Health & Society
Burton Blatt Institute sponsors screening of disability documentary at 黑料不打烊 International Film Festival
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊聽will sponsor a screening of 鈥淒olphin Boy,鈥 the award-winning documentary by Israeli director, screenwriter and producer Dani Menkin, at the 2011 黑料不打烊 International Film Festival. 鈥淒olphin Boy鈥 will be shown 7 p.m. Wednesday,…
Burton Blatt Institute co-hosts seminar on 鈥業nternational Disability Research and Knowledge Exchange鈥
The Global Research Network on Disability (GRND), a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊, will host a seminar on 鈥淚nternational Disability Research and Knowledge Exchange: Collaborative Research Between Governments and Academia to Promote Disability in Development.鈥…
鈥榃retches & Jabberers鈥 to screen as part of disability-themed Shared First Year Experience, Sept. 19
As part of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 disability-themed Shared First Year Experience, the documentary film 鈥淲retches & Jabberers: And Stories from the Road鈥 will be shown on Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Goldstein Auditorium of Schine Student Center. The…
Students to explore ethics of eating
For six weeks this semester, 黑料不打烊 students will have the opportunity to explore what the food they consume means and how the world relates to one鈥檚 diet through the 鈥淓thics of Eating鈥 seminar. The series of dialogues and dinners…
Taishoff Center hosts PHOTOVOICE exhibit to spread voices of disabled community
The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education is hosting the photography exhibit “PHOTOVOICE Changing the Image of Disabilities: Reflections and Resolutions,” a national project that gives community groups a voice through photography and poetry. PHOTOVOICE is free and…
BBI chairman to deliver keynote at disability conference
University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊, will deliver the keynote address at the Coleman Institute Conference on Oct. 13. Blanck鈥檚 talk, 鈥淭oward the Right to Equal Technology Access for People with Cognitive…
Garcia honored as outstanding educator during Onondaga County Hispanic Heritage Month
As the local community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 黑料不打烊 professor of social work Alejandro Garcia will be honored as an outstanding educator. The award will be presented at the opening ceremony that will kick off the…
Alumni couple donates $100,000 to Burton Blatt Institute
Gift from Robert 鈥66 and Carol 鈥70 Tannenhauser will directly impact people with disabilities In support of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊, Robert 鈥66 and Carol 鈥70 Tannenhauser have announced a commitment to BBI of $100,000, one…
BBI provides emergency preparedness guidance for people with disabilities in advance of Hurricane Irene
Applying lessons from emergency planning and response after Hurricane Katrina, in which the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊 was involved, BBI is providing resources for the protection and safety of people with disabilities who live in the path…
Falk Professor publishes first novel
Combining historically accurate military and espionage details, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management Rick Burton 鈥79 published his first novel this spring: a thriller that spans two generations of complicated intrigue and dark double-crosses.