Resource materials on the history of Marblehead.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Advancing Justice

The foreword to volume 10, issue 1 of the UMass Law Review

The Troubling Problem of Income Inequality: A Few Thoughts

Income inequality has become an important public policy issue in the United States. This Essay examines the issue in a political, economic, and legal context. It argues that the only policy responses that will work to address the underlying trends are ones that put a priority upon hiring people at a living wage and encouraging entrepreneurship and growth at all levels of the economy

Two source units in ninth grade English

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University, 1946. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive

DNA-Directed Assembly of Carbon Nanotube-Protein Hybrids.

Here, we report the controlled assembly of SWCNT-GFP hybrids employing DNA as a linker. Two distinct, enriched SWCNTs chiralities, (6,5), (7,6), and an unsorted SWCNT solution, were selectively functionalized with DNA and hybridized to a complementary GFPDNA conjugate. Atomic force microscopy images confirmed that GFP attachment occurred predominantly at the terminal ends of the nanotubes, as designed. The electronic coupling of the proteins to the nanotubes was confirmed via in-solution fluorescence spectroscopy, that revealed an increase in the emission intensity of GFP when linked to the CNTs

School Choice and Hope Interrupted: Covid-19 and the Case of Pre-K Programs Housed in Catholic Schools

Our essay examines the challenges and opportunities for the New York City Universal Pre-K program in Catholic Schools. We review the impact of the program before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. These Pre-K programs have brought much needed revenue for Catholic Schools and provide a pipeline for prospective Catholic K-12 school students. Specifically, we discuss the school choice context in New York City with attention to the Catholic school sector and how Universal Pre-K fits into it. We then make recommendations on how the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn can utilize their resources, maintain enrollment, and support the broader community during this challenging time. We base our recommendations on our various roles as researchers of school choice, professors of Catholic K-12 school faculty, and personal involvement of one of the authors on Catholic school boards. Although our essay focuses on New York City, the implications apply to the Catholic school sector in many metropolitan areas

School Choice and Hope Interrupted: Covid-19 and the Case of Pre-K Programs Housed in Catholic Schools

Our essay examines the challenges and opportunities for the New York City Universal Pre-K program in Catholic Schools. We review the impact of the program before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. These Pre-K programs have brought much needed revenue for Catholic Schools and provide a pipeline for prospective Catholic K-12 school students. Specifically, we discuss the school choice context in New York City with attention to the Catholic school sector and how Universal Pre-K fits into it. We then make recommendations on how the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn can utilize their resources, maintain enrollment, and support the broader community during this challenging time. We base our recommendations on our various roles as researchers of school choice, professors of Catholic K-12 school faculty, and personal involvement of one of the authors on Catholic school boards. Although our essay focuses on New York City, the implications apply to the Catholic school sector in many metropolitan areas

Controlled Organization of DNA Origami on Nano-Patterned Surfaces

DNA assembles according to precise base-pairing rules. This allows for the construction of DNA nanostructures (origami) in which single- or double-stranded DNA is folded into various shapes with a high degree of the positional order allowing for complex arrangements to be obtained. In addition, DNA origami can be employed as scaffolds to pattern bioactive structures and nanostructures (e.g. Quantum Dots, CNTs etc.) at the scale of individual molecules. In order to take full advantage of this approach, we need to control the organization of DNA origami on surfaces. This can allow for the fabrication of biochips for single-molecule investigations. Here we present novel strategies to organize DNA nanostructures on nano-patterned surfaces with nanoscale resolution. Focus Ion Beam (FIB) was employed to pattern nano-arrays on silicon dioxide substrates. The exposed areas were chemically modified via the controlled formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) exhibiting DNA origami-binding head groups. DNA nanostructures were then tethered to the nano-patterned areas via covalent bonding, allowing us to control their orientation on substrates. Investigations were carried out via fluorescence microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and scanning probe microscopy approaches (atomic force microscopy, AFM) in order to confirm the controlled organization of DNA origami on surfaces. This approach is of general applicability for the fabrication of biochips for bimolecular investigations