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Burton Blatt Institute Receives $4.3M to Lead National Center on Employment Policy for Persons With Disabilities
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University has received $4.3 million from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to lead a new national Rehabilitation Research Training Center (RRTC) on Disability Inclusive Employment Policy. Given…
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Awarded NSF Research Grants
Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) faculty members Bryan Kim, Endadul Hoque, and Ferdinando Fioretto all received notable awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). All three are new faculty members who started at Syracuse University in the 2019-2020 academic…
English Language Institute Provides Training for Medical Professionals from Around the World
Cuban native Yusdanie Fernandez, the son of a farmer and a teacher, lived in small town situated between the mountains and the sea. After completing high school Fernandez graduated from college with a degree in nursing and began his medical…
College of Law and Rochester Institute of Technology Enter Into 3+3 Admissions Agreement
Syracuse University College of Law and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have entered into a 3+3 Admissions Agreement for RIT students who wish to kick start their legal careers. The agreement enables qualified students to obtain their bachelor’s and…
National Institute on Aging Funds Multi-University Aging and Policy Center
A consortium of three upstate New York universities has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS), headquartered at Syracuse University. The NIA, part of…
School of Architecture Professor Awarded Fellowship at the Getty Research Institute
The Getty Research Institute (GRI) recently announced its incoming scholars in residence for 2020-21, including Lawrence Chua, assistant professor in the School of Architecture. Chua has been awarded a Getty Scholar Grant for his research focusing on transregional histories of…
Burton Blatt Institute, UK University Begin Study of Inclusive Public Spaces and Accessibility of Streets
The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University has begun a collaboration with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom focusing on groundbreaking research into the accessibility of public spaces and the social justice problems resulting from an exclusionary infrastructure….
“U.S. meat substitutes boom.”
Sudha Raj, a Teaching Professor in the Nutrition & Food Studies program in Falk College, was quoted by Voice of America (Russian language edition) for the story “U.S. meat substitutes boom.” Professor Raj, an expert on vegetarian nutrition, is featured…
VPA’s Phillips Co-Authors New Book on Navigating Polluted Information
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has published a new book online (open access) with co-author Ryan M. Milner. “You Are Here: A Field Guide for…
“Academic Minute: Speech Disorders in Children”
Jonathan Preston, assistant professor of communications sciences and disorders in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by Inside Higher Ed for the feature “Academic Minute: Speech Disorders in Children.” The Academic Minute “features professors from top institutions around…