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Equal Opportunity for All? Not for Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic
For Immediate Release: April 7, 2020 The $2 trillion coronavirus stabilization bill contains a provision that gives Education Secretary Betsy DeVos the power to waive parts of the federal special education rules while school districts are struggling to teach their…
CDC Should Broaden Its Guidelines About Masks
April 1, 2020- According to CDC and World Health Organization guidelines, only the sick and their caretakers should wear face masks. But the CDC is considering broadening its guidelines and should do so immediately, says public health expert Dr. David…
Newhouse School Announces Winners in 2020 Toner Prize Competition
Winners in the 2020 Toner Prize competition were announced Monday by the Newhouse School. This is the 10th year for the Toner Prize, which honors excellence in political reporting. In recognition of that milestone, the competition now includes two prizes:…
How Families Can Reduce Stress While Social Distancing
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2020 Social distancing measures can have a negative impact on mental health, experts say, and Americans are now facing at least one more month of isolation. As we get more anxious about our health and…
What Parents Should Say to Their Children – and How They Should Act Around Them – While Sheltering at Home
For Immediate Release: March 25, 2020 If you’re looking for an expert source to provide insight and perspective on how parents should talk to their children and act around them while sheltering at home, Syracuse University psychology professor Dr. Joshua…
Postponement of Summer Olympics Answers One Question But Raises Several More, Experts Say
For Immediate Release: March 24, 2020 For your continuing coverage of the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Olympic sports marketing and sponsorship expert Rick Burton and sports law expert John Wolohan are available for interviews. Rick Burton…
‘It Is Critical’ for States and Counties to Maintain SNAP Services: Child and Family Policy Expert
For Immediate Release: March 20, 2020 If you’re looking for an independent source to provide insight and perspective on the impact of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on food security in the United States, child and family policy expert…
Tensions Between U.S., Iran the ‘New Normal’
For Immediate Release: March 13, 2020 If you’re looking for an independent source to provide insight and perspective on the impact on the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq and the growing tensions between Tehran and Washington, Middle…
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Starts Feb. 24
To spread awareness, Syracuse University hosts National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDA) Week annually. Events for 2020 begin Monday, Feb. 24, and conclude with a keynote speaker Monday, March 2. This year’s theme is “Come as You Are: Hindsight is 20/20,”…
Winter Issue of Wordgathering, a Digital Open Access Journal of Work From Disabled Writers and Artists, Now Live
The winter issue of Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature is now live on Wordgathering’s new website. This is the quarterly journal’s 52nd issue and the first under publication by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach in…