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BBI Chair Peter Blanck noted as authority in new ADA rules

Monday, March 28, 2011, By News Staff

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) extensively cited the research of University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, in its final rules and regulations for the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities…

LGBT advocate, author Jimmy Creech will discuss his journey April 7-8

Monday, March 28, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Jimmy Creech, a civil rights activist, author and former United Methodist pastor who was defrocked for performing a same-sex wedding, will visit Syracuse April 7-8 for a series of events titled “Free to Love Without Fear: Defying the Church’s Persecution…

Division of Student Affairs joins in White Ribbon Campaign, March 25-April 1

Friday, March 25, 2011, By News Staff

The Vera House White Ribbon Campaign kicked off March 25 with the goal of distributing 40,000 white ribbons to people in Onondaga County to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence. The 17th annual campaign will run until April 3….

Fifth annual Fashion Communications Milestone fashion show to be held April 1

Friday, March 25, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Students from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communcations and College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present the fashion show “Fashion Follows Form: Fashion and Diversity” on Friday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in the Newhouse 1 lobby….

Science pioneer J. Craig Venter to deliver 2011 Commencement address, six honorary degrees to be conferred

Friday, March 25, 2011, By News Staff

J. Craig Venter, a world-renowned scientist regarded as one of the most influential people in the world for his efforts to decode the human genome, will deliver the Commencement address to the 2011 graduates of Syracuse University, Syracuse University College…

College of Human Ecology, CNYAMFT to host sex therapy conference

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By Michele Barrett

The conference, “Can’t Get No Satisfaction, An Integrative Couples Approach to Sex Therapy,” will be held Friday, April 29, in the Goldstein Student Center at Syracuse University from 9 a.m. –4:30 p.m., featuring presenter, David Olsen, Ph.D., LCSW, LMFT, author,…

Health & Society

Listening devices help preserve confidentiality in hospitals for hearing-impaired patients

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By News Staff

It’s against the law to share a person’s medical information with others without written consent. However, it’s almost impossible to prevent outsiders from overhearing private conversations in hospital rooms between doctors and hearing-impaired patients. It’s an all-too-common situation that a…

Alternative pirate press Cannonball Press to present exhibition, lecture at VPA

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By Erica Blust

Cannonball Press, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based alternative pirate press co-founded by artists Martin Mazorra and Mike Houston, will present an exhibition and artists’ lecture in April at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). The exhibition, which includes new,…

Newly wrapped buses debut on Connective Corridor route

Monday, March 21, 2011, By News Staff

The buses link the University Hill with downtown Syracuse.