Department News
Special Delivery
On Feb. 13, Social Workers United students delivered Valentine’s Day cards, heart-shaped donuts, and balloons to the residents of Brookdale Summerfield Senior Living. “We were happy to do something special for a group of people who did not expect to be celebrated,” says SWU president Mary Claytor...
‘A True Inspiration’
Seniors Collin Kneiss, Nicholas Kamimoto, Tyler Bolebruch, and Marissa Schneider from Falk College’s Sport Analytics program will travel to Dallas, Texas, Feb. 21-22 to compete in the AXS National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship and defend Syracuse University’s national title...
High Honors
Falk College boasts a robust, collaborative research community in which students play an active role. Danny Baris (sport analytics), Sarah Dellett (nutrition science), and Mingxuan (Jessica) Li (public health) are three Falk students who have been recently honored for their research achievements...
When 2 > 3
A recent study by Falk College sport analytics professors Shane Sanders and Justin Ehrlich shows the value of 3-point shots in the NBA is now less than 2-pointers. Sanders and Ehrlich will present their research at the prestigious MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference March 1-2 in Boston...
Joining the Team
The new esports communications and management degree program offered jointly by Falk College and the Newhouse School has appointed three new staff members: Program Manager Nikita Bair, Director of Production and Outreach Sean Kelly, and Director of Competition Travis Yang...
Navigating New Horizons
U.S. Navy veteran Raul Rosique Jr., who’ll graduate from Falk College this spring with a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science, gravitated toward physical therapy after breaking his leg. “Physical therapists changed my whole perspective of health and exercise,” Rosique says ...
Keeping Schools Open
According to a ground-breaking study led by Falk College Department of Public Health Chair and Professor David Larsen, wastewater surveillance is a potent tool in understanding COVID-19 transmission within school settings and can help manage the public health response to COVID at schools...
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...
‘Same Playing Field’
The Sobczak Family Student Support Endowed Fund was created to help Falk College students who are experiencing financial hardship. “This (fund) is to help set them up to be as successful as their peers, and that way everybody is on the same playing field as much as they can be,” Dee Anna Sobczak says ...