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Student Input Sought on Health Insurance
In March 2015, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ announced a student health insurance plan and policy, requiring all full-time, matriculated students—including undergraduate, graduate and law students—to carry qualifying health insurance coverage. As the University prepares for the 2016-17 policy implementation for all full-time,…
Spin & Give Spin-A-Thon Planned for Dec. 11
Come roll and pose your way into the holiday season with an evening of spin, yoga, shopping and entertainment! Join us at Archbold Gymnasium Friday, Dec. 11, from 4-8 p.m. Four hours of music bumping spin instruction. Intermix the night…
One More Flu Clinic Planned for Faculty, Staff
If you work for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and you haven’t had a flu shot yet, you’ll have another chance next week to get vaccinated—for free—against the most common types of flu expected to strike during this flu season. The Office of…
Oct. 14 Flu Clinic Seeks to Vaccinate as Many on Campus as Possible
By getting vaccinated for the flu on Wednesday, Oct. 14, you will help keep yourself healthy this winter. You will also be helping out the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Health Center and the Onondaga County Health Department. That day, a flu clinic…
27th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs will celebrate the 27th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy on Thursday, Oct. 8. This year, James R. Knickman will deliver the lecture titled “Patients as Consumers: Is It Time…
SOULscape Weekend Retreat Supports Students in Finding Meaning, Purpose
A SOULscape Weekend Getaway, sponsored by the Office of Health Promotion and Hendricks Chapel, will take place Oct. 10-11 at the Minnowbrook Conference Center in Blue Mountain Lake. Based on the popular campus conversation series Soulful Sit-Downs, SOULscape welcomes students…
Staff Member Prepares for Ironman 70.3 World Championship
On a recent warm morning, before most people are out of bed, Heather Ketcham dives into the cool waters of Cazenovia Lake, not far from her home. This isn’t just a refreshing dip; this is her training ground.
University Explores Idea of Veteran-Focused College of Medicine
If deemed feasible, it would be the first college of medicine in the nation to support a pipeline for doctors specifically focused on serving and supporting veterans and their families.
‘Clearing the Error’ Recruits Public to Diagnosis, Treat Health Care Problems
Research indicates that as many as one in every 10 diagnoses in health care settings are delayed, missed or wrong, and between 40,000 and 80,000 Americans die each year as a result. This problem has prompted Tina Nabatchi, associate professor…
Q&A: University Professor Carl Schramm on Affordable Care Act Decision
In a 6-3 decision that many predicted to be the death knell of so-called Obamacare if it had gone the other way, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld federal tax credits for eligible Americans living not only in states…