The Surprising Potential of Health & Well-Being Committees: Research by Erin Kelly @MITSloan et al. found that forming committees where warehouse workers could share workplace health & well-being concerns reduced employee turnover & improved mental health. tinyurl.com/y4pej88v
"The dismantling of #USAID will not only lead to short-term increases in malnutrition and mortality in humanitarian emergencies, but will also have lasting effects on global food security." - Lindsey Locks, assistant professor of health sciences
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Stop-Work Order on US Aid Puts China First and America Last
“There are smart ways to conduct reviews and pursue reform — ways that preserve America’s influence and interests — and then there is the catastrophic path that the Trump administration appears to be pursuing now.” justsecurity.org/106876/us-f…
#Parkinsonsdisease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects more than 9 million people worldwide. #NSFfunded researchers at @BUSargent and @hseas use a soft, wearable robot to help volunteers with Parkinson's walk faster and farther without freezing.
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Congratulations to @buslhs Clinical Professor Elizabeth Hoover, honored as an @ASHAWeb Fellow at their annual convention last week! This award is bestowed in recognition of outstanding contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders. 👏👏 #ASHA2024
#BU community members including Jesse Lorenz (@BUSargent’27) share with BU Today what being a veteran means to them: "I always think about the soldiers who are currently deployed. Let’s not forget to celebrate them as well as those who served previously."
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Starting in the early 1980s,“there was a clear division between winners and losers in the [U.S.] economy, and the losers were blue-collar white men largely,” @TomKochan@MIT_IWER@MITSloan told the @nytimes: tinyurl.com/mxh562dd
So proud of the 2024 @BUSargent Alumni Award Winners Neil Jain, Bryden Carlson-Giving, Mary Beth Arensberg, Susan Lynn Murphy, Ellayne Ganzfried, Diane Hazel, Judith Merra, Laura Driscoll, and Betty Bavor. #proudtobu#proudtobusargent. tinyurl.com/5n89ythk
In her welcome message to the community, Provost Gloria Waters shares what makes @BU_Tweets "one of the largest great urban educational centers in the country and the world" and her excitement at helping lead the next chapter in its rich history. 🌠
➡️bu.edu/provost/2024/09/03/we…
Save the date 🗓️ for #BU Alumni Weekend 2024! Network and reconnect with professors & alums at these @BUSargent events:
🔸Sargent Alumni Careers in Health Alumni Panel
🔸Alumni Break-out Groups with Students
🔸Sargent Alumni Awards and Luncheon
Register➡️bu.edu/alumni/events-landing…
.@carastepp, a @BUSargent professor, may have found a connection between hearing impairments and voice disorders—a new diagnosis for people with unexplained vocal conditions.
Learn more ➡️ spr.ly/6019lRRu5
How are you celebrating #Juneteenth? We have a list of events on and off campus in honor of the holiday: free admission to local museums, a Black culture trivia event, celebrations for BU students, faculty, and staff, and more. Check it out!
Events ➡️ spr.ly/60125vrPj
ALT Justin Durik (from left), Caleb Simmons, Detris Adelabu, a clinical professor at Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, and Amiya Jenkins, a BU summer intern, dance the “Cha-Cha Slide,” during Boston University’s 2023 Juneteenth BBQ.
Join @NASEM_Health on 6/5 for the release of their upcoming report on long-term health effects related to #LongCOVID. Members of the report authoring committee will present the report’s conclusions and answer audience questions. Register now: ow.ly/WnZ250RPORw