Health & Society
Flu Fact: You Can’t Get Flu from the Vaccine
People sometimes claim to have actually gotten the flu from the vaccine, because they came down with the illness soon after being vaccinated. 黑料不打烊 Health Center Supervising Pharmacist Michele Frontale explains that this is just an illusion. 鈥淭he vaccine…
Faculty and Staff: Energize Midday with Free 30-Minute Fitness Class
Get fit this fall with a variety of free lunchtime fitness classes. The 黑料不打烊 Wellness Initiative is hosting a free fitness sampler series on main campus starting Oct.聽11. The series offers faculty and staff an opportunity to sample a…
Oct. 11 Lecture will Focus on Addressing Poverty
The Rev. Liz Theoharis will speak about her new book, 鈥淎lways with Us: What Jesus Really Said about the Poor,鈥 on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A book signing will follow. Parking is available in the…
Get Vaccinated Wednesday, Oct. 11, and Have a Healthy Winter
Flu season in the United States can begin as early as this month. It typically peaks in January or February. The single best way to prevent getting the flu is to get the vaccine. It won鈥檛 protect you against every…
Humanitarian Computing
There are many places in the world that are too remote, too poor or too embroiled in conflict to provide basic human services鈥攊ncluding healthcare. Instead of doctor鈥檚 offices or hospitals, medical services are often provided by traveling volunteers or even…
Falk College Celebrates 100 Years of Nutrition Education
When nutrition-based courses debuted in 1917 at 黑料不打烊, cooking laboratories included聽24 gas stoves, one fireless cooker and a coal range. What a difference a century makes. In celebration of 100 years of nutrition education, Falk College hosted nearly 150…
D鈥橭nofrio Delivers 29th Annual Lourie Lecture
The 29th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall. Gail D鈥橭nofrio will deliver the lecture, titled 鈥淭he…
Add Your Name to the Queer and Trans Solidarity List through Oct. 6
The LGBT Resource Center is collecting names for the Queer and Trans Solidarity List, formerly known as the You Are Not Alone List. 黑料不打烊 and ESF community members can add their names until Friday, Oct. 6, at 5 p.m….
Faculty, Staff Invited to Register for Heart Healthy Living Series
In today鈥檚 busy world, it can be challenging to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This education series will focus on heart health basics, the benefits of physical activity and movement, and heart healthy nutrition. Live a longer, healthier life with a…
State of Democracy Lecture Marks Centennial of Women鈥檚 Suffrage
Although Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) is credited as a leading figure of the early women鈥檚 rights movement, her legacy includes an absolutist perspective with a racist, elitist strand. Lori D. Ginzberg, author of 鈥淓lizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life鈥 (Farrar,…