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Schumer pitches Upstate to Japanese semiconductor suppliers
Several Japanese companies that supply the semiconductor industry recently gathered in Washington, D.C. to hear a pitch from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.)

Binghamton University starts new pharmacy-technician program
VESTAL — Binghamton University says it has approved a new educational program through its School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The pharmacy-technician program microcredential is

State budget funds Empire AI, ON-RAMP initiatives
It includes a flagship facility in Syracuse ALBANY — New York State has established Empire AI as part of the newly enacted state budget, which

Northeast College unveils new imaging-sciences wing
SENECA FALLS — The Anatomy Center at the Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls has a new imaging-sciences wing that includes sonography and

Oswego Health reopens pulmonary function testing lab
OSWEGO — Oswego Health has reopened its pulmonary function testing lab (PFT) following its closure in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The health system

Five more hospitals join the Respect and Heal campaign
SYRACUSE — Five more Central New York hospitals and health systems have joined the Respect and Heal campaign, which is aimed at ensuring the “safe

Cayuga Health sets up shop at The Shops at Ithaca Mall
Offers cardiology, other medical services in new location LANSING — Cayuga Health has a new location at The Shops at Ithaca Mall with many of

Upstate Urology at Oswego Health moving to Fulton
FULTON — Upstate Urology at Oswego Health is moving to a new location at 806 West Broadway in Fulton where Associated Medical Professionals previously operated.

Samaritan uses Kinney gift to expand mental-health services
WATERTOWN — Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown is using a donation from the Kinney Drugs Foundation to expand its mental-health treatment services and treatment space

Work underway on Rome Health’s surgical center, ICU addition
ROME — Rome Health says work on the Kaplan Center for Surgical Services and ICU (intensive-care unit) construction project “is really starting to take shape,”