Health & Society
Tips to Recharge Your Motivation for Your New Year鈥檚 Fitness Goals
A month into 2024, have you hit the wall with your New Year鈥檚 fitness goals? Alena Anthony, associate director of fitness programs with the Barnes Center at The Arch Recreation, shares ways to get back on track鈥攁nd ways to create…
Researchers Recruiting Volunteers for Study on Effects of Time-Restricted Eating Schedules
The Clinical Research Laboratory within the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics is seeking research volunteers to understand the effects of time-restricted eating schedules on young adults (age 30 or younger) with a BMI of 30 or greater. What…
Students Represent China at Model United Nations Conference
Model UN holds special importance for 黑料不打烊 as it was the host of the very first such gathering on a college campus in the United States 鈥� a Model League of Nations held at Maxwell in 1927.
Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Receives American Association of Geographers Fellowship
Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, graduate director and associate professor of food studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was recently selected as a 2024 American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellow. AAG recognized 17 geographers in various practice areas for…
Mazza Fellowship Provides Local Government Experience to MPA Student
Nate Cole joined the Maxwell School鈥檚 top-ranked master of public administration (M.P.A.) program last summer with a good idea of what he wanted to do upon completing his studies. 鈥淚 want to work in local government,鈥� says Cole, who earned…
Public Health Chair David Larsen Receives Fulbright to Continue Research in Austria
When Falk College Department of Public Health Chair and Professor David Larsen was notified that he had received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and continue his wastewater surveillance research at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria this…
Maxwell Professor Receives USDA Grant to Study Nutrition Assistance Programs
Colleen Heflin, associate dean, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the impact of remote waivers…
Ukrainian Students Find Refuge in the Maxwell School Community
Yulia Bychkovska was in Boston in February 2022 when Russian missile attacks struck a mostly residential area west of her home in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Though she was in the U.S., she learned of the invasion before her mother. 鈥淚 had…
Building Bridges to Inclusive Schools: 20 Years of Helping Educators Find Their ‘Teaching Voice’ in NYC
鈥淕rowth鈥� and 鈥減erspective鈥� are the top gains School of Education (SOE) alumni note when reflecting on a semester spent student teaching in New York City. While the Bridge to the City program is an accelerated immersive experience鈥攖wo placements in the…
Vibes Off This Holiday Season? Falk Professor and Social Worker Tracey Marchese Has Self-Care Tips
From sentimental Amazon ads on TV to your neighbor鈥檚 perfect holiday landscape to an endless stream of social media posts depicting a Hallmark-esque experience, we are often bombarded with messages depicting the 鈥渋deal鈥� holiday season that don鈥檛 always match up…