Food Studies News
Building a Food System ‘Rooted in Social Justice and Equality’
The next big step for the newly formed Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA) started, naturally, with Evan Weissman’s kindness and vision for food justice in the Syracuse community. He helped create a 2020-22 Lender Center for Social Justice Fellowship for students who would help organizations such as SOFSA determine how food systems in Syracuse could better meet the needs of the community...
Food Studies Newsletter
The food studies program in Falk College has just released this year’s newsletter. Food studies, a rapidly growing field of study and practice, encompasses food delivery systems, social stability, human rights, public health, human and landscape sustainability, and urban/regional design and planning. Click on the link below to read about interdisciplinary research and scholarship, student accompli…
Alumna receives Fullbright to study global food cultures
Vivian Whitney, a food studies minor is one of four Syracuse University students/alumni to receive a 2021 Fulbright U.S. Student Program award and will be attending the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy, for their Master of Gastronomy: World Food Cultures and Mobility program...
Falk College Welcomes New Academic Department Chairs 2021-22
As preparations continue for the start of the 2021-22 academic year, Falk College welcomes two new academic department chairs. Dyane Watson, Chair, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy Dyane Watson, Professor of Practice, began her service as Chair of the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy in July 2021. Her areas of research include the adult couple relationship, the influence of margi…
Falk College honors faculty excellence in teaching, research, service
Three faculty members from Falk College's Departments of Nutrition and Food Studies and Public Health and the School of Social Work were honored for excellence in teaching, research, and service with 2021 Falk College Faculty of the Year Awards...
Watch Falk College’s Commencement and Convocation Ceremonies
Congratulating the Class of 2021 for their achievements, Chancellor Kent Syverud delivered Commencement remarks in the stadium during the ceremony Saturday, May 22. Falk College also presented a live virtual Convocation at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 22…
Class of 2021 honored with Food Studies Awards
The Food Studies program is pleased to recognize the outstanding work of its undergraduate and graduate students for excellence. Congratulations to our Award Winners! Food Studies Award winners: Emma Tyler Rothman Community Engagement Award This is awarded to a Food Studies major or minor who demonstrates the ability to create or implement progressive food-based initiatives which engage diverse po…
Congratulations Class of 2021!
Along with Dean Murphy, the entire Falk College community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, community partners and friends, congratulates the Class of 2021! Over the past several weeks, departments across Falk College honored student achievements...
Falk College announces the Evan Weissman Scholarship Fund
Professor Evan L. Weissman was a tireless advocate for equity in the food system. To honor his legacy and to continue the work he believed in so deeply, his family has created the Evan Weissman Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will defray tuition costs for food studies graduate students...
Forests of Food in the City of Syracuse
A unique inter-university partnership explores the potential for foods found in natural urban environments to answer community needs. Prospective students in search of an interesting college major might come across “food studies” and imagine an appealing mix of skills that could lead...