Nutrition Science & Dietetics News
Litt Lecture features Cleveland Browns performance dietitian
Katy Meassick, RD The Falk College and its nutrition program will host the fourth annual Ann Litt Distinguished Lecture Series on November 15 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Falk Complex, Room 200. Nutrition alumna and Cleveland Browns performance dietitian, Katy Meassick, R.D., will provide an overview of sport nutrition practices and discuss the specifics around performance nutrition approaches for footb…
Falk College nutrition major named 2018-19 Remembrance Scholar
Falk College nutrition major Mary Mik ’19 was named a 2018-19 Remembrance Scholar, along with 34 other Syracuse University seniors honored for their notable scholarship, citizenship, and service. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. The University’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events for the week of Oc…
Nutrition student says Syracuse experience is “more than I could have imagined”
Justin working in one of the kitchens he visited in Italy as part of the Mediterranean Food and Culture course. Any race longer than 26.2 miles is considered an “ultra-marathon.” Syracuse senior Justin Pascual is training for one. For some, it might sound crazy. But for Justin, whose favorite course is organic chemistry, there’s something truly fun about a challenge. As native of Sierra Vista, Ari…
Latest nutrition newsletter now available online
From the latest news and events in the Nutrition program to highlights of student and faculty projects, read the latest edition of Nutrition News covering the nutrition, nutrition science and dietetics programs in Syracuse University’s Falk College. Click on the link below to download a PDF copy of the most recent newsletter or view an accessible, text-based version of the Newsletter. Fall 2018 (P…
Falk College Welcomes the Class of 2022
Falk College is thrilled to welcome back returning Syracuse students and to extend a special welcome to the Class of 2022, new transfer and graduate students! We are so happy to have you in the Orange family, as well as our family here at Falk College. As you meet your professors, classmates, and roommates, you’ll soon be feeling right at home. We are here to help you along the way. If you have an…
Syracuse elementary students have a taste of Puerto Rico
Elizabeth Gardner ’20 (right) leads a Books & Cooks lesson plan at Dr. Weeks Elementary School, where students learned about the culture and cuisine of Puerto Rico. This spring, fifth grade students at Dr. Weeks Elementary School had a taste of culture and cuisine from Australia, England, New Zealand, Cuba, Iceland, and Puerto Rico with the help of Falk College nutrition students and the Books…
Tanya Zuckerbrot speaks at Syracuse University April 9
Registered dietitian, author Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, will speak at Syracuse University on April 9, 6:00 p.m., in Falk 100, with a reception taking place starting at 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by Falk College’s Nutrition Education and Promotion Association (NEPA), a student-run organization that brings together Syracuse University students interested in nutrition and encourages them to share that intere…
Nutrition program hosts Emme for distinguished lecture
On February 28, Falk College and its nutrition program hosted supermodel and body image advocate, Emme ’85, for the Third Annual Ann Litt Distinguished Speaker Series. Coinciding with National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, her presentation, entitled “Facing our fears: Embracing the ones we’re with,” was followed by a reception and book signing of her newest book, Chicken Soup For The Soul Curvy…
Third annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Lecture with Emme February 28
Falk College is pleased to welcome Emme ’85 as the featured speaker of the Third Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series. We invite you to join us Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm in Grant Auditorium in the Falk Complex for her lecture, “Facing our fears: Embracing the ones we’re with!” Free and open to the public, the lecture coincides with National Eating Disord…