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SUNY Poly professor receives funding for slope-stabilization product development
UTICA, N.Y. — Asif Ahmed, SUNY Polytechnic Institute assistant professor of engineering, has received $50,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further

MVHS Medical Group adds two family nurse practitioners
Karissa Madden joins the group’s Washington Mills location as a primary care provider. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing and family nurse practitioner (FNP)

CenterState CEO announces six employees promoted to new corporate leadership team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO announced it has promoted six employees to its newly established corporate leadership team following an “organizational refresh process.” The group

Indium partners with MVCC to develop new 3D printing technology
UTICA, N.Y. — A partnership between Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) and Indium Corporation has resulted in the development of new 3D printing technologies using

Federal grant to help OCC lead community colleges in health-care training initiative
The schools will work in partnership with leading workforce-development agencies, health-care industry leaders, unions, and other community partners in a project called the Community College

People news: Oswego Health names Morse director of ICU and respiratory therapy
Morse started working at Oswego Health in 2010 as a registered nurse (RN) in the ICU in 2010. There, she spent nine years caring for

Tompkins Cortland Community College awarded funding for micro-credentials, job training
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden will use a funding award of $150,000 to develop micro-credentials and for training to fill

Syracuse University starts search for next Whitman School dean
SYRACUSE — A search committee will work to identify the next dean of Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The Boston, Massachusetts–based search firm Isaacson, Miller will assist the committee in all aspects of recruitment and selection, Syracuse said in its online announcement. Maria Minniti, the Bantle chair in entrepreneurship and public policy

Colgate President Casey to stay through 2030
HAMILTON — Colgate University President Brian Casey will lead the school as it moves forward with its Third-Century Plan and the recently announced $1 billion campaign for the Third Century. Colgate’s board of trustees on Aug. 29 voted unanimously to extend Casey’s contract through 2030. It represents the second contract extension for Casey, the university

Small research center makes a big impact on worker safety
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety, a part of the Bassett Healthcare Network, has a mission to improve agricultural and rural health through consulting, research, education, and outreach. Efforts and initiatives include providing respirator-fit test services, holding farm-safety trainings, CPR training, chainsaw/logging safety training, a personal protective equipment program, and
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