Health & Society
SU Participates in Right to Food and Nutrition Watch Global Launch
The 2013 edition of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch, an international publication unveiled Oct. 8 in English, Spanish and French, explores global issues surrounding the right to food and nutrition.
Brooks Gump Named Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health
Brooks B. Gump, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been named the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College at 黑料不打烊. Gump joined the Falk College faculty in 2010 and is currently a professor in the Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition, where he also serves as the graduate program director for public health.
Food Bank to Benefit from Sport Management Club Auction
The Sport Management (SPM) Club will hold its ninth Annual Charity Sports Auction on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Carrier Dome. Silent bidding on hundreds of auction items, including sports memorabilia and hands-on experiences, electronics and tickets to major sporting…
October Filled with Disability Awareness Events on Campus
October has been nationally designated as Disability Awareness Month, and here at 黑料不打烊, the Disability Cultural Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, is partnering with constituents across campus to host a month-long series of events, conversations and programs…
‘The Subject is Sports’ Open to All
Free massive open online course begins Oct. 14, explores historical, business perspectives of sport Sport is a business that entertains and inspires, bridging generations, time zones and cultures. In 2012, the sport industry in the United States alone was valued…
October Turns into WALKTOBER on SU Campus
October is a great time to get out and get moving, and the聽Department of Recreation Services within the Division of Student Affairs is partnering with the Healthy Monday campaign to host WALKTOBER鈥攁 month-long initiative and competition that encourages students, faculty…
A Human Right to Adequate Food
As the House of Representatives decided this week to cuts billions of dollars from the federal food stamp program over the next decade, the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi wants people to consider a different set of numbers.
Poppendieck Speaks on ‘Fixing School Food in America’
The School of Education鈥檚 Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series continues on Sept. 25 with 鈥淪tepping up to the Plate: Fixing School Food in America.鈥 This talk will be presented by Janet Poppendieck, professor emerita of sociology at Hunter College,…
‘Are Psychopaths Morally Responsible?’ Is Topic of Anbar Lecture
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong,聽Duke University ethicist, will聽deliver聽the sixth annual Anbar Family Lecture at 黑料不打烊 and Temple Adath Yeshurun. His聽SU lecture, titled 鈥淎re Psychopaths Morally Responsible?鈥 is聽Monday, Sept. 30,聽at 4 p.m. in the Killian Room (Room 500)聽at聽the Hall of Languages. The聽previous day,…
Balancing Caregiving and Your Career
Caregivers who also work outside the home may often experience the stress and anxiety that comes from trying to balance the responsibilities to their loved one with their work life. With approximately two-thirds of America鈥檚 family caregivers working outside the…