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Falk College Announces Master of Public Health Degree

Monday, October 21, 2019, By News Staff

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…

Health & Society

Celebrating Wellness with National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week

Monday, October 21, 2019, By Gabrielle Lake

College students nationwide annually celebrate the third week of October as National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (NCAAW).  This week marks the importance of holistic wellness, highlights educational resources and features countless campus events that host fun and welcoming recreation alternatives….

Education News

Grocery Store Closings Create Challenges For Rural Citizens

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Evan Weissman, assistant professor of food studies at Falk College, was quoted in the Education News article “As rural grocery stores fade away, lawmakers wonder whether to act.” In the article, Weissman touches on the difficulties rural citizens, especially senior…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Scholar Convocation to Be Held Oct. 25

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2019-20 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….

Business & Economy

Student’s Interest in Environment Helps Spark Sustainable Construction Start-up

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

When Justin Diaz arrived at Syracuse University this past summer as an Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) student, his first stop was the Syracuse University Libraries. He knew that was the place he’d be able to find…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates International Pronouns Day, Launches New MySlice Feature

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

On Wednesday, Oct. 16, members of the Syracuse University community will celebrate International Pronouns Day, which “seeks to make respecting, sharing and educating about personal pronouns commonplace.” The day falls within the University’s celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, a month-long…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Week Begins Sunday with Music, Message and Candlelight Vigil

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, By News Staff

This year marks the 31st anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988 and the 30th cohorts of Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars on the Syracuse University campus. The 2019-20 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have…

STEM

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Awarded Fulbright Assignment in Colombia

Tuesday, October 15, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Jorge Luis Romeu has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Award to teach three weeks of faculty development workshops at Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (UFPS), Colombia. The Fulbright Program is devoted to increasing mutual understanding…

Arts & Culture

Music for People Workshop Being Held Oct. 26

Tuesday, October 15, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Musicians of all ages and abilities are invited to attend a daylong Music for People (MfP) workshop at Onondaga Community College (OCC). Titled “A Day of Improvisation,” the workshop is Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in…

Health & Society

Department of Exercise Science to Transition to a New Home

Monday, October 14, 2019, By News Staff

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 “home” for the Department of Exercise Science, currently housed…