Occupational Therapy Professors Ellen Cohn, Wendy Coster, and Gael Orsmond received the Community Partner Award from MAB Community Services/Ivy Street School. Beverly Brown, a member of the Ivy Street School board of directors and the director of development, industry at Boston University School of Public Health, presented the award. In her introduction, Brown praised the […]
(10/23/19, Bostonia) With her husband, Sharon Ryan (Sargent’70) has been a major supporter of University building projects, including the Yawkey Center for Student Services, the Ryan Center for Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, and the 1999 Marsh Plaza restoration. Read the article
Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, delivers the 2019 Sargent College Commencment Address. “So many of the people you will come to care for need to be motivated to make a change — in their diet, in their exercise regimen, in their daily activities. How are you going to […]
(6/10/19, BU Today) “For Shari Davis, a young black woman, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama represent so much to her personally that when she learned recently that she’d been selected as one of just 20 Obama Fellows from around the world, it was hard to contain her emotions. ‘Ceilings can and should be broken,’ Davis (Sargent ’10, ’12) […]
Each year, Sargent College honors exceptional individuals within our community for their professional contributions. The Faculty Award of Merit honors a Sargent faculty member who has made an impactful service contribution benefiting the Sargent Community. The Staff Award of Merit honors a Sargent staff member who has demonstrated excellence in his/her position and made a positive impact on the […]
“Start Here: Getting Real About Social Determinants of Health” Presented by Dr. Donald Berwick, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Watch the Lecture About the speaker Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, is president emeritus and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, which he co-founded and led for […]
(11/14/2018, WCVB-TV) Physical Therapist Stacey Sirotta (SAR ’08, SAR ’03, SAR ’01) is featured as part of a WCVB-TV profile on the recovery of Gage Senter. A promising hockey player chosen for the Junior Olympic team, Senter experienced a brain injury after a car crash in 2015. Gage worked almost every day with Sirotta at the […]
(The Daily Free Press, 11/15/18) The Daily Free Press features the PT&AT Department Inaugural Grand Rounds:“Integrating Science into the Treatment of Runners” presented by Irene Davis, director for the Spaulding National Running Center. Read the article
(10/18/2018) Adam Korzun (Sargent ’05), Green Bay Packers Dietitian, was featured in the new Fall 2018 Bostonia issue. Read the full article here.
(8/20/2018, U.S. News) Expert Quote: “According to a survey by market research and media company Morning Consult, consumers tend to miscalculate the amount of calories in the foods and beverages they order out or on the run by over 100 calories” – Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake Read the article
(4/9/2018, Boston Globe) “More than 30 years ago, I thought I had the answer to losing weight. I was so excited about this hunch that I decided to do my master thesis on the topic. My hypothesis was this: If you ate the majority of your daily calories earlier in the day rather than banking […]
Boston University Occupational Therapy faculty have selected Karen Halfon, OTR/L (Sargent ’88), as the 2018 recipient of the BU Sargent College Occupational Therapy Alumni Award. Halfon was honored in recognition of more than twenty years of advocacy for clinical education. Halfon graduated with a bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy and began her career at Spaulding Rehabilitation […]
Sargent Nutrition students and alums nearly swept the awards at this year’s Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference. Boston University winners (L to R) are: Jennifer Kong Heinen: Emerging Leader in Dietetics Nicolette Maggiolo: Recognized Young Dietitian Kellene Isom: Recognized Dietitian Jay Patruno: Recognized Dietetics Student
Nicolette Maggiolo (SAR’15) received the 2018 “Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award” from the Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND). The award was established to recognize the competence and activities of younger dietitians in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Maggiolo is registered dietitian for Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General […]
(January 9, 2018) Dr. Doug Comeau quoted in “Fitness Apps Don’t Stave off Obesity,” Boston Herald interview. Expert quote: “People used to play pick-up basketball, and instead they play video games now. The reason they have this app craze is so people can get off couch, because people are on their phones and the culture has […]