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With more than $14 million in external funding, our research covers the full range of biological and behavioral research relating to human health, disease, and disorders.

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Sargent is home to more than 35 specialized teaching labs and centers throughout our building and across campus, providing students hands-on experience to complement their studies.

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Internal funding is available to doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty through the Dudley Allen Sargent Research Fund. And we actively support faculty and students in pursuing external funding.

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Spotlights

Cheese Is Now a Protein Source? Five Things to Know About the Updated Mediterranean Diet

Revisions to the food pyramid reflect new research on nutrition, chronic disease prevention, and sustainability. BU nutrition expert Joan Salge Blake breaks down the key changes. The Mediterranean diet has long been considered one of the healthiest eating patterns in the world. But a recently revised food pyramid for the diet, developed by a working group of the Italian Society of Human Nutrition, reflects new research on chronic disease prevention and sustainable eating.

Cara Lewis

Would Better Hip Care for Young Female Athletes Prevent Pain and Surgery Later in Life?

Most research into athletes’ hips only studies boys and men. With prevention and better training in mind, Boston University’s Cara Lewis is setting out to change that. When Cara Lewis was working on her PhD in movement science, one of her mentors gave her some advice that would transform her scholarship: “Study the hip. It’s where it’s at. It controls everything else.” Lewis had noticed this working as a physical therapist, where it seemed like she was always treating lower limb injuries that had originated in the hip.

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Dr. Swathi Kiran On The Center for Brain Recovery

Learning from Aphasia Resource Center’s Documentary Series “Living With Aphasia”

Student Spotlight: Lukas Shan to Present at 2026 American Society for Nutrition Conference

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MS in Speech-Language Pathology Virtual Information Session

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Packing Cultural Intelligence into Practice: Lessons from Creating a Bento Box Host: Vanessa Grijalba, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

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On-Campus Graduate Nutrition Info Session

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MS in Speech-Language Pathology Virtual Information Session
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