Food Studies News
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. . .
Can Kelp Help?
While the majority of climate change research focuses on reducing and capturing carbon dioxide, less attention has been paid to methane emissions, despite the gas having 30 times the warming effect...
Memories We’ll Always Treasure
Maddy Baker was one of nine dietetic interns from Department of Nutrition and Food Studies who attended the annual Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida, in October. Maddy says her experience at the conference "did not disappoint...
Growing Food Activism
The Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Award provided Food Studies graduate student April Lopez with an opportunity to pursue a summer internship that combined her passions of food and activism...
Down to Earth
For the graduate students in Professor Esteli Jiménez-Soto's agroecology class, Pete's Giving Garden on South Campus provides an ideal space to literally get their hands dirty and test the concepts they learn in class...
Food Storyteller
To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Syracuse University’s communications team featured Native American students and alumni like Food Studies graduate student Ethan Tyo, who created a Three Sisters garden on campus...
Diane Lyden Murphy Concluding Tenure as Dean
Falk College Dean, Diane Lyden Murphy, one of Syracuse University’s longest-serving deans, and a longtime member of the Orange community, has announced her plans to conclude her tenure as dean at the end of the academic year in 2023...