Starting September 2016, the Boston University Academic Speech, Language, & Hearing Center will begin its new voice disorders clinic. Services Services include a comprehensive evaluation of laryngeal (voice box) function, including acoustic and aerodynamic testing and assessment of motor abilities. Clients will receive a detailed evaluation report and treatment recommendations. Voice therapy will focus on […]
2016 Dudley Allen Sargent Lecture “The Past, Present, and Future of the Global Burden of Disease Study” Presented by Dr. Christopher J. L. Murray, MD, DPhil, Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 4-5 p.m. 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston […]
(8/26/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “It’s important to eat three meals a day, especially since people who skip breakfast are at increased risk for being overweight.” View full article.
Sargent College Recent Graduate Networking Happy Hour Join fellow Sargent College alumni of the last 10 years for a happy hour and networking. Connect with young alumni and Sargent professors over appetizers and drinks. Register Date: Thursday, September 29 Time: 5 – 7 p.m. Cost: Complimentary Location: Cornwall’s Pub, 654 Beacon St. Ryan Center for Sports Medicine […]
The Master of Science Program in Speech-Language Pathology offers the following Fall 2016 information sessions: Friday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m.Friday, October 14 at 4:30 p.m.Friday, November 4 at 4:30 p.m.Friday, December 9 at 4:30 p.m. To RSVP, please contact Allie Michels.
MS/DI alumna Amy Branham, MS, RD, LDN (SAR ’10) received the Emerging Dietetic Leader award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). The Emerging Dietetics Leader Award recognizes the competence and activities of members at the beginning of their dietetics careers. Branham was the first Sargent MS/DI student to complete an MS thesis research […]
(8/23/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “When folks ask me the one key diet change to make to help them live longer, the answer is clear. Eat more fish.” View full article.
(8/15/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake writes about what not to add in your dog’s diets – grapes, macadamia nuts, onions and raw meat make the list. Expert quote: “While many dog owners know that giving Fido chocolate can causing poisoning, there other less known but equally important edibles that need to be kept away from […]
(8/15/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake featured. Expert quote: “When it comes to serving safe food to the public… you should be going for the A.” View full clip.
(8/8/16) ENACT Training Program Director, Professor David Felson, quoted. “In a 40-person German study published in October, cupping therapy significantly relieved knee arthritis pain compared with patients who received no treatment. But the study’s lack of a control group treated with a sham technique ‘raises questions of whether it is cupping that is really working […]
(8/8/16) Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs quoted. “Jacobs says she can spot changes in students’ postures in any school hallway. She says that some complain they have headaches, pain in the shoulders, neck, backs. And long-term? Whether children and teens with back problems are more likely to become adults with back problems. More research is needed.” […]
Clare Brabson (SAR ’18), a graduate occupational therapy student, has been selected as a 2016-2017 Albert Schweitzer Fellow. Fellows will spend the next year learning to effectively address the social factors that impact health and developing lifelong leadership skills. In doing so, they will follow the example set by famed physician-humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, for whom […]
(August 2016) Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs quoted. Expert quote: “With all of these new technologies, we are adopting more awkward postures and ‘turtling in’ as screens get smaller and smaller.” View full article
(7/6/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake featured. Salge Blake said that when it comes to diet and relationships, there has to be a compromise that everyone is happy with. She knows of couples where one person eats meat, and the other one doesn’t, and they live and eat together in harmony. Watch full video. […]
(6/24/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “People think granola has this halo effect, that it has to be healthy. However, not all granolas are alike. It can be loaded with sugar or fat, and one cup can carry 400 calories.” Read full article.