“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 […]
(1/29/19, Inside Science) Assistant Professor Tyler Perrachione talks to Inside Science about this new study: Expert quote: “It’s a crazy problem for our auditory system to solve — to figure out how many sounds there are, what they are and where they are,” said Tyler Perrachione, a neuroscientist and linguist from Boston University not involved […]
(12/14/18, Vogue) Expert Quote: “Social media has almost normalized orthorexia…People who aren’t making those healthy choices 24/7 are the ones who are judged.” – Health Sciences Chair and Associate Professor of Nutrition Paula Quatromoni. Read the article
(12/11/18, The Daily Free Press) Expert Quote: “What is fabulous about Boston University is that we have this staff and dieticians in the Sargent Nutrition Center that work closely with the dining halls to make sure that people who have food allergies are given proper alternatives.” -Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake Read the article
(12/9/18, Consumer Report) Expert Quote: “Though you may try to convince yourself any food that contains pumpkins or apples is a healthy choice, pie is still a special occasion dessert. Calories, carbohydrates, and fat are realities either way. Pumpkin pie, though, will have roughly 100 fewer calories per slice than apple pie, primarily because it […]
(11/15/18, US News & World Report) Expert Quote: “If you’re like me, you bought the turkey on sale weeks ago, so you may have forgotten that it’s hibernating in the freezer. Put a note on your smartphone calendar to remind you to yank it out of the deep freeze in plenty of time for it […]
(10/15/18, Wallet Hub) Q&A with Elizabeth Matteo, registered dietitian at Sargent Choice Nutrition Center. Read the full article here
(9/9/18, NBC News) Expert Quote: “Salmon is low in heart-unhealthy saturated fat and robust in omega-3s. In a time-crunched world, this frozen meal is an easy way to get heart-healthy fish on the weekly menu.” – Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake Read the Article
The Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research selected Kathleen Morgan, PhD, as a 2018 recipient of the Evans Center IBR Excellent Research Collaborator Award. Morgan is a professor in the Department of Health Sciences, programs in Human Physiology. The Evans Center IBR Excellent Research Collaborator Awards are “given to individuals who have made special contributions to the efforts […]
(9/26/19, US News & World Report) Expert Quote: “If you have arthritis, coping with a hot stove and cumbersome cookware becomes more challenging. Making your kitchen more efficient makes cooking easier” – Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs Read the Article
(10/11/17, BU Today) Expert Quote: “Research suggests that adolescents who don’t eat breakfast have an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese. If you skip this important meal, odds are you will be hungry later on in the morning and more likely to find yourself impulsively snacking on high-calorie food from a vending machine or […]
(7/30/18, The Boston Globe) Expert Quote: “The best produce to eat is the produce you can afford. In other words, purchase and eat as much produce as you can get with your dollar, in whatever form you can get it in. Why? Because a diet rich in fruits and veggies can help you reduce your […]
(9/7/18, Popular Science) Expert quote: “You want to get a backpack that fits your child. Start with the size of their back: From the shoulder blades to the waist makes a rectangle, and that’s where you want the backpack to sit.” says Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs. Read the article.
(8/31/18, The Boston Globe) Expert quote: “For a kindergartner, a big backpack that is larger than them doesn’t make any sense,” says Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs. Read the article.
(8/20/2108, Popular Science) Expert Quote: “When you’re looking for a chair, it doesn’t necessarily have to be from one of those big brand names, the key is getting a chair that’s adjustable.” – Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy Karen Jacobs Read the Article