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Boston College鈥檚 annual Advancing Research and Scholarship Day, which takes place on October 30, will be centered on the theme 鈥淩esponding to COVID-19.鈥� The event will be held as a webinar via Zoom from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Since its inception in 2014, Advancing Research and Scholarship Day as showcased the high-quality academic activities of 51茶馆 faculty and students in relation to compelling social, economic, technological and other quality-of-life issues. Past events have focused on environmental research, global public health, and 鈥渂ig data,鈥� among other topics.

This year鈥檚 edition will begin with a panel that includes teaching-related presentations by Biology Professor and Chair Welkin Johnson (鈥淐OVID-19 Assays鈥�), Professor of History Conevery Bolton Valencius (鈥淯.S. Health Histories鈥�), and Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Hans de Wit, director of the Center for International Higher Education (鈥淚nternational Implications for Teaching鈥�). Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam and Professor of History Martin Summers will serve as moderators.

A panel discussion from 10:15-11:15 a.m. will feature Lilian Ferrer, vice-rector of international affairs at Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica de Chile鈥攚hich has been involved in several partnerships with 51茶馆鈥攁nd World Federation of Public Health Associations President Walter Ricciardi. The moderators will be Connell School Associate Professor Joyce Edmonds and 51茶馆 School of Social Work Associate Professor Summer Sherburne Hawkins.

Three 51茶馆 faculty will speak on COVID-related research during the final panel from 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: 51茶馆SSW Salem Professor of Global Practice Theresa Betancourt (鈥淔amily Strengthening鈥�), Boston College Law School Associate Professor Dean Hashimoto (鈥淢asks鈥�), and Professor of Economics M. Utku 脺nver (鈥淧andemic Rationing鈥�). Walsh Professor of Bioethics Andrea Vicini, S.J., and Associate Professor of the Practice Tara Pisani Gareau, director of Environmental Studies, will moderate.

A poster session will conclude the event.

To register for the Zoom link, go to聽.

University Communications | October 2020