Health & Society
Students Now Have The Code For Healthy Eating
Students can now use their smartphones to scan bar codes at SU’s dining halls, providing them with nutrition and allergen information on items being served each day. Bar Codes at Dining Halls from Syracuse University News on Vimeo.
Help Syracuse Beat Boston College, Help Save Lives in Annual Blood Battle
Syracuse University students, faculty and staff will once again compete in the annual Blood Battle kickoff drive. The blood drive will run from 1-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Goldstein Auditorium. The Syracuse University vs. Boston College men’s basketball…
Because Social Security Is a Legacy for All Generations
A sign outside of Professor of Social Work Eric Kingson’s campus office reads, “Hands off our children & grandchildren’s Social Security,” which is one of several key messages found in the book he recently co-authored with attorney, author and long-time…
SU Press Book ‘Disability Rhetoric’ Wins PROSE Award
Syracuse University Press title “Disability Rhetoric” by Jay Timothy Dolmage won a 2015 PROSE Award in the Language and Linguistics category. Dolmage is associate professor of English at the University of Waterloo and founding editor of the Canadian Journal of…
Women’s Studies Pioneer Rosi Braidotti to Speak Feb. 12-13
One of Europe’s leading contemporary philosophers and feminist theoreticians is giving two lectures at Syracuse University. Rosi Braidotti, Distinguished University Professor and founding director of the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University (Netherlands), will discuss “The Political: What Does…
Falk College Students Lend a Hand in the Kitchen With My Lucky Tummy (Video)
Students in the Falk College food studies and nutrition program recently assisted in creating a wide variety of dishes to be served as part of an event called My Lucky Tummy.
Annual Black History Month Celebration Begins
In honor of Black History Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, is hosting a series of events in February.
Clothing Drive Fills Unmet Need in Local Transgender Community
Table after table lined with hundreds of donated shirts, pants, sweaters, skirts, jackets and other clothing items were visible in one Peck Hall classroom because marriage and family therapy (MFT) graduate students Amy Goss and Megan O’Brien recognized an unmet…
CFS Doctoral Student, Professor Get Grant to Study Racial-Ethnic Socialization in Children
Child and family studies doctoral student Kimberly Davidson and Jaipaul Roopnarine, the Jack Reilly Endowed Professor of Child and Family Studies and director of the Reilly Institute for Early Childhood and Provider Education, have received a $25,000 grant from the…
Chantal Line Carpentier to present ‘Negotiating a Global Sustainable Development Agenda’
Chantal Line Carpentier will be the featured guest speaker on Friday, Feb. 13, as part of the Falk College’s Spring 2015 Research Brown Bag Series. Carpentier will focus on the most pressing sustainable development issues and initiatives from her perspective…