09/09/16: Elin Roverud, PhD, postdoctoral associate at Boston University 10/07/16: Laurence B. Leonard, PhD, Rachel E. Stark Distinguished Professor and Director of the Child Language Research Laboratory at Purdue University 11/04/16: Gina Kuperberg, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, Department of Psychology, Tufts University and Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital 12/09/16: Gregory Lof, PhD, Department Chair, […]
(5/20/16) Associate Professor and Health Sciences Department Chair Paula Quatromoni quoted. Expert quote: “[Compulsive exercise is] more and more common and happening at rates that are alarming if people paid attention.” View full article.
(5/19/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Don’t assume because it’s exotic and highly priced, it’s more nutritious than other produce in the produce aisle,” Blake warned. “Let’s not make these trendy foods nutritionally superior to things you’ve grown up with.” View full article.
(5/15/16) Commencement ends a bittersweet chapter for SAR grad Avion Cummings. Read the story in BU Today.
2016 Meredith E. Drench Lecture “Keeping Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome Healthy: Medical Updates for Health Care Professionals” was presented by Dr. Brian G. Skotko and Melissa J. Reilly. Watch the 2016 lecture here.
(5/2/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Salt has many functions in the body, including supplying the needed electrolytes to balance fluid both inside and outside of cells. But too much salt increases the rate of hypertension, stroke, and heart disease.” View full article.
Sargent College is thrilled to welcome Washington Post Opinion Writer Alexandra Petri as our 2016 convocation speaker. Petri is a columnist for the publication’s ComPost blog where her satirical wit offers a “lighter take on the news and opinions of the day.” In addition to her work at the Post, Petri is a playwright, stand-up […]
(4/27/16) Professor Swathi Kiran quoted. Expert quote: “We’re struggling with brains that are not this nice and neat and have got damage. This paper tells us what normal could look like.” View full article
(4/26/16) Associate Professor Paula Quatromoni quoted. Expert quote: “There are so many things that are unique to the sport environment in terms of the pressures, the expectations, the pressure to perform, the pressure to win, scholarship dollars.” View full article
(4/26/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Tahini is a good source of potassium, a mineral that most Americans fall short on.” View full article
This program will run four mornings a week for the month of July and will involve play-based individual and group intervention. We’ll also offer parent support and resource groups. Ages: 3-5 years Dates & Times: July 5 – August 1, 2017, Monday through Thursday from 9:30am-12 noon Location: BU Sargent College, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, […]
(04/20/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake writes about the role Vitamin C plays in protecting your vision. “While we grew up thinking vitamin A-rich carrots are good for vision, new research suggests that you may also need to look to citrus fruits and other vitamin C-rich foods to maintain your eyes’ good health. A […]
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences undergraduates Casey Bowen, Michelle Grbic, and Allison Hatch participated in the Walk for MS as part of BU’s National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, an organization on campus for students interested in study of communication disorders. The primary goal of Walk MS is to raise funds to help people who […]
(04/04/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake interviewed on WRKO on the role of diet in aging. Listen to audio of expert Joan Salge Blake
(03/29/2016) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Emerging research says a healthy gut can have a whole slew of wonderful effects on the body. Just having a healthy gut with a diet that is rich in probiotics, high fiber, yogurt with active cultures would help with a healthy body overall.” View full article […]