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Social Work Student Pens Column in The Sun Chronicle
Shannon Zimmerman, a graduate student studying social work, wrote a guest column in The Sun Chronicle about the need for more law enforcement training to fight child exploitation. Read the column.
President Clark Co-Writes Op-Ed on Photonics
President Frederick W. Clark Jr., '83, outlined the benefits new photonics programming will have for students, the region and the state in an op-ed written with the Rev. John Denning, the president of Stonehill College. BSU and Stonehill received a state grant to open a photonics training center and lab. Read more in the Boston Business Journal.
Professor’s Work with Service Dogs Featured in The Patriot Ledger
Dr. Brian Payne, a professor of history, and his family raise guide dogs for the nonprofit Guiding Eyes for the Blind. He’s also involving BSU students. Read more about him in The Patriot Ledger.
The Enterprise Features Professor’s Research on Geckos
Dr. Thilina Surasinghe, an associate professor of biological sciences, is part of an international team discovering new species of geckos in Sri Lanka. Read more in The Enterprise.
Alumna Inspires High School Athletes
Laney Clement-Holbrook, ’75, who played softball and basketball at Bridgewater State, inspired hundreds of female high school athletes at the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Girls and Women in Sports Day. Read about her speech in The Boston Globe. Clement-Holbrook, who coaches basketball at Oliver Ames High School in Easton, also recently earned her 700th win.
WHDH highlights emergency notification system
Television station WHDH covered BSU’s new one-button emergency notification system. Read the story.
Staffer Featured on Boston 25 after Becoming Miss Massachusetts USA
Sabrina Victor, who works in Human Resources and Talent Management, spoke with Boston 25 about being Miss Massachusetts USA at a time when the Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America and Miss World titles are all held by Black women. Read more and watch the video.
Faculty Member Quoted in Reuters Article About Teen Sexting
Dr. Elizabeth Englander, a psychology professor and the executive director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at BSU, commented on a new paper about teen sexting. Read more in Reuters.
Psychology Professor Speaks to WBUR About Bullying
Dr. Elizabeth Englander, who is also the executive director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at BSU, spoke to WBUR about progress combating bullying in Massachusetts school districts. Read more and listen to the audio clip.
Professor's Research Cited in The Boston Globe
Dr. Brian Frederick, a political science professor, studied how a cap on the size of the U.S. House affects representativeness as the country's population grows. Columnist Jeff Jacoby cited his work in a piece in The Boston Globe.