Health & Society
Sociology Professor Looks at the International Student Experience
A recent jump in the number of students from Asia enrolling in American universities has led Yingyi Ma to her latest research and a purpose in thinking about the best experience for international students.
Rosa Leon ’14 Awarded National Institute of Health Research Supplement
Rosa Leon ’14, who graduated this past May with a dual major in biology and neuroscience, received a diversity supplement to Sandra and James Hewett’s National Institute of Health grant to support her research. This supplement will allow Leon to…
A Reason to Smile on South Campus
The recent gift of a Syracuse University alumna and her family is bringing a big smile to the Bernice M. Wright (BMW) Child Development Laboratory School every day. Literally. Earlier this month, a 12-foot blue and orange “happy face”…
World Cup Begins, But Will We Watch?
One of the biggest spectacles in sports is underway in Brazil, as soccer teams representing 32 nations compete in the World Cup. But while the rest of the world watches, soccer fandom in the United States is still lukewarm at…
Reducing Adolescent Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System
A Falk College research team is helping Onondaga County identify risk factors that indicate when children and youth will cross over from the child welfare system into the juvenile justice system. The team includes CFS associate professor Matthew Mulvaney, the…
Blending Passions for Playing, Studying Sports
In the 1990s, many economists disdained sports economics as a field for specialization. But, as someone who had played and watched sports his whole life, Rodney Paul went against that advice he heard in graduate school. Paul had an extensive…
Falk College Offers Nation’s First Dual Master’s Degree in Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy
The Falk College now offers a dual master’s degree program in social work and marriage & family therapy. This interdisciplinary program allows students to complete the master’s degree in two distinct professions—the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) and the Master…
Recognitions Continue for Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Members
Vivian May named resident of Leading Women’s Studies Organization, receives Social Justice Recognition award
School of Education Student Appointed to White House Committee
President Barack Obama has appointed Micah Fialka-Feldman, a student and employee at the School of Education, to serve on the President’s Committee for People for Intellectual Disabilities. Ten other individuals around the nation were appointed to this committee for a…
Women’s and Gender Studies Scholar Dana Olwan Recognized by Two Major Organizations
Dana Olwan’s resume is already impressive, but the women’s and gender studies scholar’s recent recognition from not one, but two major organizations is extraordinary, according to Gwendolyn Pough, department chair. Olwan, who joined the Women’s and Gender Studies Department in…