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1. Exercise and Health Sciences Faculty and Students Help Children with Disabilities at YMCA
   Students are participating in All Abilities Active, a physical activity program for children with physical, intellectual, and sensory disabilities.
2. ICI Director William Kiernan Speaks before the U.S. Senate
   The director of the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston spoke on a panel before the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
3. ICI Receives $16.8 Million to Improve Employment Services for People with Disabilities
   The Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston was recently awarded a $16.8 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
4. International Conference at UMass Boston Spotlights New Paradigm in Preparedness
   UMass Boston sponsored an international conference on Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters in July.
5. Shriver and Kennedy Family Members Help with Camp Shriver’s Fifth Summer of Fun and Friendship
   Anthony Shriver, founder and chairman of Best Buddies International, and the son of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, visited the last day of Camp Shriver.
6. UMass Boston Welcomes Home Veterans, Addresses Veterans’ Issues
   Veterans and veterans’ service providers shared experiences, information, and ideas during an afternoon dedicated to student veterans’ issues.
7. Gerontology Doctoral Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship
   Kim Johnson is the first UMass Boston student to be named a Hartford Doctoral Fellow in Geriatric Social Work.