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SUNY names new presidents for Jefferson and Tompkins Cortland Community Colleges
Jefferson Community College (JCC) in Watertown and Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden will have new presidents for the 2017-18 academic year. The SUNY
Survey examines generational differences in consumer involvement in health-care plans
Millennials are more involved than other generations in making health-care choices, including some that are costly for health-plan sponsors. That’s among the “key” findings on

NIH awards SUNY Poly professor a nearly $900K grant for breast-cancer research
ALBANY, N.Y. — A professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) in Albany will use a federal grant of $890,000 in breast-cancer research that involves

MedTech president Crawford to depart the organization on May 26
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jessica Crawford, president of MedTech, has told members in an email message that she plans to leave the organization May 26 as

SU clean-tech startup, SparkCharge, wins grand prize in New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — SparkCharge, a clean-technology startup at Syracuse University (SU), captured the $100,000 grand prize in the 8th annual New York Business Plan Competition.

SUNY Oswego names Furlong provost
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley announced the appointment of Scott Furlong as provost and VP for academic affairs, effective July 10. As
Excellus announces more than $2.6 million in unclaimed funds
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and its parent company are seeking people and companies who have not cashed more than $2.66 million in checks.

Cuomo announces approval of advanced-treatment technologies for drinking water in Auburn, Owasco
AUBURN, N.Y. — “Advanced”-treatment technologies will address water-quality concerns in the city of Auburn and town of Owasco in Cayuga County. The New York State
New York milk production rises nearly 4 percent in March
New York dairy farms produced 1.28 billion pounds of milk, up 3.6 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported.

Carthage Area Hospital’s non-clinical departments, administration relocate
WEST CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital this week plans to move its executive and administration offices to another building in West Carthage as it
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