Science, Mathematics, and Technology

Environmentalist Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org and author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy, talks about climate change, alternative energy, and the need for more localized economies.

Environmentalist Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org and author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy, talks about climate change, alternative energy, and the need for more localized economies.

Dan DiLeo of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change discusses the Church's teaching and message on climate change and environmental stewardship.

Dan DiLeo of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change discusses the Church's teaching and message on climate change and environmental stewardship.

Paul Sally '54 MS'56, a mathematics professor at the University of Chicago, describes a program he developed in Chicago to improve the teaching of mathematics in eighth grade.

This lecture is part of the Mathematics Education Seminar series, a joint undertaking of Boston College’s mathematics department and the Lynch School of Education. It brings distinguished math educators to campus to provide a forum for discussions of math, education, and math pedagogy.

Paul Sally '54 MS'56, a mathematics professor at the University of Chicago, describes a program he developed in Chicago to improve the teaching of mathematics in eighth grade.

This lecture is part of the Mathematics Education Seminar series, a joint undertaking of Boston College’s mathematics department and the Lynch School of Education. It brings distinguished math educators to campus to provide a forum for discussions of math, education, and math pedagogy.

Ann Marie Mires teaches at Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts, and also at Bay Path College in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. She discusses the field of forensics, relating it both to analysis of ancient human remains as well as its application to current crime investigations.

Ann Marie Mires teaches at Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts, and also at Bay Path College in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. She discusses the field of forensics, relating it both to analysis of ancient human remains as well as its application to current crime investigations.

Jay D. Keasling, the Hubbard Howe Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biochemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the causes and consequences of malaria and how scientists have successfully engineered the metabolism of a micro-organism to produce an anti-malarial drug.

The talk is is the first of three lectures by Keasling in Boston College's 2009 University Lectures in Chemistry series.

Jay D. Keasling, the Hubbard Howe Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biochemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the causes and consequences of malaria and how scientists have successfully engineered the metabolism of a micro-organism to produce an anti-malarial drug.

The talk is is the first of three lectures by Keasling in Boston College's 2009 University Lectures in Chemistry series.