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VIEWPOINT: OSHA Releases COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rule for Health-Care Employers
At long last, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finally released a COVID-19 standard that it has stated was coming since January. Health-care employers will be required to abide by the new emergency temporary standard (ETS) published by OSHA. The emergency workplace-safety rule was published on OSHA’s website on June 10 and is effective immediately […]

Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties elects new board chair
UTICA, N.Y. — A former family court support magistrate will serve as board chair of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. Jawwaad Rasheed

St. Joseph’s Health to require COVID vaccinations for all employees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health is going to mandate that all its more than 4,000 employees get vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees who do not

Walsh sends ARPA business-recovery initiative, others to Syracuse Common Council
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Initiatives on business recovery, sidewalks, downtown parking, and youth programs are among those that Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has forwarded to Syracuse

Utica College to use NSF grant to help “underrepresented” students interested in STEM careers
UTICA, N.Y. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Utica College a grant to help the school increase the number of students from “underrepresented

Syracuse University to return to full capacity at sporting events this fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics on Friday announced it plans to return to full capacity for spectators at the Carrier Dome this fall. Syracuse

SUNY Poly cybersecurity program places 4th in nationwide ranking
MARCY, N.Y. — Study.com’s 2021 list of the “Top Bachelor’s Programs in Cyber Security” ranks SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s program fourth nationwide. Dakota State University of Madison, South Dakota tops the list; New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, Rhode Island is ranked second; and Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in Okmulgee, Oklahoma is

Syracuse City School District Educational Foundation elects new board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse City School District (SCSD) Educational Foundation recently announced that the following six people have been elected to serve three-year terms as directors on its board of directors: • Rich Conway, director of sales at Syracuse Office Environments • Kari Krause, state-licensed real-estate salesperson at Acropolis Realty Group • Kenyon Black, program director for

SyracuseServes network seeks to help city veterans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SyracuseServes is a network that seeks to connect veterans and their families to local community providers to ensure care, resources and services are “easily and successfully navigable.” Syracuse University (SU) is working with the City of Syracuse on the initiative. The overall goal of SyracuseServes is to “maximize collaboration and enhance efficiency”

Search committee will help Clarkson find next president
POTSDAM — Clarkson University plans to form a search committee to find a successor to current president Anthony Collins, who plans to step down following the 2021-22 academic year. Collins, the university’s 16th president, has served as its top official since 2003, per a Clarkson news release. The committee will include trustees, faculty, staff, students,
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