Clinical Associate Professor Sara Brown has received the Distinguished Educator Award from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). The award recognizes individuals who exemplify excellence in athletic training education. Award recipients excel in promoting athletic training education beyond the local level through service and publishing on athletic training issues. The honor will be officially bestowed at […]
(5/8/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. “How long that process takes depends on how healthy a person is when he or she begins fasting, said Joan Salge Blake, a clinical associate professor at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, who is also a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Dietetic Association. ‘It’s […]
(5/5/15) Professor Swathi Kiran quoted. “Researchers from Boston University found that a tablet app may help patients dealing with aphasia, a communication condition commonly caused by a stroke.” View full article.
(5/5/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. All of your life, your mom has taken care of you. She fed you plenty of good food, loaded with good nutrition, so now is the time to make sure that her diet serves up the unique nutrition she needs in this stage of her life… View full […]
(5/02/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert Quote: “For the money and your blood pressure, you can’t beat a traditional baked spud.” View full article
William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, director of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University will deliver the 2015 Sargent College commencement address. Dr. Dietz previously served as the director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity in the Center […]
(4/28/15) “Research has documented that providing incentives can help individuals lose weight, and most importantly, keep the weight off.” – Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake View Full Article.
The Meredith E. Drench Lecture, Sargent College’s first endowed lecture series, was established by physical therapy alumna Dr. Meredith E. Drench to share her passion and belief in the “compassionate rehabilitation” of the whole person. The 2015 lecture, “No Breaks: A Journey Toward Physical Activity for All” was delivered by Paralympian Dr. Cheri Blauwet, an […]
(4/21/15) “Research suggests that a poor diet may not only be bad for your hips and heart but also your face.” – Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake View Full Article.
BY STEPHANIE ROTONDO What does a dietitian eat the night before the Boston Marathon? “Usually pizza,” says Ming Cheung (CAS ’08, SAR ’14). On April 20, the Framingham, Mass. native runs his eighth marathon – his fourth in Boston – to support Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham (BIDN). After graduating from Sargent College with a Master […]
(4/17/15) AT/DPT Nick Wendel (SAR ’13, ’15) trained and coached BU freshman Rachel Harrison for her first marathon. Harrison is running the Marathon for Goodwill’s Youth Initiative. View Full Article.
Joan Salge Blake quoted in A Woman’s Health. Expert quote: “Americans are not getting enough fruits and vegetables in their diet which means they’re falling short of fiber and potassium, among other nutrients, and they’re having trouble managing weight.” View full article
In a new study, Clinical Professor of Health Sciences Eileen O’Keefe, SAR alumnus Jeremy Meltzer (SAR ’13, SPH ’14), and colleagues from Boston University Sargent College and Slone Epidemiology Center, report major changes in cancer mortality in African Americans and Caucasians during the first decade of the 21st century. The researchers analyzed representative nation-wide data from […]
Dr. Sudha Arunachalam, assistant professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and director of the BU Child Language Lab, has received the prestigious 2015 Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowship Award. Arunachalam will use the grant to fund travel to South Korea where she’ll extend her research with American and Korean toddlers, […]
(4/13/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “There’s no literature to suggest that you can by cutting certain foods out of your diet reset your hormones.” View Full Article and Video.