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Development firm sells the Marshall student-housing complex to Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The firm responsible for the towering student-housing complex at 727 South Crouse Avenue near Syracuse University (SU) has sold it to the

People news: Stewart joins MACNY as workforce-development specialist
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, announced it has hired Amy Stewart as a workforce-development specialist. Stewart will represent MACNY and Partners for Education

Mass-vaccination site at State Fair is moving; SUNY Poly site to close
GEDDES, N.Y. — The mass-vaccination site at the New York State Fairgrounds will relocate from the Expo Center to the Arts & Home Center, effective

Innovare Advancement Center in Rome formally opens
The facility at the Griffiss International Airport will bring together scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs from academia, industry, and the U.S. Department of Defense to collaborate

Ithaca College to have interim president for upcoming academic year
The school went on to say that the board of trustees will be using the time during the transition to “thoughtfully consider and evaluate the

NYCC renamed Northeast College of Health Sciences
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — New York Chiropractic College (NYCC) in Seneca Falls is now known as Northeast College of Health Sciences. The new name — which New York State approved June 7 — was chosen to “best reflect the transforming scope” of educational opportunities offered at the college and to support the “evolving range of

CDC awards New York nearly $69 million to address COVID-19-related health disparities
The CDC recently announced it has awarded Health Research Inc. (agent for New York State Department of Health) and the Fund for Public Health in New York (agent for NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) more than $68.6 million to address COVID-19-related health disparities. The funding, part of a $2.25 billion nationwmide investment, seeks to “advance

Herkimer County announces community survey for age-friendly initiatives
HERKIMER, N,Y. — The Herkimer County Age Friendly Coalition has launched a survey to determine peoples’ needs as they age in the various Herkimer County communities. The state awarded Herkimer County Office for the Aging and Herkimer County HealthNet $20,000 in funding from the Aging Age-Friendly Planning grant program. The survey is one of the

Samaritan Medical Center opens new imaging center
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Samaritan Medical Center (SMC) has opened a new community-based imaging facility inside its Health and Wellness Plaza location at 1575 Washington St. in Watertown. The imaging center’s opening is the culmination of an agreement finalized in February between Samaritan and the now closed Northern Radiology Imaging (NRI). In the agreement, Samaritan purchased

MMRI researcher’s work gets a boost from AHA diversity-grant supplement
UTICA, N.Y. — Is there a connection between the development of heart disease and autism? That’s what researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) are working to find out. Maria Kontaridis, executive director of MMRI, Professor Gordon Moe, and colleagues are researching that question using grant funding from the American Heart Association (AHA). Now,
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