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SU’s Blackstone LaunchPad program names Jones as new program manager
Jones graduated from Syracuse in 2014, the school said. In her new role, Jones will be responsible for oversight of various programs at the LaunchPad.

Clarkson University official elected ANCA board’s first female chair
“We are so grateful to have Kelly at the helm during this exciting time at ANCA,” Elizabeth Cooper, executive director of ANCA, said. “During her

Oneida County names lead for public defender office’s criminal division
“During the two-plus decades that Tina Hartwell has served Oneida County in the Public Defender-Criminal Division, she has supervised and managed attorneys and staff while

Nascentia Health’s MacDonald receives national nursing leadership award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nascentia Health announced that Andrea MacDonald, the organization’s clinical operations manager, was named the winner of the 2022 Joan Anne McHugh Award for Leadership in LTSS (long-term services and supports) Nursing. The award is given by LeadingAge, a national organization comprising more than 5,000 aging-services nonprofits. LeadingAge gives the award annually to

Project focused on students, cyberthreats wins SUNY TAF funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — A project developed at SUNY Canton involving a game-based platform teaches K-12 students to protect themselves against cybersecurity threats. It is among five faculty-led projects at regional SUNY schools to benefit from state Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) funding to test their commercial readiness. Altogether, TAF provided total of $300,000 to eight projects
VIEWPOINT: How to recognize a health-care scammer when you hear one
When you hear about the risk of identity theft today, most of the time it’s in the context of cybersecurity — scammers hacking into people’s email or online bank accounts to steal private information such as credit card numbers and passwords. While the biggest risks may have moved online, identity theft over the phone is

Binghamton young professional summit planned for Oct. 13
The theme for this year’s conference is “Moving Mountains,” and the hybrid event offers a virtual attendance option as well as the traditional in-person conference.

SUNY Poly, UAlbany receive research grant for aging and cancer study
The research, led by Andre Melendez, interim dean of SUNY Poly’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), and Thomas Begley, associate director of the

Proposed 2023 Oneida County budget has no tax hike
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. presented to the Oneida County Board of Legislators his proposed $493 million 2023 budget that

Utica Zoo workers seek to unionize
UTICA, N.Y. — Workers at the Utica Zoo recently began organizing to form a union, according to a press release from the Civil Services Employees
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