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(Ikram Ali / Heights Archives)

BC Professors Reject Sen. Cruz’s Claims, Defend Research Grants Against “Woke” Allegations

Nikita Osadchiy March 23, 2025
Boston College professors pushed back on a report by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz that claims National Science Foundation (NSF) grants awarded to them promote "woke" diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives or “neo-Marxist” propaganda.
(Molly Bruns / Heights Archives)

BC Researchers Voice Concerns Over NSF Funding Freeze

Carina Murphy February 16, 2025
Boston College researchers express concern over the NSF's temporary grant freeze and new funding restrictions under Trump's executive order. While funding has resumed, uncertainty over DEI guidelines and potential NIH cuts raises fears about the future of research support.
(Molly Bruns / Heights Staff)

BC Economist Receives Grant to Study Shipping Port Infrastructure

Annika Engelbrecht November 19, 2023
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Boston College associate economics professor Theodore Papageorgiou a $700,000 grant to continue his research on investments in the infrastructure of U.S. ports.
BC Receives $25 Million National Science Foundation Grant For Research Into Ocean Ecosystems and Climate

BC Receives $25 Million National Science Foundation Grant For Research Into Ocean Ecosystems and Climate

Shruthi Sriram October 12, 2021
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Boston College a five-year, $25 million Science and Technology Center grant to fund research into ocean ecosystems and climates in collaboration with many other universities, including Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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With Fulbright, Bednarz to Conduct Research in Armenia

Bernadette Darcy May 1, 2017
Natasha Bednarz, MCAS '17, won a Fulbright scholarship to research geology in the Caucasus region with the Transect Project.
Federal Cuts Could Impact Humanities, Science Research, Faculty Say

Federal Cuts Could Impact Humanities, Science Research, Faculty Say

Connor Murphy February 23, 2017
The earth and environmental sciences departments got over $1 million last year from the National Science Foundation.
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