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SUNY chancellor, OCC president discuss Excelsior-scholarship program
The office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo describes the Excelsior scholarship as providing tuition-free college at New York’s public colleges and universities to families making up
Little Falls Hospital names Zawko director of quality and risk management
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network announced that it has appointed Pat Zawko director of quality and risk management for its Little Falls Hospital.

Two health-care focused Syracuse law firms to merge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based law firms Cohen Compagni Beckman Appler & Knoll, PLLC and Wood & Smith P.C., which both focus on health-care law, plan

Four things we’ve learned about the 5-0 Syracuse Orange basketball team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team has begun its 2017-2018 season with a perfect 5-0 record, winning each contest by an average

Crouse Health to start new program to help “at-risk” young men
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health plans to start a new program that seeks to help young men with substance-abuse disorders who have been arrested for
SUNY Poly to offer online master’s degree program in network and computer security
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) plans to offer an online master’s degree program in network and computer security (NCS) in the fall

Upstate Medical to use $8 million donation for health and wellness complex
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the Upstate Foundation will use an $8 million dollar donation for an eight-floor, 360,000-square-foot health and wellness complex.
Health-Care Career Moves – November 2017
CHILDREN’S HOME OF JEFFERSON COUNTYMICHELLE L. MONNAT, the Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s (CHJC) director of systems administration, has been elected to serve on the

CEO TALK: UnitedHealthcare NY CEO discusses integration of former POMCO Group as UMR
SYRACUSE — Following its acquisition this past spring by UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) POMCO Group is now operating under the UMR brand. POMCO Group

20th Anniversary 40 under Forty awards event draws crowd of 470
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — More than 470 people attended the 20th edition of the popular 40 under Forty awards event Thursday evening at the SRC Arena
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