SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE
The New York Law Journal reported on a grant to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program from the New York Bar Foundation to bolster the technology sector and entrepreneurship among disabled military veterans.
iSchool professors Dave Lankes, Anthony Rotolo, and Scott Nicholson are featured in a School Library Journal article about new efforts in social media, especially as they relate to librarianship.
Politico.com reported on the Newhouse School’s call for entries for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting.
TribLocal (of Oak Park and River Forest, Ill.) reported on Dominican University’s Crown Library as one of five libraries nationwide selected to participate in the Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (RAILS) project, which is based at the iSchool and led by Assistant Professor Megan Oakleaf.
The Central New York Business Journal, the Rochester Business Journal, and WXXI (PBS Rochester) reported on SU’s collaboration with New York state and the University of Rochester to launch a new $2 million fund aimed at providing seed-stage financing for high-tech startup companies.
CNY Central (watch clip) featured a local restaurant owner who has benefited from programs that help entrepreneurs with disabilities launch their own businesses. Gary Shaheen, Burton Blatt Institute senior vice president, was interviewed.
WAER-AM reported on the completion of renovations at the Lincoln Supply Warehouse building on the Near Westside, and the official announcement of the building’s commercial and residential tenants.
FACULTY QUOTES
Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, spoke with WCBS-AM in New York (listen to clip) about Larry King’s retirement from CNN.
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Donald Dutkowsky, Professor Emeritus of Economics in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the CNY Central story “Even Wegmans, one of country’s ‘best places to work,’ needs employees.” Dutkowsky discussed the current labor shortage, saying, “I think you’re seeing two…
Afton Kapuscinski, assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Psychological Services Center, was quoted by Newsweek for the article “Low Vaccination Rates Among Young People Indicate Vaccine Hesitancy is Not Just Political.” Kapuscinski discussed…
Peter Blanck, University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute, was quoted in the USA Today article “Fact check: Card falsely claims to grant mask and vaccine exemptions.” Since the pandemic began, there have been many individuals who believe…
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by LAist for the story “People With Developmental Disabilities Want Their Home Health Workers Vaccinated.” Landes stated, “If you have an intellectual disability, and you’re living in your…
Paula Johnson, professor in the College of Law and co-director of the Cold Case Justice, was interviewed by the Beauregard Daily News for the article “‘There were higher hopes’: Did the FBI fail in trying to resolve civil rights cold…
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