(8/26/2020, BU Today) Karen Jacobs, a remote teaching coordinator for Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, says RTCs tapped the resources at DL&I’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), shared their knowledge, and passed on what they learned to their own faculties. Jacobs (Sargent’79), a Sargent clinical professor, associate dean for digital learning and […]
(8/12/20, The New York Times) Expert Quote: “People are not unidimensional.” – Paula Quatromoni, health sciences chair and associate professor of nutrition Read the article
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of William A. Anthony, founder of the BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Sargent College. Bill passed away on July 15, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was 77. Bill was a professor at Sargent College in 1979 when he and his […]
(6/17/20, The Boston Globe) Expert Quote: “The rate at which you atrophy is much greater as you age, but any time you engage in a sedentary lifestyle, you see declines in muscle function, regardless of age.” – Dustin Allen, lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences Read the article
We are sad to share that Linda Duncombe passed away last week. We have lost a great colleague and friend. Professor Duncombe first joined the occupational therapy faculty at Boston University in 1974. She remained in that role for 34 years before retiring in 2009. Along the way, she became a double Terrier, earning both […]
Dear Sargent Community, In these most troubled days, we awaken under the weight of a virus that restricts almost every aspect of our daily lives, and, as Americans have on every morning for the last 400 years, to a culture founded upon, and imbued with, systemic racism. Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and jarring images […]
BU Center for Neurorehabilitation (CNR) physical therapist Tim Nordahl, PT, DPT, NCS, has been elected to the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Board of Directors as director of communications. In this role, Nordahl will help to provide a strategic vision for the Academy as well as guidance on communication strategies and materials. At CNR, Nordahl […]
Sargent College has been awarded a $10,000 Diversity and Inclusion Promotion Grant from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This grant supports minority recruitment and retention projects by dietetics education programs accredited/approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), dietetic practice groups, member interest groups, and Academy affiliates. Sargent received the […]
(5/14/2020, The Boston Globe) Expert Quote: “Our heads weigh about 10 to 12 pounds. Our neck muscles are really hurting.” – Karen Jacobs, clinical professor of occupational therapy Read the article
Anne Escher, clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy received the Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence. This award recognizes an outstanding member of the Sargent faculty and is named in honor of Sargent Professor Emeritus Whitney R. Powers, a former Health Sciences Department chair who for more than 25 years shared his gifts as […]
Research study in stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis shows soft exosuit technology to bring immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance tests Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability in the US with approximately 17 million individuals experiencing it each year. About 8 out of 10 stroke survivors suffer from “hemiparesis,” a paralysis […]
Joan Salge Blake, a Sargent College clinical professor of nutrition and dietetic internship director, received the 2020 Media Excellence Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). This honor recognizes Salge Blake’s “important contribution and commitment to educating consumers about food and nutrition issues through the news media.” Salge Blake, an often quoted source […]
(4/30/2020, Creakyjoints) Expert Quote: “Use voice recognition software to give your hands a break” – Karen Jacobs, clinical professor of occupational therapy Read this article
Adjusting to a work from home lifestyle can be tough, especially when you’re used to the benefits of the office. To help with the transition, Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy Karen Jacobs shares tips on setting up your home environment to be more ergonomically friendly.
(3/24/20, BU Today) A conversation with a friend last week led Elizabeth Co to immediately begin mobilizing to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. “I know that nobody is getting these masks now, but somehow we did…I thought, we’re sitting on these cases of lifesaving masks, when you know doctors everywhere are facing shortages. So, I […]