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Falk College Announces Master of Public Health Degree
Falk College today announced a master of public health (MPH) available beginning this semester. The MPH is a 42-credit hour graduate program providing students with core knowledge, research and practice skills in evidence-based public health. Providing a field-based learning opportunity…
Grocery Store Closings Create Challenges For Rural Citizens
Evan Weissman, assistant professor of food studies at Falk College, was quoted in the Education News article 鈥淎s rural grocery stores fade away, lawmakers wonder whether to act.鈥 In the article, Weissman touches on the difficulties rural citizens, especially senior…
Department of Exercise Science to Transition to a New Home
With its academic and research focus on improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities, the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics will soon be the new 鈥渉ome鈥 for the Department of Exercise Science, currently housed…
Advancing Scholarly Inquiry into Connections Between Religion, Spirituality and Social Change
Approximately one-third of millennials and post-millennials鈥攜oung adults born 1981 and later鈥攑rofess to have no connection to religion, according to the Pew Research Center. Yet evidence points to their strengthened humanitarian values and prominent spirituality. The degree to which religion is…
鈥楾heater of War鈥 Performance Coming to Campus
鈥淭heater of War鈥濃攁n innovative public health performance presenting readings of ancient Greek plays as thought and discussion starters around social issues鈥攚ill be staged on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium in Maxwell Hall. The event…
Red Meat: Healthier Than We Thought?
Jane Burrell Uzcategui, an instructor at Falk College, was quoted in a story in MarketWatch titled 鈥淭otally bizarre!鈥 鈥 nutritionists see red over study downplaying the health risks of red meat,鈥 and on Silive.com for the story, 鈥淣o need to…
Exploring the Role of Labor, Migration in the Food System
Students studying food systems in Falk College鈥檚 Department of Nutrition and Food Studies learn about ecological sustainability and social justice as faculty members, such as Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, highlight practices like agroecology and food-related social movements. Interactive class discussions shed important…
Make-A-Wish Central New York Named Beneficiary of Sport Management Club’s 15th Annual Auction Nov. 16
The Sport Management (SPM) Club at 黑料不打烊 has announced Make-A-Wish Central New York as the beneficiary of its 15th Annual Charity Sports Auction. The auction will take place in conjunction with the Orange men’s basketball game versus Seattle University…
黑料不打烊, 2U Inc. Partner to Offer Online Master鈥檚 Degree in Social Work
黑料不打烊 today announced an expanded partnership with 2U Inc. to deliver a new online master of social work (M.S.W.) within the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. With this agreement, 2U now supports 15 online graduate…
Could More Time Off For Military Members Provide Mental Health Benefits?
Officials at the Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina are giving service members a day off following the suicides of several airmen. They will also get another day off in September, and gather for small-group training to address suicide…