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SUNY Cortland appoints new director of career services
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland recently announced that it appointed Nan Pasquarello as its new director of career services. She took over the position at the end of June when John Shirley, long-time career services director, retired. In her new role, Pasquarello works with SUNY Cortland academic faculty, other professional staff, and key outside stakeholder groups […]

Report: New York leads U.S. in nonprofit jobs & wages
ALBANY — Nonprofits are “essential” in upstate New York regions such as the Mohawk Valley and the Southern Tier where nearly one in four private-sector jobs was at a nonprofit in 2017. In addition, wages paid by nonprofits were higher than other private-sector employers in five of New York’s 10 regions. That’s according to a

Bassett Medical Center to use nearly $3M federal grant for nurse-practitioner residency program
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center will use a $2.7 million federal grant to develop a nurse practitioner primary care residency program in the Bassett

Grow-NY draws nearly 200 applications for first round of state agribusiness competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Budding agricultural entrepreneurs have submitted nearly 200 applications for the first round of Grow-NY, which the state describes as a “food innovation

People news: Ackles named executive principal at West Genesee High School
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — The West Genesee Central School District in Camillus announced that its board of education has appointed Wayne Ackles as executive principal at

St. Joseph’s Health Home Care expands into Madison, Oneida counties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health Home Care is expanding into Oneida and Madison counties, bringing “much-needed” home-care services to residents in those areas. Home-care

Commerce Chenango announces new president and CEO
NORWICH, N.Y. — Commerce Chenango — an economic development, tourism promotion, and chamber of commerce organization for Chenango County — announced it has selected Kerri

Syracuse’s Whitman School of Management names Kessler director of alumni engagement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University announced it has appointed Alison Kessler as director of alumni engagement. In

People news: Upstate Medical names Garden assistant dean for disability and inclusion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University announced it has appointed Rebecca Garden assistant dean for disability and inclusion. Garden is an associate professor of public

Cuomo signs bill creating state commission to study artificial intelligence and robotics
ALBANY, N.Y. — A temporary state commission will study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and automation. The New York State Artificial
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