(6/27/2018, Real Simple) Expert Quote: “The added sugar in foods like ketchup and pasta sauce isn’t a big deal,” Instead, focus on big-ticket items, like desserts and sugary beverages. – Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake Read the Article
(8/3/2018, RDLounge) Expert Quote: “Approximately 40% of all food in the United States goes uneaten and ends up as trash in our landfills. This is the equivalent of about 90 billion lbs of food rotting away and releasing methane, a greenhouse gas that’s 25 times more detrimental than carbon dioxide, into our environment.” – Clinical Associate […]
(7/30/18, The Boston Globe) Expert Quote: “In its latest grocery trends survey, FMI found that while consumers are interested in health, the real motivators when it comes to making a food selection are taste and price. They want tasty, healthy foods at an affordable price. Because of this, I predict that the foods in consumers’ […]
(7/17/2018, TIME Health) Expert quote: “Traditional hummus is made from a blend of chickpeas, olive oil, tahini (sesame paste), lemon juice and spices, and this mix makes for a nutrient-dense food.It generally offers more vitamins and minerals than many other dips or spreads,” since it includes calcium, folate and magnesium. – Nutritionist Elizabeth Matteo. Read […]
(7/13/18, Tonic) Expert quote: “We’re getting more thumb and wrist tendonitis, it’s an issue we all have to be aware of” – Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs. Read the Article
Expert Quote: “Check to see if your knees come past your toes when squatting; if they do, this position is overloading your knee joints, and that can lead to discomfort and pain” – Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs Read the article
(7/27/2018, CBS Boston) Expert quote: When it comes to healthy eating, many nutritionists will tell you that eggs have gotten a bad rap due to high levels of fat and cholesterol. But “eggs are a fabulous, nutrient-dense food,”- Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake. Read the Article
(7/9/18, NBC News Better) Expert quote: “Cooking the tomatoes, as well as serving them with a bit of olive oil, has shown to enhance the body’s absorption of the photochemical” – Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake Read the Article
Cara Stepp, associate professor of speech, language & hearing sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The status of Fellow is retained for life and is one of the highest honors ASHA can bestow. This honor recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to an ASHA member who has made […]
(5/16/18, WIRED) Assistant Professor Tyler Perrachione talks to WIRED about why some people hear Laurel when playing the now-infamous audio clip and others hear Yanny.
2018 Commencement Speaker – Crystal Ann Williams Boston University Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion Crystal Ann Williams is consistently recognized as a thought leader on diversity in the arts. An author and award-winning poet, Williams joined BU from Bates College where she was a professor of English and associate vice president for strategic initiatives. […]
Deepak Kumar, PT, PhD, OCS, has been selected as a 2018 recipient of the Eugene Michels New Investigator Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Kumar is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training with joint appointments in Sargent’s Department of Health Sciences and the Clinical Epidemiology Research & […]
(4/18/18, The Food Network). Expert quote: “Emerging research is suggesting that consuming the major of your calories later in the day may not be kind to your waist and increase the storage of fat in your body. Rise and dine to a healthy breakfast and tailor your calorie intake during the day so that you […]
On April 11, Sargent’s Human Adaptation, Motor Development, and Movement & Applied Imaging labs celebrated the third annual Biomechanics Day, “a world-wide celebration of Biomechanics in its many forms for high school students and teachers.” The labs hosted students from Match Charter High School and Roxbury Youth Orchestra who learned and experienced how our researchers […]
(4/3/18, Medical Daily) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake spoke with Medical Daily about why you should take your time eating your food. Read the article.