Health & Society
Falk College Begins Relocation to MacNaughton and White Halls
Falk College has begun its phased relocation to the new Falk Complex at MacNaughton and White halls (the former College of Law).
Getting to Know: Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez
Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez looks at the realm of disability in terms of social justice as well as a matter of diversity. “It’s creating a new context around disability as being a positive asset and empowering and engaging students to see disability as a source of where additional strength and skills have been developed and enhanced—literally because they have a disability,” she says.
Free Smoking Cessation Support Groups Begin this Month
Quitting smoking is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions. Beginning in July 2015, SU becomes a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus. In support of the variety of ways that people utilize to quit smoking, and in recognizing that stopping…
‘Cripping’ the Comic Con Seeking Proposals for 2015 Conference
The “Cripping” the Comic Con conference and comics convention is now accepting proposals for the 2015 symposium. The deadline for submitting proposals is Jan. 26. This year’s theme is “Game Over …?,” which will explore the various ways in which…
Faculty, Students Play Role in Creation of Harriet Tubman National Park
For more than a decade, Anthropology Professor Douglas Armstrong and his students have worked with the Harriet Tubman Home Inc. to study the archeology and history of Tubman’s residence, farm and the Home for the Aged.
Syracuse University Campus to Go Tobacco Free
In an effort to promote a healthy, productive and respectful environment in which to study, work and live, Syracuse University will revise its current anti-smoking policy and adopt a tobacco-free policy on campus effective July 1, 2015. The decision comes…
Department of Health & Human Services Awards Graduate Student Grant to Study Paternal Engagement
Child and family studies Ph.D. student Elif Dede Yildirim, working with Jaipaul Roopnarine, the Jack Reilly Endowed Professor of Child and Family Studies, has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children…
Alejandro Garcia receives 2014 Advocate for Older Adults Award
Alejandro Garcia was honored recently with the State Society on Aging of New York’s (SSANY) 2014 Advocate for Older Adults Award. The Advocate for Older Adults Award recognizes a record of planning, policy development and advocacy work. Garcia, who currently…
CSD’s Newest Faculty Member Awarded $557,000 NIH Grant
Jonathan Preston G’02, G’08 may be new to the Syracuse University faculty, but he’s no stranger to the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Preston first stepped onto campus as a graduate student 13 years ago. Today, he is…
Jennifer Wilkins Updates First U.S. Regional Food Guide
Thanks to farmers’ markets, farm-to-school programs and community-supported agriculture, locally grown foods are more readily available—and more in demand. People want to know where their food comes from. How is it grown? What steps are involved in its processing? Evidence…