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People news: Microscope names Conklin director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Microscope, a Syracuse–based health-care consultancy, announced it has promoted Colin R. Conklin to director. As a member of Microscope’s Reimbursement Consulting Services,

Binghamton professor to use NIH grant to explore serotonin’s role in Parkinson’s disease
VESTAL, N.Y. — A Binghamton University professor will use federal funding for research into serotonin’s role in Parkinson’s disease. When he came to Binghamton in

Binghamton, Cornell aim to attract international businesses to Southern Tier
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University and Cornell University are working together to entice international companies to bring operations to the Southern Tier and upstate New York. With a federal grant of $1.6 million, Binghamton is partnering with Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business on the effort, Binghamton University said in a news release. The

Utica College joins esports conference and will build campus esports center
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College has joined East Coast Conference (ECC) Esports, giving students the opportunity to compete and represent the college on a national stage. In addition, the college will construct a state-of-the-art esports center on campus. The new facility, located in the current Carbone Auditorium in Bull Hall, will feature 30 computer stations

Boost OC program awards $3.25M in gift cards for area businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County recently wrapped up its Boost OC vaccination-incentive program, awarding $3.25 million to residents in the form of gift cards redeemable at a variety of area businesses. The program launched in September, using $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Act funding to issue $100 gift cards to county residents who received

OCC to create Meg O’Connell Center for Social Justice
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) will soon be home to the Meg O’Connell Center for Social Justice and Community Impact. OCC will use a $1 million donation from Eric Allyn to create the new center. O’Connell — wife of Eric Allyn — is OCC’s former interim president and a former chair of the school’s

ConMed tops $1 billion in sales in 2021
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD) closed out 2021 — the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic which saw the arrival of two new variants and led to large-scale pauses on elective surgeries numerous times — with solid fourth-quarter sales and full-year sales topping $1 billion for the first time in the company’s history. The surgical-device maker reported

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse will get additional federal help in dealing with patients as the COVID-19 “winter surge” continues. A U.S.

Cooperative Extension, MVCC offer food-based business training workshop
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County, in partnership with Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), is offering a workshop series for farmers and

ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) will use a $1 million donation from Eric Allyn for the creation of the Meg O’Connell Center for
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