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Upstate Medical University establishes Saktipada Mookherjee, MD, Endowed Professorship in Cardiology
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the Upstate Foundation recently announced the establishment of the Saktipada Mookherjee, MD, Endowed Professorship in Cardiology, which will support excellence in clinical care, education, mentorship, research, and innovation within its Division of Cardiology. The announcement was made by Eileen Pezzi, VP for development at Upstate; Lawrence Chin, MD, […]

Fulton Savings Bank names Oswego Health CFO to its board
FULTON, N.Y. — The Fulton Savings Bank announced that it has elected Eric T. Campbell as a member of its board of trustees. Campbell is the executive VP of finance and chief financial officer (CFO) at Oswego Health, where he has worked since 2010. In that role, he has oversight of financial and regulatory reporting,

Cunningham re-elected as Madison County chairman of the Board of Supervisors
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 6 re-elected Town of Nelson Supervisor James J. Cunningham as board chairman. Cunningham was

Oswego Health names health information management manager
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health recently promoted Brianna (Bree) Earl to health information management (HIM) manager. Earl, who joined Oswego Health in 2016, has consistently “demonstrated exceptional leadership, reliability, and a passion for supporting both her team and the patients” that the health system serves, according to a Dec. 2 Oswego Health announcement. She began

Utica Public Library names new director
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Public Library board of trustees announced that it has hired Nathan Jochum as the library’s new director, effective Jan. 5. Hailing from the Midwest, Jochum brings more than 20 years of library leadership experience to his new role. Jochum previously served as director of the Perry County Public Library in

Community Bank to acquire Indiana bank, boosting wealth-management offerings
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) on Thursday announced that its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A., has entered into an
New York manufacturing index climbs back into positive territory in January
The general-business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey rose 11 points to 7.7 in January. The index fell 23 points to -3.9 in

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,
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