Public Health News
June PTSD Awareness Month
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...
Falk students, faculty, staff honored at One University celebration
Several members of the Falk College community were recognized for excellence at the 2021 One University Awards including Dean Diane Lyden Murphy, Margaret Voss, Brooks Gump, Merril Silverstein, Claire Cooke '21, Brittany Kmush, David Larsen, and Pruthvi Kilaru '18, G'20...
Watch Falk College’s Commencement and Convocation Ceremonies
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…
Creative Problem Solver
Pruthvi Kilaru ’18, G’20 is a tinkerer who enjoys drawing on his creativity to solve problems. With a background in biomedical engineering and public health and a vision of becoming a physician, he is forging a promising future for himself that will benefit others...
Congratulations Class of 2021!
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...
Gaining a Global Health Perspective
Kennedy Hagens had planned on a career in medicine, but her introduction to public health inspired her to consider health care from a new perspective. This summer, she’ll receive a master of public health (M.P.H.) degree as a member of the inaugural cohort...
2021 Public Health Student Awards
The Department of Public Health is pleased to recognize the outstanding work of its undergraduate and graduate students for excellence. Awardees were nominated by faculty and professional staff and selected at a group meeting. Given the abundance of talent and achievements of our students...
Good Medicine
A future physician aims to make a difference for vulnerable populations through hands-on research—When Ifeyinwa “Ify” Ojukwu ’22 arrived at Syracuse University three years ago, she knew she’d have opportunities to join organizations and conduct research. But she surprised even herself...
New research explores EMS workers’ mental health
Emergency medical service (EMS) workers face triple the risk for significant mental health problems such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder compared to the general population, according to a recently published study by researchers from Syracuse University...
Finding Her Place and Purpose
A transfer student majoring in psychology discovers her passion for counseling people who misuse substances through a minor in Addiction Studies. Not everyone has the patience to work with adolescents who are dealing with unhealthy substance use, but Alisamarie Yiatras ’21 embraces this work…