Health & Society
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.
Taishoff Center to host first leadership conference for college students with disabilities
The Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at 黑料不打烊 continues to promote leadership opportunities for students with disabilities with its first national conference, 鈥淒isAbled & Proud: A Call to Lead,鈥 to be held Aug. 5-7 on the SU campus….
Educators from across New York take part in disability workshops on SU鈥檚 campus
Program helps ensure students with disabilities access and benefit from information age While their students are on summer vacation, 105 public school librarians, general educators and special educators from across New York state are spending time in a 鈥渟ummer school鈥…
Dye publishes in American Journal of Public Health
Professor Timothy Dye is a medical anthropologist and social epidemiologist who specializes in applied public health, particularly within marginalized, isolated, and global populations, and with a content focus on social and cultural determinants of health.
Burton Blatt Institute International Conference to focus on impact of Japanese earthquake on disabled
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊 and the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics will hold a joint conference on SU鈥檚 campus June 29 and 30 on issues related to disability and economics. The University of Tokyo鈥檚…