March 23, 2018
News
Aisling de Paor awarded Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant to Collaborate with BBI
February 9, 2018
Dr. Aisling de Paor, Lecturer in Law at Dublin City University and Honorary Fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI), has been awarded a Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant to partner with BBI during June of 2018
Delia Ferri joins the Burton Blatt Institute as fellow
July 12, 2017
Dr. Delia Ferri, Lecturer at Maynooth University Department of Law (Ireland), joins the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University as a fellow
Logue and Blanck to present webinar on Civil War Veterans and PTSD
June 29, 2017
BBI Senior Fellow Larry Logue and BBI Chairman Peter Blanck to present webinar on Civil War Veterans and PTSD
We encounter PTSD in numerous settings these days. It is most commonly associated with veterans, and some scholars have suggested that PTSD affected combatants from ancient conflicts through World War II and in today’s conflicts. Continue Reading
BBI Hosts Dr. Ayelet Gur, Leading Israeli Researcher on Persons with Disabilities, for Joint Research Project
June 26, 2017
Dr. Ayelet Gur, a leading Israeli professor and researcher on persons with disabilities, is a visiting scholar in residence at BBI during June 2017. Dr. Gur, along with Professor Arik Rimmerman of Haifa University and BBI Chairman Peter Blanck, is conducting a groundbreaking study on the deinstitutionalization of Israelis with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Continue Reading
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck to Speak on Diversity and Inclusion at Global Law Firm Reed Smith
May 26, 2017
BBI Chairman and University Professor Peter Blanck will speak at Reed Smith, a global law firm, at their June 1, 2017, Diversity Summit. The Summit explores how diversity and inclusion enriches organizations, along with practical strategies for improving and sustaining diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Continue Reading
Fitore Hyseni joins BBI Team as Research Associate
May 24, 2017
Fitore Hyseni has joined the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University as a Research Associate. Ms. Hyseni will be involved in two ongoing research projects: ABA Implicit Bias Study and Supported Decision Making project. Continue Reading
Logue and Blanck Collaborate for Clara Barton Museum
April 28, 2017
BBI Senior Fellow Larry Logue and BBI Chairman Peter Blanck Collaborate for Clara Barton Museum Website on “A Creature of Its Time: The Pension Bureau”
BBI Senior Fellow, and former Mississippi College Professor, Dr. Larry Logue and BBI Chairman Dr. Peter Blanck have written an online article for the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum. “A Creature of Its Time: The Pension Bureau” describes the federal Pension Bureau’s struggles to withstand the flood of applications from Union veterans with disabilities and intense pressure from political parties and interest groups after the U.S. Civil War. Continue Reading
BBI to Advise Lewis County on Emergency Communications Operating Procedures
April 5, 2017
The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI) was chosen by Lewis County, New York, through the competitive bid process, to assist the county in meeting their New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant requirements. The grant is focused on governance and training for Lewis County’s new multijurisdictional Land Mobile Radio system for public safety. Continue Reading
Barry Whaley Joins the Burton Blatt Institute as the Director of the Southeast ADA Center
February 6, 2017
Barry Whaley, MS., has joined the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University as the director of the Southeast ADA Center. Mr. Whaley has over 35 years’ experience enabling people with disabilities to go to work and to live a self-determined life.