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Green Lakes Environmental Education Center project receives design award
MANLIUS, N.Y. — Beardsley Architects + Engineers recently announced that the Environmental Education Center at Green Lakes State Park in the town of Manlius has been selected by AIA Central New York to receive a 2021 AIA CNY Award of Merit in the Adaptive Re-Use / Historic Preservation category. The awards program celebrates the design […]

Hush Bracelet product wins top prize in SUNY Oswego’s Launch It 2021 competition
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A product called Hush Bracelet captured the top of $2,500 in SUNY Oswego’s annual Launch It competition, which seeks to spark “entrepreneurial spirit and alumni connections among students.” Molly Bergin, a marketing major, and Robyn Kilts, a finance major created the concept, per a Dec. 9 news release from the university. Both

With REDC grant, CNY Biotech Accelerator continues work as certified business incubator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) at Upstate Medical University will carry on its work as a state-certified business incubator, following a state-funding award of $625,000. The grant represents a renewal of the incubator’s certification, per the Upstate Medical University website. The funding is part of the ninth round of the

Clarkson professors win NSF grant to develop sensors
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Two Clarkson University professors will use a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their research to develop low-cost sensors to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the field. PFAS are an emerging group of environmental contaminants used in many commercial products and applications that have recently been identified

Langston named first female chief information officer at Excellus
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health insurer in Central New York, has appointed Cindy Langston as senior VP and the first female

People news: Hartwick College names VP for academic affairs
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College in Oneonta has announced Laurel Bongiorno as its new VP for academic affairs/dean of faculty. She assumes her new role

People news: Pascale joins On Point for College as development director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lynne Pascale recently joined On Point for College as the organization’s new development director. In this role, Pascale will be responsible for

CNY Biotech Accelerator wins $625,000 in state funding as certified business incubator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State has awarded the Central New York Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) at Upstate Medical University a funding award of $625,000, representing

People news: Obatusin named director of MVHS Behavioral Service Line
UTICA, N.Y. — Psychiatrist Tayo Obatusin, M.D. has joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) as assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, psychiatry residency program director,

Syracuse University to use grant award to create new center focused on Indigenous culture
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University will use a grant of $1.5 million over three years to create the multi-disciplinary Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and
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