Three Occupational Therapy doctoral students – Maddy Emerson, Casey Primeau, and Natalie Petrone – have been accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Association Student Internship Program. They will work with AOTA special interest groups in physical disabilities, technology, and mental health, respectively.
(4/25/17) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake offers advice on dining out for people with severe food allergies. Expert quote: “Once you arrive at the restaurant, ask to see the manager and member of waitstaff before you are seated to clearly communicate your food allergies.” Read full article here.
Students from a freshman physics class at Match Charter School joined the Movement and Applied Imaging Lab in our Physical Therapy & Athletic Training Department for Biomechanics Day, April 6.
Our MS in Public Health Nutrition, in collaboration with BU School of Public Health, provides students with in-depth training in the research, understanding, and promotion of public health nutrition through individual, community, population, food systems, and policy approaches. This program is currently accepting applications for Fall 2017 – learn more or apply.
2017 Meredith E. Drench Lecture Dr. Alyson J. McGregor is a women’s health pioneer who has brought the concept of sex and gender differences in the delivery of acute medical care to the national stage. She is an associate professor of emergency medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the co-founder […]
(04/12/17) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake gives advice on losing weight, including downsizing dinner plates, eating soup before dinner, getting more sleep, setting realistic goals and more. View full interview here.
When Friday, June 2, 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 3, 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Where The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University 213 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 Please join us for a Welcome Reception on Thursday, June 1, 6-8 p.m. at Hillel House. HostsBoston University, The University […]
(04/11/17) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake shares advice on how to avoid heart disease, but it comes down to the basics: no smoking, no obesity, weekly exercise and a healthy diet. Expert quote: “Lifestyle can greatly influence your risk for heart disease despite family history…” Watch full video here.
The Aphasia Research Laboratory at Boston University is hosting a symposium sponsored by the Center for Research in Sensory Communication and Emerging Neural Technology (CRESCENT). The symposium will showcase ongoing advances in cognitive and computational neuroscience applied to the study of language recovery in aphasia. When Thursday, April 20, 2017 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Where Hariri Institute […]
(3/17/17) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake discusses less expensive, healthy produce that several local supermarkets seem to have forgotten, challenging the misconception that more nutritional greens are always unaffordable. On her list of cheaper produce, she includes green cabbage, iceberg lettuce, honeydew, green peas and kiwis. Read full article here.
The Boston University Department of Occupational Therapy is pleased to host a reception for OT Alumni & Clinical Associates at the 2017 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual Conference in Philadelphia. When Saturday, April 1, 2017 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Where Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel1201 Market StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19107 201 Occupational Therapy Alumni Award […]
Wednesday, March 29 Presentations 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM Myers, P., Baker, N., Garber, S., Guthrie, P., Sendelback, S., Arbesman, M., Lieberman, D., Trudeau, S., & Coster, W. Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science. Thursday, March 30 Presentations 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Lierberman, D., Arbesman, M., Liu, C., Chang, W., Chang, M., Hunter, E., Kearney, […]
(3/8/17) DPD/MS+DI graduate student Molly Winsten makes an impressive showing on the Food Network series “Bakers vs. Fakers”.
(3/8/17) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake describes the issue of food insecurity among older adults, citing the statistic that there has been a 27 percent increase in the number of seniors using food stamps in Palm Beach. Financial limitations are the main cause of this, but older adults also suffer from poor physical and […]
Associate Professor Cara L. Lewis, PT, PhD, in the department of physical therapy & athletic training, received a Mini Sabbatical Award from the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). CTSI’s mission is to support BU’s basic researchers, patient-oriented researchers, and population-based researchers working in all areas of translational research related to the prevention, […]