Category: Alumni

Category: Alumni

2/15/07: Occupational Therapy Professor to Receive Highest Honor from the American Occupational Therapy Association

(Boston) – Wendy Coster, Ph.D, OTR/L, FAOTA, associate professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling at Boston University (BU) Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will receive the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award, the highest honor from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), at their annual conference in April.  […]

2/5/07: Boston University Students’ Efforts Make Life-Saving Surgery Possible

(Boston) – On February 1, 2007, Melvin Trujillo, a 9-year-old boy from El Salvador, underwent life-saving open heart surgery at Children’s Hospital Boston thanks to fundraising efforts by Boston University students. Over the past two years, students in the Boston University (BU) Sargent College’s Rotaract Clubhave worked tirelessly to help bring Melvin to Boston to […]

04/24/07: BU Professor Receives Multiple Honors from American Dietetic Association

Nutrition professor named ADA Media Spokesperson and 2007 Outstanding Dietetic Educator (Boston) – Joan Salge-Blake, MS, RD, LDN, clinical assistant professor of nutrition at BU Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences was recently named the Media Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, a position she will fulfill for the next three years. She was […]

04/03/07: Why Would Someone Ever Want to Run a Marathon?

BU expert explains psychological factors behind those driven to run the Boston Marathon (Boston) – As the Boston Marathon draws near once again, many are left wondering what inspires runners to enter the race and what keeps them going during those grueling 26.2 miles. Why do runners subject their bodies to such a strenuous physical […]

04/10/07: Occupational Therapy Professor to Receive Prestigious Award from National Women’s Hall of Fame

Karen Jacobs nominated for women’s achievement award (Boston)-Karen Jacobs, EdD, CPE, OTR/L, FAOTA, clinical professor of Occupational Therapy at Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will receive the prestigious “Keeper of the Flame Award” presented by the National Women’s Hall of Fame at a community reception in Boston this April. Jacobs will […]

3/07/07: Rehabilitation Counseling Professor to Receive Prestigious John Beard Award

Boston- Patricia Nemec, PsyD, CRC, CPRP, associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling at Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will receive the prestigious John Beard Award at the 32 annual U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association(USPRA)Conference. Nemec will be recognized for her assistance to individuals who have psychiatric disabilities, […]

10/14/06: Optimizing Health: Fifty Years of Insights from the Framingham Heart Study

Free event at Boston University addresses the genetics of heart disease, lifetime risk of obesity, osteoporosis and other health risks (Boston) –  A selection of researchers from the renowned Framingham Heart Study will present “Optimizing Health: Fifty Years of Insights from the Framingham Heart Study” at Boston University on Saturday, October 14, 2006. Select investigators will […]