February 28, 2012 at 10:04 AM
The ERC is hosting its final workshop of the semester tomorrow with a nutritionist from Sargent Choice Nutrition Center. Lisa Ferreira will talk about the importance of starting the day with foods that can help boost brain performance, such as whole grains and proteins. Learn about portion sizes and identify red flags on nutrition labels […]
January 26, 2012 at 9:24 AM
If you’re a multi-tasker by day and a maven of cramming at night, you’ll want to check out BU Today’s brief but telling video on the importance of sleep. And did you know that college students are among the majority of Americans who complain of sleep deprivation? In fact, college students have “twice as many […]
January 18, 2012 at 9:29 AM
If you got away to warmer climates over winter break and were hoping for some snow, we’re glad Boston didn’t disappoint you (even if it was short lived). Spring always gets off to a chilly start, but we at the ERC have planned a bunch of academic support programs including Academic Skills Workshops and Language […]
December 9, 2011 at 2:31 PM
In case you haven’t looked at a calendar yet or are just plain in denial, we wanted to offer a few last-minute tips for finals. Dean Elmore and Cecilia Lalama of the ERC swapped a few tips on what NOT to do when you finally get around to studying. Watch this video on YouTube Chrissy […]
December 7, 2011 at 4:36 PM
If you’re the type to start gnawing on fingernails when stress hits or walk around with permanently hunched shoulders, chances are you need to learn to relax. Since it’s far more easily said than done, we thought we’d offer you a quick, easy exercise you can do almost everywhere (though a private, quiet spot may […]
December 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM
As a Boston University student, we are given so many amazing opportunities at our school. There are innumerable concerts, shows, lectures- so many amazing things to enrich the student body. I remember going to the Mind and Brain Society of Boston University for their “Magic Berry” demonstration and finding it so crazy and interesting that […]
October 24, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Upon entering BU Central last Wednesday night, instead of hearing the normal faint music in the background of the atmosphere and the blinking noise of one of the arcade games, there was quiet conversation, the sound of pencils scratching on paper and the occasional pearl of laughter breaking the silence. If you looked closer at […]
October 20, 2011 at 1:12 PM
You wake up at 8:30 and immediately want to press snooze. Boston is fueling your desire by making sure it’s cloudy, gloomy and raining outside (as seems to be the usual these days). Then you remember- it’s your WEEK. Everyone has one and they’re probably the least fun part of college- mid-term week. Mid-terms are […]
September 6, 2011 at 7:40 AM
Hello BU! We just wanted to wish everyone a happy first day of school. To the class of 2015: a few seniors got together to offer some words of advice for the entering class. You can read it here on BU Today. Don’t forget to check out the ERC when you get settled: We’re not […]
September 3, 2011 at 10:39 AM
The second annual Comm Ave Fair is happening in two days! This BU tradition in-the-making brings together all the schools and colleges as well as departments like the Educational Resource Center in a festive environment where each office can showcase its programs and students can see how rich the BU community really is….Class of 2015, […]
