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Prioritizing the Well-Being of Horses
As Jay Busbee wrote, “Horse racing is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, again.” Seven horses died ahead of this year’s Kentucky Derby. Many will be upset about this for a short time after, but then it may…
Experts Available to Discuss Mental Health Awareness Month
Did you know one in 5 adults in the U.S. experience a mental health condition in a given year? If you’re working on a story for Mental Health Awareness Month, our Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity faculty experts are available for interviews. Please…
Class of 2023 Falk Scholars: ‘I Am Forever Grateful to Those Who Have Made These Last 4 Years So Special’
Fourteen members of the Class of 2023 have been named Falk College Scholars—the highest academic award conferred by the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics on graduating seniors. Falk Scholars represent undergraduate students who display academic excellence, exceptional campus…
University Announces 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars
Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 34th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying in London and Florence…
World Veterinary Day: Mental Health Impacts
April 29 is World Veterinary Day – a time to recognize the lifesaving work performed by veterinarians around the world. But, did you know one out of six veterinarians has considered suicide? Aviva Vincent, Ph.D., an assistant teaching professor at…
Bloom Social Scholarship Recipient Salma Silvas Seeks to Support Aging and Dying Community
In her distinguished career as a social worker, Jane Rockberger Bloom devoted her life to improving the lives of refugees who settled in the U.S. Bloom, a 1969 Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity alumna and engaged Falk College Advisory Board member, died in…
10 Students and Alumni Will Teach Around the World Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Ten Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity students/alumni have been named as 2023 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries. All of this year’s…
Human Development and Family Science Graduate Students Present Research at Prestigious Child Development Conference
Five graduate students from the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the Falk College recently presented their work at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Linghua Jiang, Qingyang Liu, Sanum…
Weissman Scholarship Recipient April Lopez Shares Late Professor’s Vision of Food Justice
April Lopez says she was drawn to Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity’s food studies master’s program because of its vision of food justice. That vision was shaped in large part by Â鶹ƵµÀProfessor Evan Weissman, a tireless advocate for equity in the food…
Through Public Health, University Scholar Kiersten Edwards Finds Path to Improving Lives of Others
Kiersten Edwards was 8 years old when her older brother, Daniel McPeck, left home to join the U.S. Marine Corps. And as Edwards grew older, she spent a lot of time away from home competing for the U.S. Snowboard Team….