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Syracuse’s Mangakahia to return for final season with women’s basketball team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University junior guard Tiana Mangakahia says she’s returning to school for her final year of eligibility with the women’s basketball team.

SUNY Poly, MVCC sign expanded articulation “Path to Poly” agreement
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on Friday expanded an existing agreement that allows MVCC graduates to

AMR acquires Cooperstown Medical Transport assets
ONEONTA, N.Y. — American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR), a medical-transportation provider with operations in Syracuse, on Friday said it is acquiring certain assets from
Oswego Health readies for new Center for Orthopedic Care, recruits two orthopedic surgeons
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health is renovating a 6,100-square-foot space at the Fulton Medical Center for a new center for orthopedic care. Spectrum Contracting of

People news: Upstate Cerebral Palsy hires Stedman
UTICA, N.Y. — Upstate Cerebral Palsy (UCP) announced it has recently hired Gail Stedman as its senior VP of human resources. She is responsible for

VIEWPOINT: Digital-marketing strategies health-care providers shouldn’t ignore
In marketing, few things change as quickly as digital media. Oftentimes, trends tagged as “the next best thing” simply come and go, and they’re not around long enough to make a real impact. Other times, trends stick; they’re tested, reworked, and re-tested so that their true potential and return are reached. In my opinion,

Onondaga County to use nearly $5M federal grant for the Syracuse Healthy Start program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County will use a federal award of nearly $5 million over five years to continue the Syracuse Healthy Start program. The
MVP Health Care names Clarkson grad senior leader, strategic health initiatives
Schenectady–based MVP Health Care on March 11 announced that Mary Hardy has joined the health insurer as senior leader of strategic health initiatives. Hardy, a Clarkson University graduate, comes to MVP Health Care with extensive leadership experience in the health-care industry, the health insurer said in a March 11 news release. That experience includes more

OCC, Barnes & Noble to cut textbook costs for students with bundled pricing program
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Wednesday announced a partnership with Barnes & Noble College on a new, three-year program to reduce the

MVCC inks transfer agreements with SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Cobleskill
Both agreements will help students who graduate from MVCC transfer more easily into certain bachelor’s-degree programs, MVCC announced Friday. The agreement with SUNY Potsdam gives
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