Health & Society
Alumna Dishes Up Her Creative Food Talents on ‘Chopped’
Alumna and chef Brooke Baevsky ’18 (@inthekitchenwithbae) will combine her passions for food and creativity as she competes on Food Network’s “Chopped” on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 9 p.m. ET. For the Valentine’s Day-themed competition, Baevsky was paired with another…
Food Studies Graduate Student Seeks to ‘Bring Hope to Others’ by Improving the Food System
Growing up in Poughkeepsie in the Hudson River Valley region, Anna Zoodsma enjoyed foraging for berries with her father, cooking and baking, and “being creative with food.” When she started working on farms after graduating from high school, she was…
Exercise Science Majors Hit the Ground Running, Prepare for Careers in Physical Therapy
Future physical therapists Julia Geronimo ’24 and Ally Krevolin ’23 are jumpstarting their careers with a foundation in exercise science. As exercise science majors, they each complete over 270 hours of internships and field placements, such as shadowing, observation and…
Syracuse University, MGH Institute of Health Professions Receive Support for Innovative Research Ethics Training
A project led by Katherine McDonald, associate dean of research and professor of public health in Syracuse University’s Falk College, and Ariel Schwartz, assistant professor of occupational therapy at MGH Institute of Health Professions, aims to help individuals with developmental…
Virtual Field Experiences Boost Social Work Students’ Confidence
Spurred on by the global pandemic, the School of Social Work in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics has piloted virtual field experiences for master of social work (M.S.W.) students. Tracy Walker, director of field education, says, “The…
Understanding COVID-19 Transmissions in Our Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance
Back in the 1990s, as countries around the world contended with a spike in poliovirus cases, many nations turned to wastewater surveillance as an effective method for monitoring and tracking local transmission levels. Fast forward to 2022, and as the…
Could Social Media Provide Solution to Blood Shortage?
The Red Cross is managing the worst blood shortage in more than a decade. There are a variety of reasons, but the question remains: what can be done to get more people to give? Bernard Appiah, assistant professor of public…
NSF Grant Enables Innovative Research at Falk College and College of Engineering and Computer Science to Combat Addiction, Ease Recovery
Researchers at Syracuse University’s Falk College and College of Engineering and Computer Science are teaming up to provide hope and help to those in need. It comes in the form of scientific study and expert knowledge with the goal of…
$1.5M Grant to Strengthen Indigenous Studies
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant of $1.5 million over three years to strengthen Indigenous studies at Syracuse University. The grant will enable the University to create the multi-disciplinary Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice….
Future Medical Doctors Devoted to Health Equity
Mohamed Khan ’22 is preparing for medical school by integrating natural and social sciences as a double major in public health and history. “As a first-generation college student and student of color, the most important thing I want to do…