Health & Society
Burton Blatt Institute International Conference to focus on impact of Japanese earthquake on disabled
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics will hold a joint conference on SU’s campus June 29 and 30 on issues related to disability and economics. The University of Tokyo’s…
Brianna Carrier named 2011 Udall Scholar
Brianna Carrier ’12, a dual major in geography and policy studies in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a 2011 Udall Scholar.
Second Syracuse University transnationalizing LGBT conference to be held in Madrid
On July 3-5, an international conference, “LGBT/Queer Studies: Toward Trans/national Scholarly and Activist Kinships, ” will be held in Madrid as a follow-up to the September 2010 “Transnationalizing LGBT Studies” conference on campus organized by Syracuse University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual…
More than 300 college students begin training to work in Say Yes summer camps
More than 300 college students, representing 46 colleges and universities, will be on the Syracuse University campus on Monday, June 13, to train at the Say Yes Summer Institute to become summer enrichment specialists for the 2011 Say Yes to Education…
Burton Blatt Institute Chairman Peter Blanck to co-chair Israeli disability rights panel on community living
University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has been appointed by the government of Israel’s Ministry of Welfare and Social Services to co-chair a disability rights expert panel on community living for persons…
University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market Series begins June 10
The fifth annual University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market series will kick off on Friday, June 10. The first market of the 2011 season will be held that day from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., during SU’s Strawberry Festival, on the Kenneth A….
SU-SIFE helps local businesses ‘go green’
The local business community is now a little more sustainable thanks to a new green business certification program that received support from nearly two dozen Syracuse University student volunteers. Eight businesses graduated from the Green Core Company program on May…
School of Education’s Dotger receives NSF award to design and test clinical simulations for the preparation of math and science teachers
Benjamin H. Dotger, assistant professor in Teaching and Leadership Programs in the School of Education, has been awarded a $449,898 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project titled “The Science and Mathematics Simulated Interaction Model (SIM).” The…
Entrepreneurs with disabilities to discuss success of SU’s Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship program with Onondaga County Executive
Onondaga County Executive Joannie Mahoney will meet at noon, Wednesday, June 1, with entrepreneurs with disabilities who have launched local businesses through the Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship program. The discussion will be held at Tacolicious, 308 South Warren St. in Syracuse,…
SU alum appointed medical director of Health Services
Syracuse University’s Department of Health Services has appointed a new medical director, Spiro Tzetzis ’91. Tzetzis has been working on campus in a part-time capacity since May 2, and will be on staff full time beginning June 1. “We are…