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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
Cree awards scholarships to SUNY Poly students
MARCY, N.Y. — Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) has awarded 11 students at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) education funding as part of the newly established, merit-based “Cree/Wolfspeed Scholarship” program. The first group of recipients shared a total of $46,000. The commitment from Cree is part of a $2 million scholarship program over 10 years. Scholarship
What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on at Clemson?
CLEMSON, S.C. — Syracuse basketball (10-5, 4-4 ACC) seeks a second straight win when the Orange visit the Clemson Tigers (11-5, 5-5 ACC) on Saturday
St. Lawrence County man busted for stealing prescription drugs from Kinney Drugs stores
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — State Police in Alexandria Bay recently announced they arrested a man for stealing prescription medication from Kinney Drugs stores in Alexandria
St. Lawrence University selects the school’s next president
CANTON, N.Y. —The St. Lawrence University board of trustees on Thursday announced it has chosen Kathryn Morris as the university’s 19th president. She currently serves
FRANKFORT, N.Y. — Genesis Disposables LLC of Frankfort will use a $400,000 state grant as it pursues a larger facility to produce gowns that are
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