Health & Society
Meet the ‘Race and Our Communities’ Symposium Keynote Speaker: Marc Lamont Hill
Marc Lamont Hill, distinguished professor of African American studies at Morehouse College and award-winning journalist and author, will deliver the keynote remarks at the Fall 2016 Symposium on “Race and Our Communities” on Thursday, Sept. 1. This inaugural symposium, “Race,…
Ditre, Maisto Receive Grant to Study Links Between Chronic Pain, Alcohol Consumption
The impact of heavy alcohol consumption upon individuals and society is well known. The effects of chronic pain upon those who live with it has also been well studied. Now, with a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes…
New Book by David B. Falk Professor Rick Burton Out This Week
Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management, will release his newest book, “Sports Business Unplugged: Leadership Challenges from the World of Sports” (from 黑料不打烊 Press) at a most auspicious time. The book, due in stores this…
Falk College鈥檚 BrainFeeders Student Organization Brings CSA, Fresh Produce to Campus this Fall
Beginning the first of September, Common Thread Farm will deliver boxes to campus for its members.
Falk College Professor Offers Advice on Addressing Recent News Stories With Kids
Given the violent incidents that have dominated the news lately, these can be trying times for parents who are trying to make sense of it all for their children. Much of it can be hard enough to process as an…
‘David Falk: Agent of Change’ to air on ESPN2 Tuesday
The documentary 鈥淒avid Falk: Agent of Change,鈥 will air on ESPN2 on Tuesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. In a career spanning five decades, David B. Falk 鈥72 set the market for how all future sports stars would be compensated….
Refugees and Their Changing Family Experience
Refugee families risk their lives to escape war and violence. But what happens when they settle in new homes in different countries free from conflict? Assistant Professor Rashmi Gangamma wants to understand the family experience for refugees in the midst of loss and resettlement.
Q&A: One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality
June 26 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the right to marry to LGBT couples throughout the United States. Aaron Hoy is a doctoral candidate in sociology in…
Russia’s track and field team banned from the Olympics: “An Enormous Setback”
Professor of Sport Management at 黑料不打烊’s Falk College Rick Burton reacts to the news that the Russian track and field team has been banned from competing in the 2016 summer Olympics. Burton is the former chief marketing officer for…
Research Suggests Further Strengths in Perception of Individuals with Autism
Researchers in the Center for Autism Research in Electrophysiology (CARE) Lab in the College of Arts and Sciences have made some important findings in looking at how children with autism process what they see. The results reveal more evidence of…