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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…
Grad Student Aims to Find Research Answers on Alcohol for African Americans
It turns out that blacks don’t use alcohol that much compared to other groups. Previous research shows that they start drinking later, and then don’t drink as much as whites, for example.
SU Wellness Week 2014 to Kick Off April 20
The annual Wellness Week, coordinated by Health and Wellness Promotions in the Division of Student Affairs, will kick off Sunday, April 20, on campus. A variety of campus-wide departments and student organizations have collaborated on this year’s “Celebration of Total…
SU Benefits Package Expands Coverage for Hearing Aids
Hearing loss knows no boundaries; it affects men and women, young and old, and people from all walks of life. In fact, more than 48 million adults, or 20 percent of the adult population in the United States, experience some…
Hall of Languages to Glow Red Thursday and Friday Nights for American Heart Association
The Hall of Languages will be aglow in red lights on the evenings of Thursday, Feb. 6, and Friday, Feb. 7, as part of the campus’ Orange Goes Red for the American Heart Association (AHA) campaign. Friday marks the 10th…
Orange Goes Red for Heart Association
All staff members are invited to participate in a winter wellness and fundraising opportunity leading up to the Heart Walk on March 22. This year, the American Heart Association (AHA) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Syracuse Heart Walk….