(2/20/2020, WGBH) Expert Quote: “It’s not so much that it’s hard to say, it’s that it’s hard to know how to say it, the way it’s spelled,” said Boston University Professor of Phonetics Tyler Perrachione. “The ‘u’ makes a lot of different sounds, the ‘g’, you usually think of as a ‘guh’ so when we […]
Professor Helen Barbas and Graduate Program in Neuroscience student Mary Kate Joyce have created a detailed map of the neural pathways leading to and from area 25 in a nonhuman primate, a complex region known as the “sadness center” of the brain. “The pattern of connection is very important,” says Barbas. Read the article.
(12/18/19, BU Today) In a windowless room in the basement of Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, the day has finally arrived. It’s the Big Dissection. Two cadavers lie on gurneys in the back of the room under sharp fluorescent lights. Over the course of the semester so far, the graduate students have dissected […]
Wendy Coster, Professor and Chair in the Department of Occupational Therapy, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Presidents’ Commendation Award from The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and The American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF). The rarely given accolade was established jointly by the governing Boards of both AOTA and AOTF to honor […]
(10/29/19, BU Today) “…even before a woman gets pregnant, there are opportunities for clinicians to reduce the health risks associated with future pregnancies. That’s the idea behind the Gabby Preconception Care System, a computer program designed to help make women healthier before pregnancy begins by improving access to preconception care, providing relevant information, and building […]
(11/18/19, The New York Times) Expert Quote: “Nationally, a growing number of programs called assertive community treatment provide the kinds of services offered in psychiatric hospitals but within a home setting, which works for ’a certain percentage’ of those with severe mental illness. ” – Dr. Kim T. Mueser Read the article
(11/25/19, U.S. News) Expert Quote: “The time of day that you eat your dinner may have an impact on how your body stores the excess calories from your feast. Research is suggesting that eating a higher percentage of your daily calories closer to the time you go to sleep may increase your body fat…Rather than […]
Professorship Spans Two Continents and Three Generations Speech-language and hearing scientist Swathi Kiran has been named the inaugural James and Cecilia Tse Ying Professor in Neurorehabilitation at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation: Sargent College. Spanning two continents and three generations, the professorship was established by a $2.5 million gift from James and […]
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association‘s ASHFoundation awarded New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarships earlier this month to two Sargent College Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences PhD students — Defne Abur and Natalie Gilmore. This support recognizes strong doctoral candidates who are pursuing teacher-investigator careers in the academic environment. An NIH/NIDCD training grant (T32) fellow and a Hariri […]
On September 25, 2019, doctor of occupational therapy student Kylie Woodall (Sargent ’21) and Clinical Assistant Professor Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon attended the 2019 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference in Providence, RI. They were invited panel participants and also presented their work on the Gabby Preconception Care system. Developed by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC), […]
(9/6/19, BU Today) Karen Jacobs, clinical professor of occupational therapy, offers tips on what to look for when buying a backpack and how to prevent discomfort and pain from a heavy pack. Read the article in BU Today
(9/13/19, The Wall Street Journal) Expert quote: “Many people living with Parkinson’s disease have difficulty exercising on their own because of depression and apathy..The camaraderie is very motivating and helps people stick with it, which is half the battle.” – Terry Ellis, associate professor and chair, Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training Read the […]
(7/17/19, The Brink) Assistant Professor of Health Sciences Basilis Zikopoulos is developing a stimulated human brain to test if autism, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders stem from disruptions in the “attentional searchlight.” With the support of the National Institute of Mental Health, Zikopoulos is trailblazing the first map of how the thalamic reticular nucleus (attentional […]
Cara Stepp, an associate professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, is a 2019 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This is the “highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show […]
Sargent College Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students joined more than 150 other schools this year to raise $266,019 for physical therapy research. Now in its 31st year, the annual Marquette Challenge is a student-led fundraiser to benefit the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. BU Sargent students were honored with the Award of Merit for […]