Sargent College is proud to once again co-sponsor BostonHacks!, a 24-hour event where students from different disciplines use technology to solve global challenges while learning about the intersection of data, computer, and health sciences. Hosted at Boston University, hundreds of students came together to work on challenge tracks including inclusive innovation, sustainable solutions, and digital dreamers. […]
On Friday October 27, our Occupational Therapy students and faculty celebrated International Backpack Awareness Day and World OT Day with a backpack weigh-in on Comm. Ave., where they shared tips about backpack safety.
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and Boston University Department of Occupational Therapy are once again partnering to promote International Backpack Awareness Day on Friday, October 27, with the aim of educating students, parents, teachers, administrators, and the public about the serious health effects from backpacks that are too heavy or worn improperly. Occupational therapy […]
Each year, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) honors a select group of outstanding recent PhD graduates to receive the Award for Early Career Contributions in Research. This accolade is designed to acknowledge “significant scientific accomplishments by individuals” beyond their training. We are so pleased that this year, two alumni of our PhD program in Speech, […]
At the end of each academic year, we recognize outstanding graduating seniors who show great potential professionally, make strong contributions to extracurricular activities, and exemplify the ideals of service, loyalty, thoughtfulness, and excellence of scholarship. Congratulations to this year’s Sargent College Undergraduate Award Winners: Bernard Kutner Award Established in 1972 in memory of Dean Bernard […]
Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College and the Travis Roy Foundation are pleased to announce the creation of the Travis M. Roy Endowed Scholarship Fund, established through a $1 million gift from the Foundation. Honoring the life and legacy of the late Travis Roy, the Fund will provide annual scholarship awards […]
Congratulations to all the Sargent College seniors who presented their honors thesis projects this week. The Senior Thesis for Distinction is an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate Sargent College seniors to complete an in-depth research experience within a major or minor field of study. Under the supervision of a faculty mentor, this year, six students developed and executed […]
Bryden Giving, MAOT, OTR/L, a student in Sargent’s online post-professional doctor of occupational therapy program, co-wrote and co-hosted a TedxTalk on applying neurodiversity-affirming principles. Neuroaffirming practice is the idea that individuals have differences in their abilities and how they interact with the world around them, differences which are not considered to be deficits that need […]
Second-year BU doctor of occupational therapy students were at the Massachusetts State House to advocate and share information about the important role of occupational therapy in health and rehabilitation. Students presented on topics including mental health, children and youth, productive aging, work and industry, and health and wellness. Occupational therapy aims to maximize health, well-being, […]
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences PhD student Kimberly Dahl has been selected for a 2023 scholarship from the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD). This scholarship will support Dahl’s research on motor learning in articulation and prosody during speaker-listener interactions as well as the completion of her PhD program. A doctoral […]
Congratulations to Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology student Minna Natsuko Ito, recipient of a 2022 API Scholarship from the Asian Pacific Islander Speech-Language-Hearing Caucus.
(10/11/22, Boston Globe) Occupational Therapy Professor and Department Chair Emily Rothman shared a letter with the Boston Globe in response to a recent study, “Doctors’ attitudes on disabilities questioned: In study, lack of accommodation and insensitivity.” “More than 61 million adults and 3 million children in the United States live with a disability, including about 25 […]
The BU Sargent College Department of Occupational Therapy invites you to attend “Leading the Way: Boston University Entry-level OTD Capstone Presentations.” Date: August 19, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard TimeLocation: Hybrid (In-Person and via Zoom) Sessions are in 20-minute time blocks: 10-minute presentations, 5 minutes for questions, and 5 minutes of […]
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences doctoral candidate Hilary Miller was awarded one of two Raymond H. Stetson Scholarships in Phonetics and Speech Science from the Acoustical Society of America (ASA). Honoring the memory of pioneer phonetics and speech science investigator Professor Raymond H. Stetson, the scholarship facilitates research efforts of promising graduate students. The Stetson […]
These awards recognize outstanding seniors who show great potential professionally, make strong contributions to extracurricular activities, and exemplify the ideals of service, loyalty, thoughtfulness, and excellence of scholarship. The 2022 recipients are: Bernard Kutner Award Established in 1972 in memory of Dean Bernard Kutner, the award is presented to a graduating senior in recognition of […]