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WellNow Urgent Care to add 300 jobs in four states, including Syracuse market
WellNow Urgent Care announced it plans to add health-care workers in its Syracuse market, part of its plans to hire about 300 employees over the
People with underlying conditions can make COVID vaccine appointments starting Feb. 14
Starting on Sunday, Feb. 14, New York state residents with underlying health conditions will be able to make appointments to receive a COVID vaccine at
FEMA reimburses Onondaga County for COVID-19 response costs
FEMA is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The medical supplies and materials include personal protective equipment (PPEs); cleaning/disinfecting facilities; distribution of food
SugEx Wins SU Campus 2021 ACC InVenture Prize Competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University students Russell Fearon and Ricardo Sanchez were the grand-prize winners of the Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars at the 2021 Syracuse University (SU) campus qualifier for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize. SU Libraries put on the event virtually on Jan. 29. Fearon (College of Engineering and Computer Science) and
OCC, SUNY Poly ink transfer agreement involving 12 programs
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Under a new agreement, Onondaga Community College (OCC) students who earn their associate degree can now pursue a bachelor’s degree in one of 12 programs at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly). The programs include business administration, civil engineering, computer and information science, health-information management, mechanical engineering, and nursing. OCC President Casey Crabill
Upstate Medical to help build COVID-test lab at SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Jan. 31 announced that Upstate Medical University of Syracuse plans to build a new laboratory at the University at Buffalo (UB). The new facility seeks to increase capacity and speed up analysis of Upstate’s COVID-19 saliva test. Malatras recently increased testing frequency of all students, faculty, and staff on campus to at
USDA awards Cornell University nearly $2M for food and agriculture research
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted Cornell University nearly $2 million for food and agriculture research. The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded the funding, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) announced. The money falls under the USDA NIFA’s water quantity
Cazenovia College to offer more merit aid for freshman students
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College says it has raised the amount of merit-aid funds available to 2021-22 incoming freshmen for a second time amid the financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative increases the base level of merit aid available to accepted freshmen by an additional $4,000 annually, boosting the lowest level of
Utica College offers students cryptocurrency- crimes training
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College is providing its students training in financial crimes and money-laundering investigations through a partnership with Menlo Park, California–based CipherTrace, a cryptocurrency-intelligence company. Through the college’s partnership, undergraduate and graduate students had the opportunity to enroll in an eight-hour training course to become a CipherTrace certified examiner (CTCE), an industry-recognized designation.
Leadership Greater Syracuse names OCC dean to board of directors
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program, recently announced it has added Scott Schuhert, dean of students at Onondaga Community College (OCC), to its board of directors. Schuhert recently relocated to Central New York for his position at OCC after previously having served as associate VP
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