Health & Society
Ugandan educator Aaron Kintu Moses will speak Nov. 1 in Hendricks Chapel
Aaron Kintu Moses, an educator and leader of the Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda, will share his work in a multimedia presentation at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open…
Seven Say Yes legal clinics to open in 黑料不打烊 School District
In partnership with the 黑料不打烊 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and retirement income. The project, 鈥淭he 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鈥攐perated in Atlanta by the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊鈥擭esbit 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 黑料不打烊, 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, 鈥淗ealth Disparities Among Native Americans,鈥 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鈥檚 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has awarded the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊 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
鈥楩ood, Inc.鈥 documentary screening to be held Sept. 29
The 黑料不打烊 Sustainability Division will be showing the Academy Award nominee for best documentary feature film, 鈥淔ood, Inc.,鈥 on Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. in Watson Theater in the Menschel Media Center. Admission is free and open to the…