Health & Society
Falk Senior鈥檚 Teaching Fellowship Was ‘Unexpectedly Challenging, Tirelessly Engaging and Utterly Rewarding’
Tyler Ashley Smith 鈥20 thought 黑料不打烊 was the perfect fit鈥攂ut not for the reasons she was expecting. 鈥淲hen I was applying to colleges, I wanted to be close to a big city and figured that 黑料不打烊 would be…
New Course Prefix for Public Health Courses Effective Fall 2020
All courses offered by the Falk College鈥檚 Department of Public Health have a new course prefix, effective for the Fall 2020 semester. The existing course prefix 鈥淗TW鈥 will no longer be used. Instead, all public health courses will use the…
Barnes Center at The Arch Delivers Group Fitness Classes to Your Home
The Barnes Center at The Arch provided the 黑料不打烊 community with a jam-packed schedule of group fitness programming since its opening during the 2019-2020 academic year. Now, as the University settles into distance learning, the Barnes Center staff is…
Wellness Leadership Institute Offers Virtual Workshops
Building upon its pioneering momentum of holistic health and wellness, the Barnes Center at The Arch has introduced the Wellness Leadership Institute. More than 40 wellness workshops are available to the campus community on a free and drop-in basis. The…
Generations Strong: The Passion and Power of Social Work in a Changing World
Three generations of Bregman women live separately in the 黑料不打烊 community. Yet, they each wake up every morning looking forward to their work ahead and go to bed each night knowing they have made a difference in their community. Ona…
鈥楢DA Live!鈥 Podcast Delves Into Coronavirus Mental Health Resources
In the second of a series of three special 鈥淎DA Live!鈥 podcasts, Debbie Plotnick, vice president for state and federal advocacy at Mental Health America (MHA), discusses resources available for people who may feel isolated, medical professionals and caregivers. She…
鈥楢DA Live!鈥 Focuses on Protecting One鈥檚 Mental Health During the Coronavirus Outbreak
The latest episode of 鈥淎DA Live!鈥濃擶ednesday, April 1鈥攆eatures an interview with Doreen Marshall, vice president of programs at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She will discuss practical strategies people can use to take care of their mental health in…
Phoebe Ambrose Named the University’s First Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow
Phoebe Ambrose, a sophomore majoring in citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and food studies in the Falk College, has been named a 2020 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow. Ambrose was one of 14 fellows selected from among more…
A National Pastime: Silent and Feeling Empty
Opening Day has long celebrated the optimism and resilience of an entire nation. For young, old and most assuredly at every age in between, the start of each baseball season brings enthusiasm, energy and a spirit of shared experience around…
Health Care Heroes Need a Break, Too
Bryce Hruska, assistant professor of public health in the Falk College, studies the mental benefits of taking a break. While most of us can identify with the feeling of getting away from stressful situations, Hruska has studied the actual beneficial…