CARE News
CARE visits local Boston Public School
Recently, members of the POLO research team visited Joseph Lee K-8 School in Dorchester for a school-wide Black History Month event. This was a wonderful opportunity for CARE to connect with the community and spread information about our research with children and their families. The POLO team had a blast giving kids a chance to explore our EEG and fNIRS caps and learn how we use them in our research. You can learn more about both of these neuroimaging techniques here.
Autism Speaks Walk 2023
This past weekend members of the lab attended the Autism Speaks Walk of Greater Boston. They spoke with many families about the current research we are doing and had lots of fun doing face paint and handing out CARE rubber ducks. You can see pictures from the event below!
Dr. Temple Grandin’s Visit to CARE
We had a wonderful visit with Dr. Temple Grandin at CARE on Friday! We talked about autism and the research we are doing in our center, enjoyed lunch together, and had great conversation!
Dr. Temple Grandin Speaking at BU!
The Science of Parenting
CARE was included in a story published in the BU College of Arts and Sciences magazine. The story is on parenting, covering research conducted across several child development labs at BU and features Dr. Tager-Flusberg! Check it out here: https://www.bu.edu/cas/arts-sciences/fall-2021/science-parenting-advice-child-development/
Congrats, Chelsea!
One of our doctoral students, Chelsea, had a paper published this week! The paper is on gesture in minimally verbal children and adolescents with autism and was just published in Autism and Developmental Language Impairments. Congrats, Chelsea! https://journals.sagepub.com/.../10.1177/23969415211035065
Dr. Tager-Flusberg Appointed to IACC
Our director, Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg has been appointed as a member of the IACC (Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee) and is participating in their full committee meeting happening this week. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss business, agency updates, and issues related to ASD research and services. It is an honor for Dr. Tager-Flusberg to be a part of this group! You can learn more about the committee and their meeting at the website: https://iacc.hhs.gov/
CARE Graduation Ceremony
This past week, Dr. Tager-Flusberg held a private graduation ceremony for Dr. Sophie Schwartz (who completed her PhD last year but who had no ceremony because of the pandemic) and Dr. Mihaela Barokova (who graduated this month). With Dr. Tager-Flusberg in the middle, Mihaela is on the left, in the gown, and Sophie is on the right, in the cap. While we couldn't all be there in person, our two current doctoral students did attend (Chelsea, next to Mihaela, and Meredith, next to Sophie), and we can all enjoy this photo!
INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech
Helen's INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance speech is now available for any who couldn't attend the INSAR conference awards ceremony to see it.
We feel so fortunate to have such a great scientist at our helm!