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Upstate’s Dr. Thomas honored with State Senate’s Liberty Medal for pandemic work
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The man who has served as one of the primary voices of pandemic-related information in Central New York has been recognized by

SUNY Poly’s online cybersecurity master’s program ranked
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) says its online master’s degree program in network and computer security: cybersecurity ranked among the top 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s “2022 Best Online Program” national rankings. The SUNY Poly program came in at number 48 in the listing of the top online colleges and

Knepper to lead Cornell’s Center for Advanced Computing
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) has a new director. Richard Knepper, who has been deputy director of CAC since 2017, started his new duties Jan. 24. He succeeds David Lifka, who led the CAC since 2007. Lifka will continue to serve as Cornell’s VP for information technologies and chief

NYAG: EyeMed to pay $600K after 2020 data breach
New York Attorney General Letitia names has fined EyeMed Vision Care $600,000 in an agreement that resolves a 2020 data breach that compromised the personal information of about 2.1 million consumers nationwide, including 98,632 people in New York. Cincinnati, Ohio–based EyeMed — which provides vision benefits to members of vision plans offered by both licensed

Binghamton, Cornell to use $1.6M federal grant to attract international businesses to Southern Tier
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a federal grant of $1.6 million to help attract international companies to the Southern Tier and upstate New

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 68 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring

Walsh calls shared-services agreement between city, Syracuse University “important step forward”
This agreement outlines how the university and the city will work together to improve public safety, infrastructure, education, culture, and overall quality of life for

UHS hospital in Norwich unveils new emergency department and walk-in center
NORWICH, N.Y. — UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich opened its new emergency department and walk-in-center on Tuesday, Jan. 25 after months of planning and

Cortland County BDC accepting applications for small-business grants
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The Cortland County Business Development Corporation (BDC) announced it has $300,000 available to help pandemic-impacted small businesses. The BDC was awarded the

Cazenovia College names Veit new CFO
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College has appointed William G. Veit, of Syracuse, as VP for administration and chief financial officer. Veit, a longtime area business
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