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Putting People First in the Age of AI

For Karen Jacobs, innovation begins not with technology, but with people. An occupational therapist, educator, researcher, and longtime advocate for human-centered design, Jacobs has spent her career exploring how people interact with the environments and technologies around them—and how those interactions can improve health, learning, and everyday life.

Cheese Is Now a Protein Source? Five Things to Know About the Updated Mediterranean Diet

Revisions to the food pyramid reflect new research on nutrition, chronic disease prevention, and sustainability. BU nutrition expert Joan Salge Blake breaks down the key changes. The Mediterranean diet has long been considered one of the healthiest eating patterns in the world. But a recently revised food pyramid for the diet, developed by a working group of the Italian Society of Human Nutrition, reflects new research on chronic disease prevention and sustainable eating.
Cara Lewis

Would Better Hip Care for Young Female Athletes Prevent Pain and Surgery Later in Life?

Most research into athletes’ hips only studies boys and men. With prevention and better training in mind, Boston University’s Cara Lewis is setting out to change that. When Cara Lewis was working on her PhD in movement science, one of her mentors gave her some advice that would transform her scholarship: “Study the hip. It’s where it’s at. It controls everything else.” Lewis had noticed this working as a physical therapist, where it seemed like she was always treating lower limb injuries that had originated in the hip.

Sargent College Debuts Industry Collaboration Opportunities

Shannon Nagle and Sami Rickheim are students at Sargent College, studying human physiology under the supervision of BU faculty and two mentors from the New Balance team. Though the details of their work are confidential, they were happy to talk about their experiences at New Balance, and their respective journeys to BU’s human physiology program, which has allowed them to blend industry innovation with academia.
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