Health & Society
Ethiopia trip provides Syracuse University audiology student opportunity to ‘pay it forward’
“Do you want to go to Ethiopia?” The question came during a winter break phone call to Caithlin MacNeil, a second-year audiology graduate student, from a faculty member she had recently worked with on a research project. The phone call…
‘Personalized Medicine’ at this week’s IRP
The April 21 session of Institute for Retired Professionals will host Robert West, associate professor in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at SUNY Upstate Medical University. West will discuss “Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Health Care in the Information Age.” Genotyping,…
Listening devices help preserve confidentiality in hospitals for hearing-impaired patients
It’s against the law to share a person’s medical information with others without written consent. However, it’s almost impossible to prevent outsiders from overhearing private conversations in hospital rooms between doctors and hearing-impaired patients. It’s an all-too-common situation that a…
Harriet Brown’s ‘Brave Girl Eating’ wins Books for a Better Life award
The Southern New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society presented the winners of the 15th annual Books for a Better Life Awards recently during a ceremony at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in Manhattan.
Cynthia Sass, SU alum, nutrition health expert, presents ‘Stop Counting, Start Living’ March 3
Syracuse University alumna Cynthia Sass, one of the most well-known and respected registered dietitians in the country, will present, “Stop Counting, Start Living,” on March 3 at 7 p.m., in Heroy Auditorium, on the SU campus. This informative discussion, which…
Syracuse VA manager to address health care at Feb. 17 IRP
Bill Hoffman, member services manager for the Syracuse VA Medical Center, will speak at the Thursday, Feb. 17, meeting of the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP). Hoffman will discuss programs that are available to veterans, as well as soldiers returning…
College of Human Ecology highlights graduate studies during Feb. 26 information session
Syracuse University faculty and current students will welcome potential graduate students interested in addiction studies, child and family studies, child and family health in the global community, marriage and family therapy, nutrition science and dietetics, and social work during the…
Center for Health and Behavior announces spring 2011 seminar series
The Center for Health and Behavior (CHB) at Syracuse University announces its spring 2011 seminar series. The series is part of the CHB’s effort to promote health and behavior research, and to strengthen collaborations on campus and within the local…
Campus, local community invited to participate in special nutrition consultation program
The Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics in Syracuse University’s College of Human Ecology wants to help SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and members of the community at large, improve eating habits…
Sport Management Club members give their time to good causes
The Sport Management Club is a student-run organization in the College of Human Ecology’s David B. Falk Center for Sport Management. Recently, SPM Club members held the sixth annual Charity Sports Auction at the Carrier Dome, benefitting the CNY SPCA…