"Of Note" for BDIC majors

We would like to feature a few Alumni in our Fall newsletter and/or the Alumni section of this web page. Please submit your update to us via email at: bdic@bdic.umass.edu or click on the "Submit Alumni Update" link at bottom of page.  Tell us what you have been doing with your...
Storytelling is a theme that has been explored by a number of BDIC students over the years.  This story adds another angle to the uses of storytelling, talking about how making up stories (without relying on specific memories) can offer people suffering from severe memory loss a wonderful...
Many BDIC students over the years have done concentrations focusing on the therapeutic value of human-animal interactions, particularly horses.  NPR did a nice story on this growing field.