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Falk College Scholars from the Class of 2020 represent undergraduate students in the College who display academic excellence, exceptional campus and community engagement, independent research and creative work, evidence of intellectual growth and/or innovation in their disciplinary field, and personal integrity. “Congratulations to our students named Falk College Scholars. Their outstanding accomp…

When David Larsen first learned of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, he hoped it would be contained. Larsen, an environmental epidemiologist and associate professor of public health at Falk College, says that region of the world had previously experienced SARS-1 and MERS epidemics...

Doing your schoolwork from home can be difficult.  It’s hard to find the right balance between academics and personal life and it can be very challenging to stay on task. Here are four tips to help you hit your stride.

For the sixth straight year, members of the Department of Sport Management’s Sabermetrics Club participated in the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) Analytics’ Spring Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Due to Covid-19, the SU students did not travel last month to Phoenix, Arizona, but instead presented virtually from SU’s campus on March 13, 2020. The competition is for undergraduate and…

The faculty of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies recently submitted a commentary to The Post Stanard showing how the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare important contradictions within the modern food system. Faculty expounded how critical the food system is, with its workers, managers, business owners, and firms. However, the inequalities in the system have become apparent during this crisis: Workers in the food system are precarious, lack adequate pay and health benefits, and yet are asked to take risks to ensure food is available so we all can eat.

April Hill when she was studying abroad in Santiago, Chile. This semester, senior April Hill ’20 worked with Salt City Harvest Farm to conduct environmental audits of food acquisition sites in Syracuse. She helped determine how community gardens may promote food security and cultural preservation among New Americans. This research will support her applications for doctoral nutrition programs, whic…

Falk faculty, staff, students, and alumni pursue careers in health and helping professions to direct their passion for improving the lives of others. In times like the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they are called on to help care for our families and communities in so many ways. Right now, many alumni around the world are providing tele-health and tele-mental health services, getting nut…

All courses offered by the Falk College Department of Public Health have a new course prefix effective Fall 2020. Beginning Fall 2020, the existing course prefix “HTW” will no longer be used. Instead, all public health courses will use the course prefix “PHP.”

By David Sly, Associate Director, Falk Career Services While our working and learning environments have changed, Falk Career Services is here to support you, from resume writing and interview preparation to professional networking and the job search. Stay connected to our office for all your career preparation needs. In addition to the resources and services provided by Falk Career Services, here…

By Emma Henzes ’20 Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein In commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month during March, the School of Social Work in Falk College awarded its annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Awards to Darlene Medley from Families for Lead Freedom Now and Maarten Jacobs, MSW from the Allyn Family Foundation. Darlene Medley, Families for Lead Freedom Now Following t…