Boston.com: “The Dangers of Mixing Medications and Dietary Supplements”
(11/4/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake warns against potential harmful interactions between supplements and medications. View Full Article.
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Boston.com: “The Scariest Halloween Candy You Can Eat”
(10/29/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake weighs in on “The Scariest Halloween Candy You Can Eat”. View Full Article.
U.S. News & World Report: “3 Hot Nutrition Trends: Healthy or Gimmicky?”
(10/23/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert Quote: “Consumers want to open up their refrigerators and find foods that they grew up on.” View Full Article.
Boston.com: “Why Your Muscles Need Cottage Cheese”
(10/22/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake explains why cottage cheese is making a comeback. View Full Article.
BU Today: “Science Gets a Front Door on Comm Ave”
(10/22/14) Assistant professor Tyler Perrachione quoted. Expert Quote: “We want to have room to put in an exercise bike, in case we want to study exercise and the brain. Or beds, so we can study sleep and the brain. We’ll have the ability to study the biology of the brain in action.” View Full Article.
BU Co-Sponsoring Workshop on Stuttering
In honor of International Stuttering Awareness Day, Sargent College and the National Stuttering Association partner each year to educate speech-language pathologists about the evaluation and treatment of this complex disorder, while hosting a Family Fun Day for children who stutter and their families. This year’s workshop “Stuttering Therapy: The Littles, Middles and Teens” will be […]
A Smile That Controls Machines
(October 2014) SLHS student Carolyn Michener (SAR’16) is working with Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Engineering Lab Director Cara Stepp to help people use facial movement and sound to control human machine interfaces. View full article.
Boston.com: “You’re Nuts If You’re Not Eating Nuts”
(10/16/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake looks at new research. View Full Article.
WBZ: “High Tech Gadgets Help Moderate Food Intake”
(10/16/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake interviewed by CBS Boston. Expert Quote: “It is going to take 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that you are full, and if you are eating so rapidly, you could over eat and take in more calories than you really need to be satisfied.” View Video.
SAR Dean’s Hosts Featured in Daily Free Press
(10/16/14) SAR juniors Fiona Egan and Danny Sarkis talk to The Daily Free Press about their experience as Dean’s Hosts. “I became a Dean’s Host because I absolutely love Sargent College, and I want to share that with prospective students…We have the opportunity to share all that Sargent has to offer as a college, but […]
Lewis to Receive UROP Outstanding Mentor Award
Cara Lewis, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training, has been chosen to receive the Outstanding Mentor Award from the Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Lewis is one of three 2014-2015 professors selected for this honor, based on undergraduate student nominations. The 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium will be […]
Kiran Named “50 on Fire” Nominee
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Professor Swathi Kiran has been nominated by BostInno magazine as one of the top 10 “Fifty on Fire” in the healthcare category. Kiran was honored for her work with Constant Therapy, a company providing personalized, iPad-based therapy for individuals with traumatic brain injury, stroke, aphasia and learning disabilities. View Full […]
Boston.com: “Can an Apple a Day Keep Obesity at Bay?”
(10/7/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake looks at new research. View Full Article.
WXFT: “The benefits of apples”
(10/7/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake interviewed by myfoxboston.com. View Video.
Quatromoni Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
Associate Professor Paula Quatromoni was honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award from Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) on September 30, 2014. Quatromoni holds dual appointments in Sargent’s Department of Health Sciences and the Department of Epidemiology at BUSPH. View full announcement