MS/DI alumna Amy Branham, MS, RD, LDN (SAR ’10) received the Emerging Dietetic Leader award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). The Emerging Dietetics Leader Award recognizes the competence and activities of members at the beginning of their dietetics careers. Branham was the first Sargent MS/DI student to complete an MS thesis research […]
Clare Brabson (SAR ’18), a graduate occupational therapy student, has been selected as a 2016-2017 Albert Schweitzer Fellow. Fellows will spend the next year learning to effectively address the social factors that impact health and developing lifelong leadership skills. In doing so, they will follow the example set by famed physician-humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, for whom […]
(6/13/13) Health Sciences Lecturer Kathryn Quissell quoted. State health authorities Tuesday confirmed a case of tuberculosis at Tiny World Child Care, a privately run early childhood program in Brookline… Expert quote: “Tuberculosis is not as contagious as the cold, flu, and other respiratory infections. It’s just really rare and scary sounding.” View full article
“Endurance training has made Nasson a powerhouse in the water. She was the first female swimmer from BU to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 1988, and last August she made the Patriot League 25th Anniversary Team. In summer 2016, she will compete at the 2016 Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebr.W. When she’s not in […]
Washington Post Opinion Writer Alexandra Petri delivers the 2016 Sargent College Commencement Address.
The Master of Science Program in Speech-Language Pathology offers the following Summer 2016 information sessions: Friday, June 17 at 4:30Friday, July 8 at 4:30Friday, August 12 at 4:30 To RSVP, please contact Allie Michels.
(5/20/16) Associate Professor and Health Sciences Department Chair Paula Quatromoni quoted. Expert quote: “[Compulsive exercise is] more and more common and happening at rates that are alarming if people paid attention.” View full article.
(5/19/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Don’t assume because it’s exotic and highly priced, it’s more nutritious than other produce in the produce aisle,” Blake warned. “Let’s not make these trendy foods nutritionally superior to things you’ve grown up with.” View full article.
(5/15/16) Commencement ends a bittersweet chapter for SAR grad Avion Cummings. Read the story in BU Today.
Cara Lewis, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training, has been honored with the 2016 Eugene Michels New Investigator Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This award is given to an outstanding new investigator with a demonstrated commitment to a defined research theme. It recognizes independent or collaborative research activities, […]