Math Professor Solomon Friedberg has been invited by the US Secretary of Education to attend the Secretary's Summit on Mathematics in Washington DC. Download Adobe Acrobat to read Overview of Summit

Eerie echoes of Challenger disaster -- Diane Vaughan, Sociology Professor and author of The Challenger Launch Decision, a book which analyzed the 1986 shuttle disaster, was quoted in the Toronto Star regarding the Columbia explosion.

BC's "Gaelic Roots" founder honored: Seamus Connolly, Irish Studies Music Programs Director, was named Traditional Artist of the Year by The Irish Echo. Irish Echo Online

Consumerism with a Conscience: Sociology Professor Juliet Schor questions how much stuff Americans really need—and how much it will really cost. Boston Globe and BC Chronicle

A Cardinal's Coverup: The Church's troubles began with Cardinal William Henry O'Connell (1907 - 1944). Read Professor James O'Toole's story in the Boston Globe.