Health & Society
America is Epically Failing in Combating COVID-19
Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. In an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report, Gump writes that the best way to control the pandemic is through the tried-and-true…
Barnes Center Staff Therapist Helps Students Gain Insight Through Mindfulness
Mansi Brat teaches students how to embrace the present moment and find serenity with one鈥檚 thoughts鈥攁n often elusive ideal to grasp in the anxieties of today鈥檚 perfectionism-driven world. A staff therapist with the Barnes Center at The Arch and facilitator…
Addiction Studies CAS Prepares Students for Work in Prevention, Policy and Sustainable Recovery
As the opioid epidemic extends into its second decade, the nation faces a critical need for a well-educated workforce to address prevention, treatment, recovery and policies that address the systemic factors that perpetuate addictive behaviors. At the same time, state…
Online Symposium to Address Community Food Security, Food Justice, Human Rights and Vulnerable Populations During COVID-19
The Falk College鈥檚 Department of Nutrition and Food Studies will host 鈥淐OVID-19-Vulnerable Populations and Food Access: A Food Justice and Human Rights Foundation for Community Food Security鈥 on Wednesday, June 10, from noon to 1:15 p.m. To register in advance…
Burton Blatt Institute, UK University Begin Study of Inclusive Public Spaces and Accessibility of Streets
The Burton Blatt Institute at 黑料不打烊 has begun a collaboration with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom focusing on groundbreaking research into the accessibility of public spaces and the social justice problems resulting from an exclusionary infrastructure….
黑料不打烊 Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems Launches Project Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Black, Latino and Native Communities
A new project by 黑料不打烊 Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems is raising public awareness about COVID-19 among people of color鈥攚ho have been disproportionately impacted by the deadly virus鈥攂y promoting preventative measures and dispelling harmful falsehoods, while also paying…
Five Strategies for Transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet
As more consumers turn to a meatless diet due to meat shortages and concerns over the spread of COVID-19, Sudha Raj, teaching professor of nutrition and food studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has suggestions on…
鈥榃hy the Coronavirus Appears Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks鈥
Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. Kevin Heffernan is the Dean鈥檚 Associate Professor in the School of Education and director of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Human Performance Lab. In an opinion piece…
Southeast ADA Center Launches Disability and COVID-19 Portal
The Southeast ADA Center (SEADA), a project of the Burton Blatt Institute and a member of the ADA National Network, has launched the Disability and COVID-19 Portal. The portal, in development since mid-March, began as a way for the SEADA…
Summer College to Offer Program on Viruses and Viral Diseases
What exactly is a virus? What are they made of? How do viruses cause diseases? There is much to learn about the virus that is causing the current pandemic, and scientists from around the world are performing large-scale studies to…