BU Celebrates New Center for Student Services
CONTACT: BU: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240 or kjastive@bu.edu Bruner/Cott: Dana Kelly, 617-492-8400 or dkelly@brunercott.com (BOSTON) – Boston University and Bruner/Cott & Associates Architects and Planners, today held a dedication ceremony for BU’s new Center for Student Services. The building serves as an iconic campus gateway from the east for... More
Food for Thought: Do Family Meals Really Make a Difference for Child Academics or Behavior?
CONTACT: Cecilia Hughes, (617) 358-5149, ceciliah@bu.edu (Boston) – A shared meal has consistently been valued for its social and health benefits—it’s recognized as a door to academic excellence and as the ceremonial event that helps cement family relationships, no matter how you define “family.” However, a new study co-authored by Boston... More
Sumner M. Redstone Gives $18 million to Boston University School of Law
CONTACT: Tom Testa, 617-353-2240 or ttesta@bu.edu (Boston) – Boston University today announced that well-known media executive and Boston native, Sumner M. Redstone, has given $18 million to help expand and improve the facilities of the Boston University School of Law, including the construction of a new building adjacent to the School’s... More
Boston University Sargent College Ergonomic Expert asks Students ‘What’s in your Backpack?’
Contact: Stephanie Rotondo, (617) 353-7476, rotondos@bu.edu (Boston) — In honor of National School Backpack Awareness Day™ on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, Dr. Karen Jacobs, a Boston University Sargent College occupational therapy professor and former president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), will be conducting “weigh-ins” at a Boston area school to... More
BU to kick off University-wide Arts Initiative with event featuring David Byrne and Steven Pinker
CONTACT: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240, kjastive@bu.edu (BOSTON) — Boston University today announced that author, musician, and artist David Byrne and noted cognitive scientist Steven Pinker will come together on Monday, September 24th at 8:00 p.m. at BU’s Tsai Performance Center for David Byrne and Steven Pinker in Conversation, "How Music Works:... More
BUSM urologist elected president of Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists
Contact: Gina Orlando, (617) 638-8490, gina.orlando@bmc.org (Boston) - Richard Babayan, MD, professor and chair of urology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and chief of the department of urology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) was elected president of the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists (MAPU) at the American Urological Association... More
New Orthopaedic Surgeon joins BMC and BUSM faculty
Contact: Gina Orlando, (617) 638-8490, gina.orlando@bmc.org (Boston) – Robert J. Nicoletta, MD has joined Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) as an orthopaedic surgeon and assistant professor and co-director of sports medicine in the department of orthopaedic surgery. Nicoletta will see patients at both the Shapiro... More
BUSM researchers find link between childhood abuse and age at menarche
Contact: Gina Orlando, 617-638-8490, gina.orlando@bmc.org (Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found an association between childhood physical and sexual abuse and age at menarche. The findings are published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Researchers led by corresponding author, Renée Boynton-Jarrett, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at... More
BUSM study identifies Adenosine Receptor’s role in regulating high fat diet-induced obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Contact: Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – A recent study led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates that the A2b-type adenosine receptor, A2bAR, plays a significant role in the regulation of high fat, high cholesterol diet-induced symptoms of type 2 diabetes. The findings, which are published online in... More
Boston University names James Collins Innovator of the Year
Contact: Chelsea Roberts, 617-353-8754, chelsear@bu.edu (Boston) – Boston University School of Engineering Prof. James Collins, co-director of the BU Center for Biodynamics and considered the father of synthetic biology, today was awarded the university’s 2012 Innovator of the Year award which recognizes a faculty member whose cutting-edge research and ideas lead... More
Study finds non-disclosure of HIV Serostatus common among India female sex workers
Contact: Gina DiGravio, 617-638-8480, gina.digravio@bmc.org (Boston) - Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in partnership with Indian researchers and HIV positive networks groups, have found that in India, non-disclosure of HIV serostatus to sex partners among both HIV-infected female sex workers (FSWs) and HIV-infected clients of FSWs is exceedingly... More
Boston University supports Davis Phinney Foundation in launching new resource to encourage living well with Parkinson’s Disease
Contact: Stephanie Rotondo, (617) 353-7476, rotondos@bu.edu (Boston) - Imagine you are one of the 60,000 new U.S. cases of Parkinson’s disease diagnosed each year. Where can you turn for accurate information? How can you learn what to expect and how to make things easier? Recognizing the need to provide a roadmap... More
BU Sargent College researcher awarded $2.7M NIMH Grant, aims to improve employment opportunities for those with severe mental illness
Contact: Stephanie Rotondo, (617) 353-7476, rotondos@bu.edu (Boston) — Boston University researchers at Sargent College and the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (CPR) in partnership with the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (Dartmouth PRC) have received a $2.7 million grant over five years from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to study the... More
Boston University, BCYF and Boston Public Health Commission announce new Health, Fitness and Wellness Partnership
Contact: Tom Testa, 617-959-3887 or ttesta@bu.edu (Boston) – Boston University today, in conjunction with the Boston Public Health Commission and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), announced the establishment of a unique health, fitness and wellness program to help combat teenage obesity in the City of Boston. The program will... More
Boston University Journalism Students to Cover 2012 Olympic Games
CONTACT: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240 or kjastive@bu.edu (Boston) – Student journalists from Boston University’s College of Communication (COM) have arrived in London to begin their local lens coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games for six New England news organizations. These 14 students will provide multimedia coverage, including videos, tweets and blog updates, from a... More
Boston University’s Center for Finance, Law & Policy now managing Financial Inclusion Guide
Contact: Neal Estey, 617-358-6772, naestey@bu.edu (Boston) — The Boston University Center for Finance, Law & Policy has assumed responsibility for and plans to expand the only centralized database of microfinance and financial-inclusion related banking laws and regulations for the developing world. The Center takes over the resource from Consultative Group to... More
BUSM In Vitro Study Identifies Potential Combination Therapy for Breast Cancer
Contact: Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – A study conducted at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates an effective combination therapy for breast cancer cells in vitro. The findings, published in the July 2012 issue of Anticancer Research, raise the possibility of using this type of combination therapy for... More
BUSM Researchers Identify Role of FOXO1 Gene in Parkinson’s Disease
Contact: Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – A recent study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) revealed that the FOXO1 gene may play an important role in the pathological mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease. These findings are published online in PLoS Genetics, a peer-reviewed open-access journal published... More
Study Finds Genes Associated with Hippocampal Atrophy
Contact: Gina DiGravio, (617) 638-8480, gina.digravio@bmc.org (Boston) -- In a genome-wide association (GWA) study, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH), have identified several genes which influence degeneration of the hippocampus, the part of the brain most associated with Alzheimer disease (AD). The study, which currently... More
BUSM study finds Gout and Hyperuricemia on the rise in the U.S.
Contact: Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that the incidence of gout and hyperuricemia (high uric acid levels) in the U.S. has risen significantly over the last 20 years and is associated with major medical disorders like hypertension and chronic... More
