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A total of 11 watershed research and education projects across New York state, including several in the Great Lakes watershed and Mohawk River basin, will share in $325,994 in grant awards, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Water Resources Institute (WRI) at Cornell University recently announced. Cornell […]
SU to use more than $2M donation for ECS student center
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) says it will use a more than $2 million donation for a student center in its College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). The funding comes from the Campos Foundation and its founders, Marcos Campos and his sister, Deanna Compos-Miller. Marcos Campos’ son is a third-year student in SU’s College
Ithaca College professor named to lead George W. Bush Presidential Library
ITHACA — Ithaca College Professor of History Pearl Ponce has been named director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas. In that
Project Fibonacci to hold AI-themed professional-development day for educators
ROME, N.Y. — The Project Fibonacci Foundation, in collaboration with Oneida Herkimer Madison (OHM) BOCES, will hold an artificial intelligence (AI) professional-development day on May
Former Utica school superintendent sentenced for public corruption charges
UTICA, N.Y. — Former Utica City School District superintendent Bruce Karam has been sentenced to pay more than $160,000 in restitution to the school district
OCC provides update on the school’s Micron-related activity
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) says it’s working on a semiconductor summer program that would give students the chance to earn college credits in electromechanical technology. The five-week long program would be for recent high school graduates or high school students entering 11th or 12th grades. Details on the program were part of
The MOST to use federal funding for renovations to create STEAM-education space
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) in Syracuse says it will use nearly $3 million in federal funding for a “major”renovation project at the facility. The money will help pay for a project to turn the eastern portion of the museum building into a STEAM education space, per
Mayor of Florence, Italy to address SU Class of 2024 at graduation ceremony
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) has chosen Dario Nardella, the mayor of Florence, Italy, to deliver the commencement address for the SU Class of
SU’s Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics to focus on sport-related programs with new name
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) on Monday said it plans to rename itsDavid B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics as the David B. Falk College of Sport. The decision comes two decades after the launch of its sport-management program and results from its significant growth, SU said in its announcement. The college
Utica University announces alumnae as commencement speakers
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University announced it has chosen two alumnae as the speakers for its upcoming undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies. Amanda Saravia-Butler, a
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