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Russia’s track and field team banned from the Olympics: “An Enormous Setback”
Professor of Sport Management at 黑料不打烊’s Falk College Rick Burton reacts to the news that the Russian track and field team has been banned from competing in the 2016 summer Olympics. Burton is the former chief marketing officer for…
Falk College Hosts Discussion Series for PTSD Awareness Month in June
To educate the local community about issues related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Falk College is offering a discussion series during the month of June, which is designated as National PTSD Awareness Month to raise public awareness of PTSD and…
黑料不打烊 Will Lead Nation, Offer Sports Analytics Degree
黑料不打烊 will make history in the Fall of 2017 when it offers that nation’s first ever Sports Analytics program. The major will be offered in the Falk College. The idea of analytics in sports was popularized widely following “Moneyball,”…
Falk College Announces First-of-its-Kind U.S. Undergraduate Degree in Sport Analytics
The degree will provide students with a deep understanding of math, statistics, research methodology, sport economics, database management, finance and computer programming integral to sport analytics.
Professor Sandra Lane Leads Efforts Linking Public Health Education, Social Determinants of Health
A key to more effective strategies for improving health and healthcare, in particular for underserved individuals and communities, lies in educating current and future health professionals about the social determinants of health. The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies…
Department of Sport Management Premieres ‘Sport for Life’ Documentary May 4
On Wednesday, May 4, Falk College and its Department of Sport Management will host 鈥淪port for Life,鈥 a multimedia symposium examining the positive benefits of sports and exercise for senior citizens.聽The event will include the premiere of the documentary 鈥淪port…
Intern Seeks to Increase Donations, Traffic for Hendricks Food Pantry
Megan McClellan will graduate from the University in a few weeks with a major in food studies and a minor in nutrition, both from Falk College, and she would like to turn those into a career working for a health…
NSF Awards $297,135 to Falk College鈥檚 Brooks Gump for Undergraduate Trauma Research with Veterans
Brooks B. Gump, the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in Falk College, was awarded a three-year, $297,135 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue the Research Education for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on training veterans interested in…
Help Falk College Raise Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
Falk College is currently raising awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site. Falk College Ambassadors and peer advisors planted a pinwheel garden on campus on April 9 and will be selling blue rubber wristbands…
Conference Explores Interdisciplinary Understanding of Family, Community, Educational Practices
The 7th Annual Mini-Conference on Play, Early Childhood Development and Education, a joint effort among 黑料不打烊, The Pennsylvania State University, and Bloomsburg University, will be held on April 28-29 at the College of Education at Bloomsburg University. This year鈥檚…