Food Studies News
Faculty of the Year Awards
Professors Jane Burrell, Lynn Brann, and Bryce Hruska were honored with Falk College Faculty of the Year awards for their outstanding teaching, scholarship, and internal and professional service contributions in 2023...
Class of 2023 Food Studies Awards
The Food Studies program at Falk College recently announced its Class of 2023 undergraduate and graduate award winners. And the winners are...
Syracuse University’s Highest Honor
Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, received the Chancellor's Medal at the One University Awards Ceremony that celebrated the excellence across Syracuse University...
Honoring Tradition
A planting and dedication were the culmination of the graduate practicum of Ethan Tyo, a master’s degree student in food studies in Falk College. The celebration focused on the May planting moon and created what is known as a traditional “Three Sisters garden”...
Continuing the Legacy
Late Professor Evan Weissman dedicated his life to food justice. With the help of a scholarship created by Weissman's family, Food Studies graduate student April Lopez is following in his footsteps with research impacting college students and farmworkers...
Sports Nutrition Expert Heidi Skolnik to Speak
A national thought leader in nutrition, Skolnik has influenced millions through her media work, writing, and thriving consulting business. Overseeing the Performance Nutrition program at The Juilliard School and the School of American Ballet, she has consulted with numerous well-known Broadway shows. Through her over 20 years experience in Sports Medicine, she has also worked with many pro athletes...
Savoring College Life
For Mackenzie Gleason, the opportunity to pursue her passion for food is important, and she’s doing it through InclusiveU, an initiative that welcomes students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to experience college life in a fully inclusive setting...
Joan Christy Lecture Series Presents Chef Educator Danny Corsun
As a chef educator since 2000, Danny teaches academic disciplines through experientially engaging cooking classes—creating fun classroom environments with better cognitive processing and retention...
Achieving Immortality
In Mozambique, the home country of Arcènia Notilija Vilanculo, there's a saying that "For someone to be immortal, they have to write a book, have a child, and plant a tree." In a column for The Stand, Vilanculo explained how that saying connects with the residents of Syracuse's South Side...
Starting With a Seed
In 2015, Ethan Tyo started a plant-based diet and eventually lost 100 pounds. Now Tyo, a Food Studies graduate student and a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Tribe, is combining his passion for food with an enthusiasm to educate others about his roots. . .