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Falk Students Find Healthy Options at the Fair
Two nutrition students from Falk College set out to find healthy options at a place not known for low-calorie snacks: the New York State Fair. Falk Students Find Healthy Options at NYS Fair from ¹ś²śĀ鶹¾«Ę· on Vimeo. After…
A Reason to Smile on South Campus
The recent gift of a Syracuse University alumna and her family is bringing a big smile to the Bernice M. Wright (BMW) Child Development Laboratory School every day. Literally. Earlier this month, a 12-foot blue and orange āhappy faceā…
World Cup Begins, But Will We Watch?
One of the biggest spectacles in sports is underway in Brazil, as soccer teams representing 32 nations compete in the World Cup. But while the rest of the world watches, soccer fandom in the United States is still lukewarm at…
Reducing Adolescent Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System
A Falk College research team is helping Onondaga County identify risk factors that indicate when children and youth will cross over from the child welfare system into the juvenile justice system. The team includes CFS associate professor Matthew Mulvaney, the…
Blending Passions for Playing, Studying Sports
In the 1990s, many economists disdained sports economics as a field for specialization. But, as someone who had played and watched sports his whole life, Rodney Paul went against that advice he heard in graduate school. Paul had an extensive…
Falk College Offers Nationās First Dual Masterās Degree in Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy
The Falk College now offers a dual masterās degree program in social work and marriage & family therapy. This interdisciplinary program allows students to complete the masterās degree in two distinct professionsāthe Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) and the Master…
Falk Students, Faculty Advocate for Womenās Right to Adequate Nutrition at UN Meetings
Students in the Falk Collegeās new graduate course, FST 700, “Gender, Food and Rights,” attended the United Nationsā annual Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings during spring break. Led by food studies Professor Anne Bellows, three studentsāMelanie Shaffer-Cutillo,…
Campus Hosts Events Around National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Students, faculty and staff are bringing attention to the epidemic of eating disorders throughout the week of Feb. 23-March 1 on the SU campus as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The events and activities are organized by the…
Falk College Announces New Bachelor of Science in Food Studies
The Falk College has announced a new bachelor of science degree in food studies. The new program, which is now enrolling majors for fall 2014, provides a thorough understanding of food systems, politics and economies, from production to consumption locally,…
Going Without to Address Community Hunger
After a long weekend of work and family obligations and a long night of soothing her sick toddler, the best part of the Rev. Colleen Preuningerās Monday morning would normally have been a steaming cup of coffee. Not this past…