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Faculty, Staff Encouraged to Eat Well with Upcoming Smart Fuel Challenge and Plant-Based Cooking Demo
Six in 10 Americans live with at least one chronic disease like heart disease, cancer, stroke or diabetes. By making healthy choices a part of one’s daily life individuals can reduce their risk and improve their quality of life for…
Faculty and Staff Can Go from Surviving to Thriving with New Monthly Well-Being Series
Beginning this fall, faculty and staff are invited to participate in THRIVE!, a well-being series by Northbound Coaching & Consulting. The 12-part series will focus on different topics each month, with the overall goal of breaking down the science of…
Expanded Fitness Facilities and Programming Open at Barnes Center at The Arch
This week marks the next phase of expanded health and wellness in the Barnes Center at The Arch with programming to help you Be Active at Syracuse University. With the start of the academic year, fitness floors in the Barnes…
Pilot Diabetes Prevention Program Offered to Eligible Faculty and Staff
Prediabetes is a serious health condition that impacts one in three American adults. Without intervention, it often escalates to type 2 diabetes, which can have devastating effects on one’s health and quality of life. The good news is that by…
Orange on the Move Walking Challenge: Bringing Back the Joy of Walking
The other day, my high school bestie and I were reminiscing about how we used to walk everywhere as kids. We both came from large families, so the thought of asking for a ride anywhere was laughable. If we wanted…
Faculty and Staff: Register for the Sugar Savvy Challenge
Let’s kick added sugar to the curb! Did you know that the average American consumes 19 teaspoons of added sugar every day? That translates into about 66 pounds of added sugar consumed each year, per person. Faculty and staff are…
Registration Open for December Work Life Learning Opportunities
The Syracuse University Wellness Initiative is offering two work life learning opportunities for faculty and staff in early December. “How to Have the Difficult Conversations (Elder Care)” is Thursday, Dec. 6, from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Peter Graham…
Faculty/Staff Registration Open for ‘Why Sleep is So Important’ Webinar
Quality, restful sleep—and getting enough of it at the right times—is essential to one’s health and well-being. However, surveys conducted by the National Sleep Foundation reveal that 60 percent of American adults report having sleep problems a few nights a…
Unwind, Refocus, Get Healthy, Live Happy with Healthy Monday Syracuse
The Healthy Monday Syracuse campaign offers many programs to support students, faculty and staff in living a happy and healthy life. The goal is to help end chronic preventable disease by offering a weekly prompt on Mondays to help individuals…
Save Smart: TIAA Offering Retirement Planning Sessions
Faculty and staff are invited to join Molly Amos and Joe Silino, TIAA financial consultants, for two lunchtime sessions focused on what you can do now to improve your financial future. “Saving for Your Ideal Retirement” is Monday, March 20,…