Health & Society
Student Author Challenges Perceptions in 鈥業, Too, Am a Dancer!鈥
Kanisha L. Ffriend 鈥16 tells the story of a young girl of color who is hard of hearing in 鈥淚,Too, Am a Dancer!鈥 The girl is the main character鈥攁 different approach than from what Ffriend had seen in other books about people with disabilities.
‘Clearing the Error’ Recruits Public to Diagnosis, Treat Health Care Problems
Research indicates that as many as one in every 10 diagnoses in health care settings are delayed, missed or wrong, and between 40,000 and 80,000 Americans die each year as a result. This problem has prompted Tina Nabatchi, associate professor…
Campus Becomes Smoke- and Tobacco-Free July 1
黑料不打烊 officially becomes a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus on July 1 as a new institutional policy goes into effect promoting a healthy, productive and respectful environment. Smoking and the use of all tobacco products鈥攊ncluding cigarettes, cigars, snuff, pipes, chewing…
Q&A: Associate Professor Thomas Keck on Gay Marriage Ruling
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the country Friday, setting off reverberations for broader impacts on equal rights. Maxwell School Associate Professor of Political Science Thomas M. Keck offered some perspective on the 5-4 decision….
Q&A: University Professor Carl Schramm on Affordable Care Act Decision
In a 6-3 decision that many predicted to be the death knell of so-called Obamacare if it had gone the other way, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld federal tax credits for eligible Americans living not only in states…
Professor Publishes Book on Well-Being
Ben Bradley, the Allan and Anita Sutton Distinguished Chair of Philosophy in the聽 College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of a new book titled “Well-Being” (Polity Press, 2015). It鈥檚 Bradley鈥檚 third book project. An A&S faculty member for…
Q&A: Chase Catalano on Caitlyn Jenner, Transgender Issues
Former Olympian (and Kardashian family in-law) Bruce Jenner recently, and very publicly, came out as transgender.聽 Her transition into Caitlyn Jenner, and debut on the cover of Vanity Fair, have been chronicled, and commented on, everywhere. LGBT Resource Center Director…
Q&A: Rick Burton on FIFA Scandal
A scandal has hit world soccer, with accusations that top officials at the F茅d茅ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) accepted bribes to secure the rights to World Cup matches. FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, stepped down from the post just days…
Falk Offers PTSD Discussion Series
To educate the local community about issues related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Falk College is offering a discussion series during the month of June, which is designated as National PTSD Awareness Month to raise public awareness of PTSD and…
Ph.D. Student Awarded Grant to Help People in Pain Quit Smoking
A Ph.D. student in the College of Arts and Sciences is using a grant award to help people in pain quit smoking. Emily Zale, a student in the clinical psychology program in the Department of Psychology, has been awarded a…