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American Heart Association awards postdoctoral fellowship to MMRI scientist
UTICA, N.Y. — The American Heart Association has awarded a $160,000 postdoctoral fellowship to Abhishek Mishra, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI). Mishra works in the laboratory of Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D., MMRI executive director and the Gordon K. Moe professor and chair of biomedical research and translational medicine at MMRI. This […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens will serve as the featured speaker for Syracuse University’s (SU) 41st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
United Way of Central New York appoints new president and CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of United Way of Central New York has appointed Carrie Large as the organization’s new president and CEO,
Syracuse University Chancellor Syverud to depart for president’s job at Michigan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The University of Michigan on Monday announced the selection of Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud as its next president. His five-year
Assured Information Security awarded Missile Defense Agency contract
ROME, N.Y. — The federal government has awarded Assured Information Security (AIS) of Rome a contract for work with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). It’s for the MDA Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), which is described as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151 billion, AIS said. SHIELD is a program
SUNY Poly holds white-coat ceremony for 88 graduate students
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) on Friday recognized 88 graduate students in its family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs during a white-coat ceremony. The ceremony marked the completion of the instructional portion of the students’ programs and the beginning of their clinical practice. The white-coat ceremony “serves as
Finger Lakes Radio Group is now under new ownership
GENEVA, N.Y. — After more than two decades, the Geneva–based Finger Lakes Radio Group has a new owner. Alan Bishop, who owned the company for more than 23 years, has agreed to transfer ownership of the company to Scott Swanson, a fellow entrepreneur and digital media veteran. “The deal puts the Finger Lakes region’s most
Benz to be 49th recipient of CNYSME’s Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ryan Benz, founder and CEO of Redev CNY, a Syracuse–based real-estate development firm, will be the 49th recipient of the Crystal Ball Award from the Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME). CNYSME will recognize Benz at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown during the annual Crystal Ball and Sales & Marketing Excellence
Leadership Greater Syracuse unveils Class of 2026
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program, recently announced its Class of 2026, the 36th class in the organization’s history. The LGS Class of 2026 includes 55 individuals from employers across Central New York. LGS’s primary program immerses participants into the achievements and challenges of the
Bassett earns PTAP accreditation from American Nurses Credentialing Center
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The nurse-residency program at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown has received its second accreditation as a practice-transition program, or PTAP. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) commission on accreditation in practice transition programs awarded the certification. ANCC is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, per its website. The accomplishment included designation with distinction,
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