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State awards Le Moyne $1.8 million for upcoming quantitative-reasoning center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state has awarded Le Moyne College a grant of $1.8 million for a project that will launch a quantitative-reasoning center (QRC).

Accrediting agency recognizes Upstate for its hip and knee-replacement program
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital announced it has earned certification as a “center of excellence” for hip and knee replacement from Milford, Ohio–based DNV

People news: Hurst-Wahl named to OCPL Board of Trustees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jill Hurst-Wahl has been named to the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) Board of Trustees. She is an associate professor of practice

State announces $2.8 million in NYSUNY 2020 funding for Binghamton University
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use $2.8 million in NYSUNY 2020 funding to support the development of a renewable-energy research and development (R&D) facility.

Cornell University to use federal grant to lead transportation research center
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will use a federal grant of more than $1.4 million to lead a group of universities in researching and developing

People news: Potter joins Primecare Medical Practice
CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced that Meredith Potter, a family nurse practitioner, has joined its Primecare Medical Practice in Central Square. Potter will

Middle States Commission reaffirms Cayuga Community College accreditation
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed accreditation of Cayuga Community College with “no requirements for a follow-up report.” Its

Excellus seeks local doctors for telehealth platform
DeWITT, N.Y. — One of the criteria that Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) used in selecting MDLIVE as the technology platform for its telehealth benefit was the ability to offer participation to local physicians. “So MDLIVE is an open network and local physicians have the opportunity to go through the credentialing process and to become

Schumer: Change in federal-funding formula hurts rural hospitals in upstate New York
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has changed a funding formula and is pursuing millions in retroactive payments from some New York hospitals benefiting from two federal programs. That’s according to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.), who said he’d fight attempts to “claw back critical” federal funds that allow

SUNY Oswego’s Scales Hall to undergo “sustainable” renovation for use next fall
OSWEGO — Scales Hall at SUNY Oswego will undergo a $13.1 million renovation, which is scheduled to begin Dec. 19. General contractor PAC Associates of Oswego Inc. will handle the work on the project, which should be complete by July 1, ahead of the next academic year. Besides the sustainable elements involved, the completed renovation
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