ourselves By Studying The Sciences

Kayla Fernando • December 7, 2015

Life, studying, and organic chemistry.

Boston College Unlawfully Retaliated Against Chem Professor, Rules Court

Carolyn Freeman • July 18, 2015

The University has been ordered to pay William Armstrong $125,000, plus interest and back pay, for charges of retaliation following the professor's leave of absence in the 2002-2003 school year.

Wolfman Encourages Exploration In Chemistry

Kayla Fernando • November 2, 2014

Neil Wolfman, a professor in the chemistry department since 2000, shares his early-life experiences and how they relate to his career at BC.