February 26, 2009 at 10:04 am
According to a study released this week by the Harvard University School of Public Health, weight loss among long term dieters is determined mostly by calorie intake, versus menu-type. Registered Dietitican Joan Salge Blake is available to comment on this and other timely topics. She can be reached at salgeblake@comcast.net or (617) 353-7470.
February 24, 2009 at 10:45 am
Waistlines are expanding as worries about the economy worsen, according to doctors, dietians and trainers in a Forbes.com story last week. Caroline Apovian, M.D., director of the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management and director of clinical research for the Obesity Center, both at Boston Medical Center, has seen the eating habits of her patients worsen. […]
December 3, 2008 at 6:53 pm
There have been many efforts to integrate various social-networking platforms into a seamless community. Some were introduced by the sites themselves, such as Facebook Connect. Others are third-party middleware like Power.com, launching this week in the U.S. College of Communication Professor Hyun-Yeul Lee, a technology expert in the Department of Mass Communication, says the advantage in the effort to align the social-network stars likely will […]
November 30, 2008 at 3:58 pm
School of Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the Morin Center for Banking and Financial law and a former counsel to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, says the government’s bailout of Citigroup needs more oversight than initially planned. “Once again, the Treasury has opened its coffers to bail out a private institution without requiring […]
November 30, 2008 at 3:51 pm
School of Management finance Professor Mark Williams, a risk-management and former Federal Reserve Bank examiner, commends President-elect Obama’s introduction of the next administration’s new economic team. “President-elect Obama did a nice job of conveying crisply that while he cannot step on the field as a quarterback until January 20th, he is still quickly assembling a top […]
November 26, 2008 at 8:03 am
School of Management finance Professor Mark Williams, a former Federal Reserve Bank examiner, feels strongly that the Credit Default Swap (CDS) market definitely shares some blame, but it isn’t justified to make it the latest scapegoat responsible for the economic meltdown. Nonetheless, there is a crying need for regulation of the CDS market and creation […]
November 26, 2008 at 8:00 am
Boston University’s resident nutrition expert Joan Salge Blake was quoted in a Washington Post article this week providing tips on how to avoid feeling too full during your Thanksgiving meal: “Eat breakfast: Don’t starve yourself during the day. Otherwise, you’ll be so ravenous come turkey time you’ll stuff yourself silly. Move the mealtime: Eat at […]
November 21, 2008 at 8:00 am
A recent survey found that Americans who eat out care as much about the restaurants’ bathrooms as they do about the food. Boston University School of Hospitality Assistant Professor Peter Szende hopes these new findings make restaurants rethink their tactics on customer retention: “Restaurants discreetly direct their customers to the bathroom as though it were […]
November 20, 2008 at 7:07 pm
For the first time, the Department of Defense has chosen a School of Social Work to develop a four-year program to help returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their young families, particularly those with children under five years old who are in the critical stage of […]
November 20, 2008 at 6:51 pm
A $750,000 NSF ADVANCE grant will focus helping women faculty strengthen their professional networks beyond their own science and engineering departments to enhance their career success. “Analyzing the impact of social networks on improving the career success and satisfaction of women faculty is truly innovative,” said psychology professor Deborah Belle, who will serve as principal […]
