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Virtual Field Experiences Boost Social Work Students鈥 Confidence
Spurred on by the global pandemic, the School of Social Work in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics has piloted virtual field experiences for master of social work (M.S.W.) students. Tracy Walker, director of field education, says, 鈥淭he…
Understanding COVID-19 Transmissions in Our Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance
Back in the 1990s, as countries around the world contended with a spike in poliovirus cases, many nations turned to wastewater surveillance as an effective method for monitoring and tracking local transmission levels. Fast forward to 2022, and as the…
Could Social Media Provide Solution to Blood Shortage?
The Red Cross is managing the worst blood shortage in more than a decade. There are a variety of reasons, but the question remains: what can be done to get more people to give? Bernard Appiah, assistant professor of public…
Playtime, Deep Breaths, and Movement Can Help Calm Kids鈥 COVID Fears
COVID-19 is widespread in the U.S., and even the nation鈥檚 youngest kids are feeling the anxiety that comes with facing the ongoing pandemic. From missing school, to hearing about classmates getting sick 鈥 and often catching it themselves 鈥 it鈥檚…
NSF Grant Enables Innovative Research at Falk College and College of Engineering and Computer Science to Combat Addiction, Ease Recovery
Researchers at 黑料不打烊’s Falk College and College of Engineering and Computer Science are teaming up to provide hope and help to those in need.聽 聽It comes in the form of scientific study and expert knowledge with the goal of…
Jan. 19 Webinar to Explain How Wastewater Surveillance Will Slow Spread of COVID Statewide
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread quickly across New York State and the U.S., 黑料不打烊 and the New York State Department of Health are partnering on a statewide wastewater surveillance network that will provide three to…
Social Work Students Help Homeless 鈥楻ise Above the Streets鈥 This Holiday Season
Falk College professor Jennifer Cornish Genovese first met Al-amin Muhammad in March 2018, when Muhammad gave the keynote address at Falk鈥檚 annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Awards program. Muhammad is the founder of We Rise Above the…
Future Medical Doctors Devoted to Health Equity
Mohamed Khan 鈥22 is preparing for medical school by integrating natural and social sciences as a double major in public health and history. 鈥淎s a first-generation college student and student of color, the most important thing I want to do…
Winter Village Brings Magic to Falk College
Central New York is renowned for snow-covered hills and quaint towns that herald the holiday season. But who would expect to find one of the cutest villages鈥攊n miniature鈥攖ucked in a nook on the fourth floor of Falk College of Sport…
Military Veterans Experience A Range of Intense Emotions After Leaving Combat
Kenneth Marfilius, assistant teaching professor and Director of Online and Distance Education in Falk College, was interviewed for the North Carolina Health News story 鈥淰ets are connecting to mental health care. Is it enough? – NC Health News.鈥 Marfilius, a…