Health, Sport & Society

$1.25M Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Humanities-Oriented Project Focused on Pandemic Backlash and Public Health

A project that uses humanities methods to document and explore pandemic backlash and the experiences of public health officials has received $1.25 million in funding
Wendy S. Loughlin June 4, 2024
$1.25M Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Humanities-Oriented Project Focused on Pandemic Backlash and Public Health

Saraswati Dhakal G’24 Embraces Role as Mental Health Counselor and Advocate

Before pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from the School of Education, Saraswati Dhakal G’24 served as a transplant coordinator and operation
John Boccacino May 6, 2024
Saraswati Dhakal G’24 Embraces Role as Mental Health Counselor and Advocate

Study: Pandemic Policies Linked to Overdose Spike

Drug overdose rates skyrocketed in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than
Daryl Lovell May 2, 2024
Study: Pandemic Policies Linked to Overdose Spike

The Impact of China’s Rapidly Aging Society

Due to its economic growth and large population, the People’s Republic of China is widely viewed as a rising economic and military superpower. But declining
Matt Michael April 3, 2024
The Impact of China’s Rapidly Aging Society

Racial Wealth Gap Research Presented at MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Event

The U.S. racial wealth gap was the focus of a symposium hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice last week. “Interrogating the Racial Wealth
Diane Stirling April 3, 2024
Racial Wealth Gap Research Presented at MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Event

Falk College Welcomes Sports Dietetics Expert Laura Moretti Reece for Ann Litt Lecture March 26

The Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics is pleased to welcome Laura Moretti Reece as the featured speaker of the Eighth Annual Ann Selkowitz
News Staff March 11, 2024
Falk College Welcomes Sports Dietetics Expert Laura Moretti Reece for Ann Litt Lecture March 26

Joshua McIntosh G’12: Navigating Complexities, Transforming Higher Education

A new chapter unfolds for School of Education graduate Joshua G. McIntosh G’12 as he starts 2024 as executive dean of John F. Kennedy School
News Staff March 4, 2024
Joshua McIntosh G’12: Navigating Complexities, Transforming Higher Education

Falk College, Cabana Form Innovative Partnership to Aid Military Veterans  

Ken Marfilius and Nick Armstrong are U.S. military veterans who have dedicated their lives to helping active military members, veterans and their families. Together, they
Matt Michael Feb. 29, 2024
Falk College, Cabana Form Innovative Partnership to Aid Military Veterans   

Researchers Invite Students to Take Anonymous Survey on Well-Being; Chance to Win Gift Card

As part of ongoing efforts to support student well-being at Syracuse University, researchers from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the School of
Cort Ruddy Feb. 27, 2024
Researchers Invite Students to Take Anonymous Survey on Well-Being; Chance to Win Gift Card

Why Is Affectionate Touch Important to Relationships? Psychology Professor Shares His Research

How does affectionate touch benefit relationships? Brett Jakubiak, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, looks at whether affectionate touch can
Kelly Homan Rodoski Feb. 13, 2024
Why Is Affectionate Touch Important to Relationships? Psychology Professor Shares His Research

Tips to Recharge Your Motivation for Your New Year’s Fitness Goals

A month into 2024, have you hit the wall with your New Year’s fitness goals? Alena Anthony, associate director of fitness programs with the Barnes
Kathleen Haley Feb. 2, 2024
Tips to Recharge Your Motivation for Your New Year’s Fitness Goals

Researchers Recruiting Volunteers for Study on Effects of Time-Restricted Eating Schedules

The Clinical Research Laboratory within the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics is seeking research volunteers to understand the effects of time-restricted eating schedules
News Staff Jan. 31, 2024
Researchers Recruiting Volunteers for Study on Effects of Time-Restricted Eating Schedules

Students Represent China at Model United Nations Conference

Model UN holds special importance for Syracuse University as it was the host of the very first such gathering on a college campus in the
Jessica Youngman Jan. 26, 2024
Students Represent China at Model United Nations Conference

Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Receives American Association of Geographers Fellowship

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, graduate director and associate professor of food studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was recently selected as a 2024
Matt Michael Jan. 23, 2024
Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Receives American Association of Geographers Fellowship

Mazza Fellowship Provides Local Government Experience to MPA Student

Nate Cole joined the Maxwell School’s top-ranked master of public administration (M.P.A.) program last summer with a good idea of what he wanted to do
News Staff Jan. 22, 2024
Mazza Fellowship Provides Local Government Experience to MPA Student

Public Health Chair David Larsen Receives Fulbright to Continue Research in Austria

When Falk College Department of Public Health Chair and Professor David Larsen was notified that he had received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach
Matt Michael Jan. 16, 2024
Public Health Chair David Larsen Receives Fulbright to Continue Research in Austria

Maxwell Professor Receives USDA Grant to Study Nutrition Assistance Programs

Colleen Heflin, associate dean, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a
News Staff Jan. 8, 2024
Maxwell Professor Receives USDA Grant to Study Nutrition Assistance Programs

Ukrainian Students Find Refuge in the Maxwell School Community

Yulia Bychkovska was in Boston in February 2022 when Russian missile attacks struck a mostly residential area west of her home in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Though
Jessica Youngman Dec. 22, 2023
Ukrainian Students Find Refuge in the Maxwell School Community