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New program to put residents of Syracuse’s South Side and others on career pathway to employability and entrepreneurship The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced today that it is providing funding to Syracuse University’s South Side…

MSNBC previews New York City event honoring accomplishments of SU alumnus and Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis ’62

Debbie Sydow, president of Onondaga Community College (OCC), will present a seminar exploring education access at community colleges. This three-credit class, offered through SU’s School of Education, will be held on the OCC campus during the spring 2012 semester. Sydow…

Gold nanoparticle cancer research by Arts and Sciences faculty members and doctoral student is profiled in Post-Standard

$1.25 million federal Department of Education grant will support initiative Last year, more than 700,000 preschoolers were eligible for services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); 46 percent of those children were identified with speech or language…

Creative writing by Somali Bantu refugee students will be revealed on one of the Connective Corridor buses Monday, Dec. 5, as part of the Corridor’s new In Motion program. The Somali Bantu teenagers responsible for the prose will be surprised…

In New York state, unemployment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has reached 66 percent, and those who are employed often have difficulty obtaining competitive employment that earns them at least a minimum wage. The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI)…

Alan Foley, associate professor of instructional design, development and evaluation at Syracuse University’s School of Education, has been selected as a fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. BBI Fellow appointments provide select and accomplished faculty the…

Newhouse School’s Harriet Brown writes in New York Times on thyroid and psychiatric symptoms

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University will co-host a conference on “Genetic Discrimination – Transatlantic Perspectives on the Case for a European-Level Legal Response.” Sponsored in partnership with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the National…