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Syracuse University, UFL establish sport-analytics agreement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The United Football League (UFL) and the sport-analytics program at Syracuse University (SU) have announced an agreement that allows Syracuse sport-analytics students

City of Syracuse to demolish fire-damaged building at former Maria Regina College
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Heavily damaged by fire between March 21 and March 22, the former convent building on the former Franciscan Academy/Maria Regina College campus

Tompkins County Legislator Currie to resign to take library leadership post again
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County Legislator Susan Currie, who represents District 3 in the city of Ithaca, will resign effective Monday, March 31 to take

SUNY Poly renames nursing program
MARCY, N.Y. — The Department of Nursing at SUNY Polytechnic Institute is now the School of Nursing, a change that reflects the program’s growth and

Dinosaurs come alive at new Utica Zoo exhibit
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Zoo is adding a new international exhibit — Dino Discovery presented by The Flemma Group at Baird — from May

SU Chancellor: No “large-scale” layoffs to deal with federal spending cuts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud says SU isn’t planning mass layoffs or hiring freezes to deal with federal spending cuts announced since President Donald Trump took office back in January. Syverud recently updated SU’s University Senate on the school’s budget in response to federal spending cuts, per a Thursday announcement on

Hiring event set for Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The company that manages the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in the town of Geddes will host a hiring event
MVCC Foundation names three new board members
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) Foundation recently appointed three new members to its board of directors. The new board members are Claire T. Parisi, Amy DeMetri, and Stephanie Davis-Clark, the college said in its announcement. The foundation plays a vital role in generating alternative revenue to help MVCC while board members

SUNY Poly names commencement speakers
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute recently announced that Guru Madhavan, senior director of programs the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, will serve as guest speaker at the College of Engineering commencement, and Maria Kontaridis, executive director and director of research at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), will be the speaker for the Colleges of

TC3 seeks public input as the Dryden school develops strategic plan
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden is asking the community for input as the school develops its next strategic plan. A
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