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Taste of Beauty Weekend, May 14 & 15, to benefit Georgians with disabilities
How do you define beauty? Creators of the documentary, “Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America,” are teaming up with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University Atlanta office to explore that question during Taste of Beauty Weekend, May 14-15. Proceeds…
SU Showcase 2011 offers wide variety of events
A full schedule of fun and interactive programs is slated for SU Showcase 2011 “Sustainability for a Livable Future” on May 2 in the Schine Student Center. Both the campus community and the general public are invited to explore the…
Whitman School announces winners of 2011 Panasci Business Plan Competition
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has announced the winners of its annual Panasci Business Plan Competition, overseen by the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship. The competition is made possible by long-time Whitman School supporter the late…
2011 SU Showcase Fellows announced, presentations to be part of May 2 events
An eclectic field of SU Showcase Fellows will present their original research and projects relating to sustainability at SU Showcase 2011, “Sustainability for a Livable Future,” in the Schine Student Center on May 2. The works of 16 fellows will…
School of Education launches new free mobile app to assist parents, advocates
Syracuse University School of Education professor Alan Foley has designed and launched a new iPhone app to help parents better advocate for their children with disabilities. iAdvocate is a free application available through iTunes that provides information on advocacy strategies…
‘Personalized Medicine’ at this week’s IRP
The April 21 session of Institute for Retired Professionals will host Robert West, associate professor in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at SUNY Upstate Medical University. West will discuss “Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Health Care in the Information Age.” Genotyping,…
OurAbility.com launches as mentoring resource for people with disabilities looking for employment or educational opportunities
With a goal of providing a series of mentoring resources to people with disabilities looking for employment or educational opportunities, a new web portal OurAbility.com, was launched today.
SU Showcase Fellows application deadline extended
Students scrambling to apply for one of the limited number of SU Showcase Fellow spots can stress less now because they’ve been given a little extra time. Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students and student…
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck and board member Matthew Dietz to argue disability case before U.S. Court of Appeals
Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and University Professor, and Matthew Dietz, a civil rights attorney and BBI Advisory Board member, will argue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in…
Students to travel to London for ‘Many Faiths, One Humanity’
(Above, prayers at a mosque in East London)