Boston University

Health & Medicine

Boston University BU, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine SDM, associate professor director of biomaterials Russel Giordano, dental restoration, Blocks of Enamic hybrid material

Research

Building a Better Tooth

July 29, 2013

MET ML 620 Wild and Foraged Foods class, Boston University Metropolitan College, Gastronomy Program, Netta Davis, foraged foods, foreageable foods, wild plants, foraging for food

Health & Medicine

The Pleasures of Wild and Foraged Foods

July 29, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, Sargent college nutrition center, registered dietician Jennifer Culbert,eating disorders anorexia nervosa bulimia orthorexia

Psychology

When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession

July 26, 2013

Boston University BU, things to do Boston, zumba yoga crossfit Esplanade Association, charles river campus, free exercise

In the City

Get Fit for Free

July 16, 2013

25 Healthiest Colleges in the United States, Boston University BU, Sargent College, Sargent Choice, Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center FitRec, exercise, nutrition

Wellness

BU Among Top 20 Healthiest US Colleges

July 15, 2013

Mary Borrelli, Lincoln-Thompson Elementary School, English Language Learner ELL teacher, Boston University BU Sargent College intensive physical therapy treatment program for stroke survivors

Neuroscience

Stroke Survivor Is Model Student, and Teacher

July 10, 2013

Aaron Hernandez murder charges, New England Patriots, Adam Naylor, sports psychology, Boston University BU

Mental Health

Was Patriots’ Hernandez a Time Bomb?

July 2, 2013

Boston University BU, Peter Blake, College of Arts and Sciences CAS professor, psychology research, child psychology and sharing, children cultural norms

Cognitive Development

“I Should but I Won’t”

June 28, 2013

American Medical Association AMA decision, obesity, disease, medical condition, overweight, fat

Nutrition

Is Obesity a Disease?

June 20, 2013

Boston University BU, alcohol education, alcoholedu.com, mandatory online alcohol course training undegradates

Student Health Services

BU Mandates Online Alcohol Course for First-Year Students

June 13, 2013

Ashish Premkumar, OB/GYN, women's health in refugee camps, Lebanon, Zambia

Global

An Unconventional OB/GYN

June 6, 2013

tanning bed, solarium, skin cancer, melanoma, FDA regulation

Public Safety

Ban the Tan?

June 5, 2013

Ruha Benjamin author, People's Science Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier book, assistant professor of sociology and African American studies, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Social Sciences

CAS Prof’s Book Explores Social Impact of Stem Cell Research

May 31, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, clinical assistant professor, Safer Sex in the City, Science to Policy, online social media safety and teens

Public Safety

Your Teens Online

May 30, 2013

Julie Gerberding, first woman to head the Centers for Disease Control, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Boston University BU School of Public Health SPH Convocation 2013

Public Health

SPH Convocation Speaker: Become “Dauntless Doers”

May 22, 2013

Boston University BU, Deborah Vaughan, Metcalf Cup and Prize winner, commencement

Metcalf

Metcalf Cup and Prize Winner: MED’s Deborah Vaughan

May 14, 2013

Tim Larew and Guillermo Antonini, Boston University Class of 2013, BU Hip Hop Club, Boston rappers, Hip Hop music in Boston

Music

Points of Departure: It’s All about the Bond

May 10, 2013

Shivani Mathur, Hannah Siegel, Lani Rush, Zeynep Deligonul, Tania Mesta, Boston University BU Class of 2013, best friends

Health & Medicine

Points of Departure: Family Time

May 9, 2013

Shayna Mizrahi and Ashley Yaraghi, Boston University BU Class of 2013

Students

Points of Departure: There for Each Other

May 6, 2013

Boston University BU, Max Wallack, Alzheimers research prevention, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry in Aging, BU Alzheimers Disease Center, nonprofit Puzzles to Remember, Wendy Qui

Health & Medicine

A 16-Year-Old Takes On a Disease of the Elderly

April 30, 2013

A 16-Year-Old Takes On a Disease of the Elderly