Food Studies News
Reimagining Falk College
The David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics will become the David B. Falk College of Sport - a first-of-its-kind college focused exclusively on sport-related disciplines. At the same time, strategies are in place to position the human dynamics academic programs for future success and impact...
Three for One
Three members of the Falk College family will be honored at the One University Awards ceremony April 19: Katherine McDonald (Faculty Excellence and Scholarly Distinction Award), and Ken Marfilius and Sudha Raj (Continuing Excellence category for the Meredith Professorship Program awards)...
Mindfully Growing
It’s a Thursday morning at Elbridge Elementary School, where Universal Pre-Kindergarten students are learning about healthy eating habits through a program developed and taught by a team of professors and students from multiple departments in Falk College ...
Ann Litt Speaker Series
Falk College is pleased to welcome Laura Moretti Reece, a certified specialist in sports dietetics, as the featured speaker of the Eighth Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series. Her March 26 lecture on athletes with eating disorders is free and open to the public...
New Dean for Research
Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., has been named Senior Associate Dean for Research and Administration in Falk College, where under her leadership with the Office of Research Development “the College has experienced steady growth in research activity by every measure,” says Dean Jeremy Jordan ...
‘A Geographic Perspective’
Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, graduate director and associate professor of food studies in Falk College, was recently recognized as a 2024 American Association of Geographers Fellow for her many contributions to the field of geography, including research and teaching...
Joining the Leadership Team
As Falk College’s Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Department of Sport Management Professor Mary E. Graham will guide all efforts related to faculty development and success—from hiring to retirement—and work closely with university offices and leadership across campus...
Cooking with Joy
Renowned Italian Chef Jacopo Tendi, who has been cooking with Syracuse University students in Italy for more than 20 years, made his first visit to the United States recently as the featured speaker for the Joan Christy Lecture Series on Food and Culture at Falk College . . .
From the Finish Line to the Classroom
What do marathons, Pearl Jam, and the Phillies have in common? Jeremy S. Jordan, the new dean of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. Learn more about Dean Jordan in this Q&A from the Syracuse University central marketing team . . .
Chef Kiernan New Co-Chair
Chef Mary Kiernan, associate teaching professor of nutrition and food studies in Falk College, is the new co-chair of the Community Review Board, which reviews Department of Public Safety policies and officer conduct. The CRB invites the campus community to its fall open forum on Nov. 14 at Falk College . . .