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Join the 2015 Syracuse University J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge Team
The University Wellness Initiative and the Department of Recreation Services invite University employees to join SU’s 2015 Corporate Challenge team. The annual 3.5 mile walk/run will be held on Tuesday, June 9, and is expected to again draw more than…
Celebrate and Welcome Spring
The University Wellness Initiative is sponsoring a free Spring Wellness Series for faculty and staff. Join Nicole Christina, author of BreatheSavorTaste.com and co-leader of SU’s Mindful Eating Series, in discovering how practicing gratitude and eating mindfully can impact your wellness…
NYSHealth Healthy Neighborhood Funds Near Westside Initiative
The Near Westside of Syracuse is one of six communities selected to participate in the New York State Health Foundation’s (NYSHealth) Healthy Neighborhood Funds initiative (http://nyshealthfoundation.org/our-grantees/healthy-neighborhoods-fund-recipients). The initiative will provide funding and support for an active collaboration between NYSHealth and…
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…
Flu Shot Clinic for Faculty, Staff Scheduled Nov. 4
If you haven’t had a flu shot yet, here’s your chance: the Office of Human Resources is partnering with Health Services to provide free flu shots for all permanent and temporary Syracuse University faculty and staff at: Skytop Office Building,…
R. David Lankes Writes About Being ‘The Boring Patient’
Professor R. David Lankes shares a personalized, humor-filled account of his experience being diagnosed with and living with cancer over the last two-plus years in his new book “The Boring Patient.”
Psychologist Awarded $400,000 Grant to Study Health Behaviors among African American High School Students
Aesoon Park, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of a three-year, $400,000 grant award from the National Institute of Health. A clinical psychologist and member of Syracuse’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Group, she will…
Power Plant Standards Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives Every Year
Power plant standards to cut climate-changing carbon emissions will reduce other harmful air pollution and provide substantial human health benefits, according to a new study released Sept. 30 by scientists from Syracuse, Harvard and Boston universities. The research shows that,…
Oct. 15 Flu Clinic Seeks to Vaccinate as Many on Campus as Possible
By getting vaccinated for the flu on Oct. 15, you will not only be keeping yourself healthy this winter. You will also be helping out the Syracuse University Health Center and the Onondaga County Health Department. That day, a flu…
Annual Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy Will Feature Noted Public Health Expert
The Maxwell School, the Center for Policy Research and the Central New York Community Foundation (CNYCF) will present the 26th annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy. The lecture, “Improving Health Safety Nets after an Economic Recession” will be…