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SUNY launches venture-capital fund for startups on a SUNY campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY officials on Monday announced the launch of Upstate Biotech Ventures, a “first-of-its-kind” venture-capital fund for startups and small businesses on a SUNY campus. Dr. Mantosh Dewan, president of Upstate Medical University, announced the fund during an afternoon ceremony at Upstate Medical’s CNY Biotech Accelerator at 841 E. Fayette St. in Syracuse. […]
Oneida County Childcare Taskforce outlines recommendations to improve childcare
UTICA, N.Y. — A report by the Oneida County Childcare Taskforce made a number of recommendations to improve childcare in the county including initiatives to
MACNY wins $6 million federal grant for advanced-manufacturing apprenticeships
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association will use a $6 million federal grant to expand registered apprenticeships for advanced-manufacturing jobs, including those in the semiconductor industry. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the funding, the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced. The new program is expected to help more than
SU, Hamilton College, other private schools awarded state funding for capital projects
ALBANY, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) and Hamilton College in Clinton will each use a $3 million state grant for capital projects on their respective campuses. SU will use its funding for the creation of the Quantum Technology Center in the school’s Physics Building. The project will “renovate an entire floor into modern research laboratories
Regional small businesses win New York SBDC awards, “Roadshow” presentations scheduled
ALBANY, N.Y. — Businesses in Lowville, Utica, Oneonta, and Hogansburg in Franklin County are among those that will be recognized in the weeks ahead as
Cornell food science professor wins $50K research grant
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University Professor Carmen I. Moraru received a $50,000 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Collaborative Research Grant in honor of Marcel Loncin. The funding provides research funding for conducting basic chemistry, physics, or engineering research applied to food processing and improvement of food quality, according to a press release from the university.
Herkimer College to keep a lid on tuition, other costs for a fourth year
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced that the tuition, housing, and fees it charges students will again remain unchanged this next academic year. This is the fourth straight year the college has kept full-time tuition at $2,558 per semester and part-time tuition at $189 per credit hour, the college said in a news
MVHS announces 11 residency-program graduates
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) celebrated the graduation of 11 doctors from its Family Medicine Residency Program on June 28, bringing the total number of family physicians completing the three-year, postdoctoral training program to 338. The physicians were trained and provided care at Wynn Hospital, Sister Rose Vincent Family Medical Center, Women’s
New York AG announces CNY funding from settlement with JUUL over youth vaping
SYRACUSE — Counties in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, the North Country, and Southern Tier, along with BOCES in each region, are getting millions from the state’s settlement with JUUL Labs Inc. for its role in the youth vaping “epidemic.” Central New York is getting $4.7 million; the Mohawk Valley, $3.4 million; the North
Northeast College teams with Canisius to ease transfers
SENECA FALLS — Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls is working with Canisius University in Buffalo to allow eligible Canisius students to more easily transfer into a chiropractic program at Northeast College. The collaboration guarantees that Canisius students can seamlessly transition into Northeast’s doctor of chiropractic program, Canisius said in its June 17
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