Health & Society
Seven Say Yes legal clinics to open in Syracuse School District
In partnership with the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), Say Yes to Education will open free law clinics in seven locations throughout the SCSD beginning Monday, Oct. 24. This will be the fourth year clinics have been provided in the…
Halloween fun run/walk combines fitness with festivities
Ghouls and goblins normally come out on Halloween night, but this year, they can be found running and walking around campus in the middle of the day. In an effort to provide a fun, healthy addition to the day’s festivities…
Engelhardt to study impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security
Gary Engelhardt, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, received an $89,160 grant to assess the overall impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and retirement income. The project, “The Impact of…
Burton Blatt Institute and Atlanta-area school host disability mentoring day and career expo
‘I Have a Dream: Creating Your Life Portfolio’ pilot program encourages children with and without disabilities to dream and plan for their futures The Southeast ADA Center—operated in Atlanta by the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University—Nesbit Elementary School,…
BBI chairman to keynote Universal Design conference
At a global conference Oct. 24-26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, and key partners will highlight how the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) is leading an unprecedented…
Michael Bird to present ‘Health Disparities Among Native Americans’
A nationally recognized public speaker on Native American public health, health disparities and social justice, Michael E. Bird, will present a special lecture, “Health Disparities Among Native Americans,” on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. The free lecture, which is…
Burton Blatt Institute receives $6.2 million grant from U.S. Dept. of Education to continue leadership of ADA Center in southeastern United States
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has awarded the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University a $6.2 million, five-year grant to continue its leadership of the Atlanta-based Southeast ADA Center. Established in 1991…
New University center will focus resources on public health promotion
Alumnus funds Lerner Center
‘Food, Inc.’ documentary screening to be held Sept. 29
The Syracuse University Sustainability Division will be showing the Academy Award nominee for best documentary feature film, “Food, Inc.,” on Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. in Watson Theater in the Menschel Media Center. Admission is free and open to the…
Burton Blatt Institute sponsors screening of disability documentary at Syracuse International Film Festival
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University will sponsor a screening of “Dolphin Boy,” the award-winning documentary by Israeli director, screenwriter and producer Dani Menkin, at the 2011 Syracuse International Film Festival. “Dolphin Boy” will be shown 7 p.m. Wednesday,…