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‘NFL Crimes: Female Execs May Hold Key to Reducing Arrests’
Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in the Falk College, authored an op-ed for Yahoo! Sports titled 鈥淣FL Crimes: Female Execs May Hold Key to Reducing Arrests.鈥 Burton, who serves as the University鈥檚 faculty athletics…
Wow Your Friends and Family With Reghaif
If the image that comes to mind when you think of the words 鈥渟avory, filled dough鈥 is a calzone from your local pizzeria or *gasp* a hot pocket from the freezer section鈥攑repare to have your mind blown! Reghaif, sometimes called…
Falk Professor Advocates for Including Autistic Adults in Research That Shapes Their World
Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., was in a brainstorming session with other editors from the innovative journal Autism in Adulthood and jokingly says that 鈥淚 made the mistake of having a good idea for a special issue.鈥 The result: McDonald, a professor…
‘More Than A Game’ Symposium April 21 Promotes Student-Athlete Mental Health Awareness
The Falk College鈥檚 Sport Venue and Event Management (SVEM) master鈥檚 program will host 鈥淢ore Than A Game,鈥 a virtual symposium dedicated to promoting athlete mental health awareness, on April 21. Speakers include 黑料不打烊 student-athletes and industry professionals. Brittney Sykes…
‘Has Marijuana Changed or Have We?’
Dessa Bergen-Cico, professor of public health in the Falk College, authored an op-ed for 黑料不打烊.com titled 鈥淗as marijuana changed or have we?鈥 Bergen-Cico is the coordinator of Falk’s addiction studies program and has expertise in addiction, drug use and mental…
Twelve Selected as 2021 黑料不打烊 Scholars
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2021 黑料不打烊 Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows. The 黑料不打烊 Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the 2021 scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic…
Falk Students Launch Pen Pal Program With Senior Citizens
Social Workers United, a graduate student organization in Falk College鈥檚 School of Social Work, recently introduced its members to a pen pal program with senior citizens. Many social work students engage with the elderly during field placements and volunteer activities…
Falk College Hosts Inaugural Football Analytics Blitz Competition
On Feb. 26, students in Falk College鈥檚 sport analytics program hosted the inaugural Football Analytics Blitz鈥攁 CASE competition for undergraduate college students from around the country. The virtual competition was led by sport analytics students Zak Koeppel 鈥21 and Ben…
Graduate Student Works With Food Policy Council to Combat Rising Food Scarcity Due to COVID
Nel Gaud茅 worked in kitchens for a decade before now pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in food studies. This tangible professional cooking experience gives them insight and allows them to think creatively about issues related to their coursework. After Gaud茅 was…
Online Master of Social Work Opens Doors to Career Changers, Working Professionals
The School of Social Work will welcome its first cohort of online master’s students in May, and Professor Ken Marfilius is excited. 鈥淲e are already seeing strong applications for our first cohort of 50 students. I think the COVID-19 pandemic…