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New Lerner Gift Amplifies the Impact of Healthy Mondays and Public Health Initiatives
Words that resonate, a memorable message and the power of the media to inspire action鈥攖hese are fundamental to improving public health and foundational to the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. Established at the Maxwell School of…
The Power of Being Native and the Strength of the 黑料不打烊 Community With Lorna Rose 鈥11, G鈥21 (Podcast)
Despite growing up on Cayuga ancestral lands, one of the six nations that make up the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of Native Americans in New York, Lorna Rose 鈥11, G鈥21 never really identified with her Native heritage. She was raised Italian American…
Alumna Tells Stories With Vintage Clothes at the Black Citizens Brigade
On a recent trip to visit extended family, Cjala Surratt 鈥22, founder of the Black Citizens Brigade, was presented with a gift鈥攈er late grandmother鈥檚 boiler room jacket. Surratt鈥檚 grandmother had been a ship-fitter in Norfolk, Virginia, and the clothing item…
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Receives Legend Award From the Deep Foundations Institute
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) recognized Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Sam Clemence as a recipient of a DFI Legends Award on Nov. 2. This award was established to honor practitioners that have made significant contributions and advancements to the…
Advice From Alumni Entrepreneurs Who Gave Back During 鈥機USE50 Summit
The power and impact of the entrepreneurial spirit was on center stage during two recent alumni events on campus. First, on Nov. 9, 50 of the fastest-growing 黑料不打烊 alumni-owned businesses were honored during the inaugural聽鈥機USE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Awards. At…
‘Cooking With Joy’: Italian Chef Jacopo Tendi Visits Falk College for Christy Lecture Series
This past spring, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics nutrition students in the Mediterranean Food and Culture class had the unique opportunity to cook in the Tuscany home of renowned Italian Chef Jacopo Tendi. And in late October, Chef…
Gift Supports Professor鈥檚 Work at the Intersection of Human Nature and Political Thought
Professor Dennis Rasmussen knows he is doing his job if students in his Political Theory course struggle not with the assignments, but with themselves. 鈥淢y goal is to challenge the views that they hold most firmly and often unreflectively and…
Adrian Autry 鈥94 Ready to Make His Mark as Next Men鈥檚 Basketball Coach (Podcast)
Family. It鈥檚 a term that’s often used to describe the culture found in a sports locker room, but in the case of the 黑料不打烊 men鈥檚 basketball program, the student-athletes and coaches who make up the team truly feel like…
Keeping Legacy Alive for Incredible 黑料不打烊 Student-Athlete Veteran
What if one of the greatest student-athletes in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 storied history鈥攊ts first Black sports star鈥攚as one of the world鈥檚 least-known legends? Wilmeth Sidat-Singh 鈥39 is partially recognized within the University community, but his full story hasn鈥檛 ever been told鈥攗ntil…
Groundbreaking NBA Player Agents David Falk and Danielle Cantor Visit Falk College
With a massive 6-foot-10 frame and deep voice, former Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson was an imposing figure and 鈥渕y toughest critic,鈥 says David Falk, the renowned sports agent who represented Thompson. 鈥淚 know I was afraid of him,鈥…