Health & Society
Wellness Initiative Offers Expanded Health and Wellness Offerings for Faculty and Staff
The 黑料不打烊 Wellness Initiative supports faculty and staff wellness in a variety of ways. In addition to lifestyle change programs such as the virtual Diabetes Prevention Program, the initiative offers activities infusing participants with happiness, gratitude, positivity and mindfulness….
Dr. David J. Langer, Renowned Neurosurgeon and Star of Netflix鈥檚 鈥楲enox Hill,鈥 to Engage University Community in Conversation on Oct. 19 聽
Dr. David J. Langer, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, a featured physician on the new Netflix docuseries 鈥淟enox Hill鈥 and a 黑料不打烊 parent, will join members of the 黑料不打烊 community for a virtual…
2020 Census Failure Is Failure For U.S., Says Lerner Center Director
The Trump administration is seeking intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to end the 2020 census counting, which would reverse a lower court鈥檚 decision to keep it going until the end of the month. Shannon Monnat is…
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Elder Justice Virtual Conference to Be Held Oct. 15-16
The potential benefits of restorative practices to address elder abuse and exploitation are the focus of a two-day virtual conference taking place Oct. 15-16, sponsored by the College of Law, Falk College and its School of Social Work, the Office…
Glimmers of Possibility for a More Just World
As we collectively navigate through a global pandemic, pursue social justice on multiple fronts and seek answers to the global warming crisis, 鈥淔utures,鈥 the theme of this year鈥檚 黑料不打烊 Symposium hosted by the 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center聽(SUHC), offers a series…
Virtual Pantry Cookin鈥 with Meg Lowe and Syeisha Byrd
Hendricks Chapel鈥檚 Office of Engagement Programs and the Office of Energy Systems and Sustainability Management are teaming up again to offer students an opportunity to combine common food pantry items with ingredients from Pete鈥檚 Giving Garden to make a fast…
‘Forced Sterilization Is Nothing New to Criminalized People in the US’
Jenn M. Jackson is an assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and senior research associate in the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. 鈥淭he United States has long used citizenship status and perceived criminality…
Maxwell Sociologists Examine Grandparenting Children With Disabilities
In their new book, “Grandparenting Children with Disabilities” (Springer Publishing, 2020), professors Madonna Harrington Meyer of the Maxwell School and alumna Ynesse Abdul-Malak 鈥13 (M.A., sociology), Ph.D. 鈥17 (sociology) of Colgate University explore the complex dynamics of how U.S. grandparents,…
Eboo Patel Is the Next Guest of Hendricks Chapel Conversation Series
Eboo Patel, president and founder of Interfaith Youth Core, is the next guest for 鈥淢atters that Matter: A Conversation Series from Hendricks Chapel.鈥 Patel will join Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol for a virtual conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at…
A New Tool to Fight Alcohol and Opioid Deaths
Joseph Ditre, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.3 million grant to develop a program to target interrelations between pain, hazardous drinking and the use of prescription opioid medications. When it comes…