Boston.com: “Can Models Ever Be Too Thin?”
(4/9/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake looks at a new French law to protect fashion models. View Full Article.
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BU Today: Bringing a Spark to BU
(4/7/15) Anna Kasdan from the Aphasia Research Lab presented her TEDxBU talk: “Music Moves You” on Saturday, April 4. View Full Article.
U.S. News & World Report: The Low-Down on Mental Health Support Groups
(4/4/15) Larry Kohn, director of development at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, quoted. Expert quote: “You can’t tell this illness to go away. It comes back in people; it’s not a linear progression, like a lot of physical maladies are. But [through support groups], you can learn to manage the illness instead of having the illness […]
WCVB Chronicle: “Infertility & nutrition”
(4/2/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake interviewed. Watch Video.
Boston.com: “Are Eggs the Nutrition Comeback Kid?”
(3/30/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake looks at new research. View Full Article.
BU Today: The Upside of Screen Time
(3/24/15) A new study from Professor Swathi Kiran and the Aphasia Research Lab shows iPads can help people with aphasia make a comeback. View full article.
Boston.com: “Coconut Oil: Should You Eat It or Wear It?”
(3/23/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake breaks down the benefits of coconut oil. View Full Article.
HealthLine News: “Americans Spend Billions on Vitamins and Herbs That Don’t Work”
(3/19/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “What people are saying is, ‘I know I should be eating better. I feel bad about that, but I either don’t want to do it or I don’t have the motivation. I’m going to get a multivitamin and that’s going to make me feel a […]
“Weight of Backpacks a Concern for Many”: Karen Jacobs Quoted
(3/16/15) Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs quoted: “We’re offering ways that we can lighten the load — it’s not just the weight of the backpack that’s the issue. It’s how the child is carrying the backpack…Just having legislation to have a backpack not weigh more than 10 percent of a child’s body weight isn’t really looking […]
AOTA Presentations
Thursday, April 16 8:00AM-9:00AM Newman, R. & Lyons, K. Improving the Integration of Occupational Therapy Services in Adult Cancer Rehabilitation. 8:00AM-9:00AM Molinksy, R., DeAngelis, T., Jacobs, K., Kardachi, J. & Milton, L., (SIS) EDSIS Faculty Subsection Annual Program: Practical Pedagogy Techniques for Beginner and Master Educators. 8:00AM-9:30AM Cason, J., Jacobs, K., Richmond, T. Telehealth: Evidence-Based […]
BU Today: “A Good Fit at Fitwell”
(3/13/15) Sargent students bring healthy living lessons from nutrition to fitness to inner city Boston community. View Full Article.
Health Bites: “5 Mistakes to Avoid When Going Gluten Free”
(3/16/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert Quote: “Taking gluten out of your diet does not guarantee that you have a healthy diet. You can have a very unhealthy gluten-free diet.” View Full Article.
Stepp Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Cara Stepp, assistant professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences has received a $500,000, five-year Early Faculty Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Stepp’s CAREER project will bridge the fields of augmented and alternative communication (AAC) and human-machine interfaces (HMI) by developing new technology to enable severely paralyzed […]
Boston.com: “Should You Weigh Yourself Daily?”
(3/17/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake looks at new research. View Full Article.
Boston.com: “It’s Time to Hack the Sugar Out of Your Diet”
(3/9/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake offers sweet alternatives for cutting sugar out of your diet. View Full Article.