Falk College, National Science Foundation(NSF) REU Program Host Discussion Series for PTSD Awareness Month in June To educate the local community about issues related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Syracuse University’s Falk College, is offering a discussion series during the month of June...

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…

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...

Offensive lineman Airon Servais ’19, G’21 exemplary leadership and on-field production were recognized in his receipt of the 2019 Ben Schwartzwalder Award, named for Syracuse’s legendary Hall of Fame coach. Servais, who earned a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science, is pursuing a master’s degree in...

The Aging, Health and Neuroscience research cluster searches for relationships between our brains, our behavior and our well-being. Professors have combined their expertise to investigate the connections between social and cultural characteristics, vascular health and longevity

Syracuse University’s Falk College is pleased to welcome four new staff members who have joined Falk College in the past academic year: Donna Fecteau, Administrative Assistant in the Department of Exercise Science; Julia Fuqua, Office Coordinator in the Department of Exercise Science; Heather Mauro, Internship Placement Coordinator in the School of Social Work, and; Melissa Tobin, Counselor, Acade…

Falk College professor Tiago Barreira looks at the virus's effect on mental health in an effort to guide treatment for the future. The public has changed the ways they live and work due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical health. This upheaval of daily routines and uncertainty for the future has led to increased stress, loneliness, fear, anxiety, sadness and worrying, which has taken a toll on mental health.

Falk faculty members Brooks Gump, Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health and Professor Kevin Heffernan, director of the Human Performance Laboratory, co-authored an op-ed that appears in U.S. News & World Report that explores a new anomaly with the rise in COVID-19 cases - namely, a concurrent decline in the number of hospital admissions for heart attacks and other cardiac events. They cite a number of possible explanations for this drop while helping readers understand the etiology of both cardiovascular disease and, separately, cardiac events.

Rob Skinner Falk College is pleased to welcome Rob Skinner, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS as the featured speaker of the Fifth Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series. We invite you to join us Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in Grant Auditorium, Falk Complex for his lecture, “From the Military to the Olympics: Nutrition for Sport Performance Enhancement.” The event is free and open to…

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Dear Falk College Students, Welcome back to campus, returning Falk students. And welcome to new and transfer students joining us this spring. We are so glad to have you join our Falk family. I hope that your winter break was filled with family, friends, and loved ones, and plenty of time for both restful and exciting activities. As the Spring 2020 semester begins, I wou…