Health & Society
Interested in Auditory/Hearing Research?
The Gerber Auditory Committee is hosting a lunch on Oct. 4 from noon-1 p.m. in the Covo Lounge at 621 Skytop Rd. for faculty who are interested in auditory/hearing research. The purpose is to bring together faculty across campus who…
Kaya Oakes to Present Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 9
People under 50 increasingly distrust institutions and 鈥渄on鈥檛 like the ways in which politics and religion get tied together,鈥 says Kaya Oakes, an author, journalist and writing teacher at the University of California, Berkeley. She will deliver the Joseph and…
New Book Co-Edited by Gorovitz, Newton Reveals Untold Stories of Three Medical Pioneers
When聽Sharon Brangman 鈥77聽attended SUNY Upstate Medical University, she had a professor who puffed on a pipe in class. During tests, he would stand by her desk and blow smoke over her head to distract her. He did this to other…
‘Triple Triumph: Three Women in Medicine’ Book Launch on Sept. 26
The聽book launch of聽“Triple Triumph: Three Women in Medicine,”聽a new work published by 黑料不打烊 Unbound, a joint imprint of the 黑料不打烊 Libraries and 黑料不打烊 Press, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Goldstein Faculty…
‘Deej,’ Film about Autism and Inclusion, to Screen on Sept. 25
This month, the team behind the acclaimed new documentary, “Deej,” launches the Deej Inclusion Tour, a series of more than 50 campus and community screenings across the United States. The goal is to promote inclusion鈥攊n families, schools and communities鈥攐f all…
The Road to Intellectual Freedom
Renowned classical scholar and author, Michele Valerie Ronnick will present 鈥14 Black Classicists: The Politics of American Learning鈥 on Thursday, Sept. 21, at聽5:30 p.m. in Bird Library鈥檚 Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114). 聽The lecture is part of the 2017…
Shannon Monnat Named Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion
Shannon Monnat, a rural demographer and sociologist whose work focuses on public health, joins the faculty of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs as the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. Monnat studies health disparities, stratification and inequality,…
Counseling Center Announces Fall 2017 Group Therapy Options, Including New Groups
The Counseling Center has announced its new and returning group therapy options for students for the fall 2017 semester. Group therapy is an effective and unique therapy option, specifically for college students. The Counseling Center offers popular, yet personal, group…
Join in the Fun of Walktober, Kickoff Event Monday
Walktober is a free,聽monthlong聽initiative聽and competition sponsored by Health Monday 黑料不打烊 and the University Wellness Initiative聽that encourages聽students, faculty,聽staff and family members of SU employees聽to step outside and take聽a walk. The event聽welcomes walkers, joggers, rollers, cyclist and all in between to track…
Arlene Kanter Continues ‘Revolutionary’ Research on Services for Students with Disabilities in Israel
Continuing her engagement with disability rights scholarship and advocacy around the world during her sabbatical year away from the College of Law, Professor Arlene Kanter visited Israel in August 2017 to work on a research project to support students with…