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Syracuse professor uses NSF future seed grant for cutting-edge work
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More new therapeutic treatments for various diseases could move into clinical trials and “potentially faster” into mainstream medical use — if scientists could find ways to manufacture “exponentially higher quantities” of the stem-cell components needed for medical testing. Zhen Ma, an associate professor at Syracuse University, is leading the work to make […]

Workforce development is a priority for MVCC’s AIM
UTICA, N.Y. — The Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) offers a host of services to manufacturing businesses within the six-county Mohawk Valley region as a New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center. “We are one of 11 MEP centers located in the state of New York,” says AIM Director

In Oneida visit, Schumer calls for federal support to help Upstate hospitals handle RSV cases
ONEIDA, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) says he wants to increase federal support for upstate New York hospitals strained by the

People news: Carey, DeNardo join Schuyler Health Foundation board
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — The Schuyler Health Foundation, which raises funds to support Schuyler Hospital and its Seneca View skilled-nursing facility, recently named Trevor Carey

Helio Health CEO Klemanski to depart for Chicago job
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jeremy Klemanski — president and CEO of Helio Health and the Helio Health Foundation — will be leaving the organization, effective Dec.

Spectrum awards $20K digital-education grant to Westcott Community Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Spectrum has awarded the Westcott Community Center in Syracuse a $20,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for its broadband computer learning lab and

Gillibrand recommends OCC graduate to serve on DOT advisory committee on transportation equity
A 2003 graduate of Onondaga Community College (OCC) is under consideration to join the advisory committee on transportation equity within the U.S. Department of Transportation

Syracuse University board of trustees elects first person of color as chairman
SYRACUSE — A man who Syracuse University described as a “highly engaged trustee” is the first person of color serve as chairman of the university’s board of trustees. The board members unanimously elected Jeffrey Scruggs, Syracuse said in a Nov. 4 announcement. He succeeds current board chair Kathleen Walters, whose term concludes in May 2023.

ConMed lowers full-year guidance despite higher Q3 sales
Hospital-staffing shortages, supply-chain issues, and foreign-currency pressures together created a major concern for ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), pushing the medical-device maker to lower guidance for the remainder of the year in spite of a nearly 11 percent rise in net sales in the third quarter. ConMed reported improved third-quarter sales of $275.1 million, boosted by

Oneida Nation Enterprises starts accounting-scholarship program
VERONA, N.Y. — As businesses continue to struggle with unfilled positions, Oneida Nation Enterprises has launched a new scholarship program designed to attract and retain accounting professionals. The Professional Accounting Development Program for employees in its finance department is designed for accounting students as well as professionals working toward an associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree
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