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BBI chairman authors working paper on web access for people with cognitive disabilities
University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has authored a working paper on web access for people with cognitive disabilities. The paper, commissioned by the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, discusses a right…
iSchool associate dean Stanton named fellow, American Council on Education
Jeffrey M. Stanton, associate dean for research and doctoral programs and professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named as a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2012-2013 academic year. The announcement of…
Five to be honored April 9 with Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence awards
Five Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence at a campus ceremony and reception in their honor on Monday, April 9. The 2011-12 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence honorees are: Don Carr, professor of industrial…
IVMF issues analysis of 2011 BLS annual report on employment situation of veterans
Unemployment rate increases most significantly for post-9/11 female vets ages 18-24 In relation to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) annual report, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) has released The Employment Situation of Veterans: 2011,…
Conference celebrates internationally renowned mathematician
Mathematical researchers and graduate students from across the United States and Canada will converge on the Syracuse University campus April 13-15 to celebrate internationally renowned mathematical theorist Ragnar-Olaf Buchweitz and to discuss the intersection of two diverse areas of mathematical…
Environmental activist, scholar Martin Sage dies
Environmental activist and scholar Martin Sage, professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, died Feb. 3. He was 76. Although he retired in 2008, Sage remained active in the department and in…
Community engagement to be honored at annual CAPES Award ceremony March 26
Syracuse University will honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2012 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES). The awards will be given at…
Scientists use rare mineral to correlate past climate events in Europe, Antarctica
Editor’s Note: Media reports about this research have misrepresented the study’s findings. For more information read a statement by Zunli Lu. New study published in April issue of Earth and Planetary Science Letters The first day of spring brought record…
Ping Chong & Company part of disabilities panel discussion at Newhouse
Syracuse University’s ArtsEngage and the Goldring Arts Journalism Program welcome members of Ping Chong & Company for a panel discussion about its theatrical production “Inside/Out … voices from the disability community.” The discussion is part of Undesirable Elements, an ongoing…
NPR’s Michel Martin to speak at Newhouse School April 11
Michel Martin, host of the NPR talk show “Tell Me More,” will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, April 11, as part of the Leaders in Communications speaker series. She will speak on “Just Because You’re…