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Clarkson University President Anthony Collins to step down in June 2022
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University President Anthony Collins announced he plans to step down from his role at the end of the 2021-22 academic year.

Onondaga Community College to go smoke and tobacco free beginning Thursday
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The campus of Onondaga Community College (OCC) will become smoke and tobacco free as of this Thursday. That means smoke, tobacco, electronic

ALBANY, N.Y. — Projects at Cornell University, Clarkson University, Binghamton University, and Seneca Cayuga Yates Counties Chapter NYSARC, Inc. have secured funding in the latest

Syracuse University, City of Syracuse launch SyracuseServes network to help city veterans
Supported by a $500,000 grant from the New York City–based Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, SyracuseServes will support the city’s veterans and military-connected population first through

Utica College master’s degree program in nursing earns accreditation
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College announced that the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Board of Commissioners has granted initial accreditation to its master’s degree program in nursing for five years. Utica College’s post-graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) certificate program also won accreditation for the same period. “The Utica College programs were reviewed under

New Crouse Health center for addiction-treatment services begins operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After a year of construction, Crouse Health’s new Bill and Sandra Pomeroy Treatment Center at 2775 Erie Blvd. East in Syracuse has started operations. The two-story, 42,000 square-foot facility replaces the 100-year-old former location of Crouse’s outpatient-treatment services at 410 South Crouse Ave., which the program had “outgrown,” per a Crouse Health

SUNY approves annual pay, benefits increase for Upstate Medical’s teaching, research-center nurses
SYRACUSE — More than 1,600 teaching and research-center nurses at Upstate Medical University are set for an annual pay and benefits increase. SUNY-system administration has approved the increases. Recognizing the “tireless commitment” of the nursing staff, SUNY and Upstate Medical University worked with the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) to finalize the agreement,

Cuomo: New York ending COVID-19 state disaster emergency on Thursday
Cuomo made the announcement as he unveiled new renderings for an essential workers monument in New York City. It came just hours before Oneida County

St. Joseph’s Health to use $500K grant for a Food Farmacy program
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grant program aims to support individuals and families that are “at-risk or underserved.” Food insecurity is a measure of the

Cayuga Medical Center to use grant award to care for patients whose primary language isn’t English
“This initiative will help advance Cayuga Health System’s commitment to meeting the needs of our diverse community and treating all people with dignity so that
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