http://www.bu.edu/news/ News releases from Boston University. en-us Copyright 2003, Boston University. All Rights Reserved. webmaster@bu.edu Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:25:13 EDT Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:25:13 EDT PHP/MySQL http://backend.userland.com/rss 360 http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1635 (Boston)-Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) recently were awarded a $5.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the efficacy of screening and brief intervention in primary care settings for stopping drug use. The grant will fund BMC’s Assessing Screening Plus brief Intervention’s Resulting Efficacy to stop drug use (the ASPIRE) Study. No U.S. study has yet tested the efficacy of brief counseling for drug use in general health settings. Results of this study will provide important data in making decisions about drug use screening and brief interventions in primary care settings. http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1635 Gina M. Digravio 2008-07-23T13:15:25-05:00 http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1634 (Boston) – WBUR, 90.9 FM, Boston’s NPR news station, garnered three Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI) “firsts,” the most wins among National Public Radio Division A stations across the country, plus one runner-up prize, announced John Davidow, WBUR news director. http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1634 Colin Riley 2008-07-23T09:57:30-05:00 http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1633 (Boston) – Boston University has received a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support the development of an academic program in East Asian archaeology in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. The $450,000, four-year grant was made through the Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History. http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1633 Amy Biderman 2008-07-14T16:26:59-05:00 http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1632 (Boston)-Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that sexual behavior counseling during drug addiction treatment should be considered an important component among Russian substance-dependent individuals, in order to decrease risky sexual behavior in the HIV at-risk population. This study appears in the journal Addiction. http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1632 Allison Rubin 2008-07-11T09:58:47-05:00 http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1631 BOSTON – An Emory University theologian whose studies have focused on the Hebrew concept tikkun olam or literally “world repair” will guide Boston University’s School of Theology, effective January 1, 2009. http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1631 Colin Riley 2008-07-09T10:25:13-05:00