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Binghamton professor Whittingham, a Nobel Prize winner, named fellow of the Royal Society
VESTAL, N.Y. — M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel laureate and distinguished professor at Binghamton University, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society.

Off Broadway Dance Center’s New Normal
GRANBY — For Ellen Marshall, owner and artistic director of Off Broadway Dance Center near Fulton, just about everything changed in her studio when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After being closed from March until October of last year, Marshall made changes in her business to keep everyone safe, but still allow students to dance. Founded

Ithaca College alumna tells graduating class to see gifts in their pandemic experiences
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Emmy-nominated television creator and producer told about 1,300 Ithaca College graduates that the “beauty in life comes in the questions and

St. Joseph’s Health using new technology for heart-failure patients
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health says its cardiologists are using new technology to monitor and treat heart-failure (HF) patients. The system’s Cardiovascular Institute has

Syracuse men’s basketball adds Lehigh to next season’s schedule
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse men’s basketball announced on Monday it has scheduled a non-conference home game in the upcoming season against Lehigh on Saturday, Dec.

SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley to retire at end of year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Deborah Stanley — who has served as president of SUNY Oswego for more than 25 years — has announced her intention to

Cuomo says all New York state schools can reopen fully by September
All New York state schools will reopen for full in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year beginning in September, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday.

Hartwick College campus to remain closed to the public through the summer
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College says its campus will remain closed to the public through this summer. The campus has been closed to the public

School-district treasurer in Otsego County gets no jail time for $34K theft
MORRIS, N.Y. — A former treasurer for the Morris Central School District in Otsego County will not serve any jail time after admitting to stealing $34,000 from her employer over a six-year period. On May 13, a federal court sentenced Kristina Hand, 47, of Morris, to two years of probation and ordered her to serve

SU gets another $8M JPMorgan Chase grant to support military veterans
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) will use an additional $8 million grant from JPMorgan Chase to support its national training and research programs over the next three years. The grant announcement comes a decade after JPMorgan’s original grant to “enhance” the post-service lives of veterans and military families through
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