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Miriam Mutambudzi Chosen as 2024-26 Lender Center Faculty Fellow
A public health professor whose research focuses on social determinants of health has been selected as the 2024-26 Lender Center for Social Justice faculty fellow. Miriam Mutambudzi will explore how Black adults who reside in historically redlined neighborhoods can experience…
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Shows History’s Views on Intellectual Disability
Graduate students in the School of Education turned to primary source documents and artifacts at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) to discover enlightening—and sometimes startling—information and examples of the ways that people with intellectual disability have been…
Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering: An Invitation to Celebrate on Sacred Land
Diane Schenandoah ’11, Honwadiyenawa’sek (“One who helps them”), will host a Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle on Monday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 5 p.m. The Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering is an event held on campus to…
Hosting the Olympic Games: Trouble or Opportunity for Landmark Cities?
As Paris hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics, the iconic city and its landmarks—from the Eiffel Tower to the Palace of Versailles—are on the world stage. What does the world’s attention, and huge influx of visitors, mean for these grand architectural…
Engaging Youth to Sustain the Longevity of the Olympics: Q&A With Professor Jeeyoon Kim
The 2024 Paris Olympics is almost underway. The glory for the world-class athletes and the excitement for the spectators make for a riveting Games—crucial for the success of these Olympics and, more importantly, for the longevity of the Games. That…
Is a More Sustainable Olympics Possible?: Q&A With Maxwell Professor Matthew Huber
Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are committed to creating the most sustainable Games ever—limiting new construction, sourcing local food and using 100% renewable energy, for example. But could a global event with millions of people from all over the…
First Year Seminar’s Jimmy Luckman Advocates for an Inclusive College Experience
When Jimmy Luckman prepared to embark on his college journey at SUNY Brockport, he desperately sought a meaningful connection with the campus community, opting from the get-go to become involved with a multitude of activities. “I wanted to be a…
Uniting for Student Success: SummerStart Program Is a Collaborative Effort
Every June, a group of incoming first-year students arrives on campus to participate in SummerStart, an initiative of Retention and Student Success. The six-week program gives participating students an opportunity to build a strong foundation for a successful ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ…
Raising Guide Dog Puppies on Campus: How Students Are Helping Make a Difference for the Blind
Have you met Tarzan or Juan yet on campus? These latest members of the University community are hard to miss, with their friendly dispositions, shiny coats and wagging tails. Tarzan, a one-year-old black lab, and Juan, a four-month-old yellow lab, are…
New Director Brings Disability Law Expertise and Lived Experience to Disability Law and Policy Program
Katherine Macfarlane, a leading expert on disability law, civil procedure and civil rights litigation, joined the College of Law last summer to lead the groundbreaking Disability Law and Policy (DLPP) program. The program was founded and led by Professor Emerita…