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Do You Really Care About Who Made Your Clothing? You Should, and So Should Those Big Buyers

April 14, 2016
Despite story after story of large global buyers attempting to address them, inequities, unfairness, and unsafe working conditions in underdeveloped parts of the world continue. What can be done? 

Expert Alert: Bentley Mosquito Expert Weighs in on Zika Virus

February 24, 2016
Tony Kiszewski, associate professor of natural and applied sciences at Bentley, weighs in on how the Zika virus could affect New England.

Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility's New Rules of the Road for Business

February 19, 2016
Bentley Associate Professor of Management Jill Brown’s scholarship on corporate social responsibility (CSR) has earned her co-authorship of a leading textbook in the field.

Center for Integration of Science and Industry Receives $2.3M in Funding

February 19, 2016
Bentley’s Center for Integration of Science and Industry (CISI), founded in 2013 with a $1.3M grant from the National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), was awarded renewed funding: $2.3M through 2020. 

Select Publications of Bentley Faculty 2014-2016

February 19, 2016

Please peruse the following select examples of faculty research that have either been published or accepted by leading outlets. For previous lists, click here.

Undergraduate Research Flourishes at Bentley

February 19, 2016
Growing numbers of bachelor’s degree candidates at Bentley are pursuing high-quality research supervised and mentored by faculty.

How Technology Is Causing Anxiety

December 17, 2015
7 ways technology is impacting your emotions.

Unnatural Disasters and Women at Risk

December 14, 2015
“There’s no such thing as a purely ‘natural’ disaster. These events enter into what’s already in place in terms of class, race, gender, poverty, and other factors—they therefore have differential effects.”That’s the core insight guiding Joni Seager’s work on the gendered nature of natural disaster outcomes, and it’s one that she’s quick to point out builds on the work of many other scholars in the field. For a long time, Seager says, the class implications of natural disasters have been obvious, as the poor are the least resilient with the fewest resources. In the last few years, however, Seager and others have been looking at the gendered aspects of natural disaster preparedness and disaster recovery efforts around the world -- and the implications for women are troubling.

Select Publications, 2014-2015

December 14, 2015
Please peruse the following select examples of our faculty research that have either been published or accepted by leading outlets.

Bentley’s Thought Leadership Networks Increase Scholarly Collaboration

December 14, 2015
Eight funded networks move to the next stage of trans-disciplinary research, engaging resources within and outside the university.