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People news: St. Joseph’s names Rainbow director of plant operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Martin (Marty) Rainbow has recently joined St. Joseph’s Health as director of facilities engineering and plant operations. Rainbow brings to St. Joseph’s

Kinney Drugs launches tool to help consumers compare plans for Medicare Part D
Kinney Drugs has introduced a new tool that will help consumers to compare plans as they consider their options for Medicare Part D coverage. The

Shineman Foundation announces grants, including for business plan contest
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Fourteen not-for-profit organizations received grant awards totaling $313,500 from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in the last of three 2016 grant rounds

Syracuse University AD Wildhack adds Fuller, Jones Kolod to senior leadership staff
Fuller comes to Syracuse University from the University of Tennessee (UT), where he has worked for the past 12 years in leadership roles in sales

MVCC formally opens new Mandia Family Learning Commons
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on Thursday formally opened the Mandia Family Learning Commons in the information-technology building on the Utica campus.

St. Bonaventure hires Le Moyne’s DePerro as its new president
OLEAN, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University announced Friday that it has selected Dennis DePerro, dean of the Purcell School of Professional Studies at Le Moyne

Syracuse University, Time Warner Cable reach TV deal for three upcoming men’s basketball games
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Time Warner Cable Sports Channel will broadcast Friday night’s matchup between the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team and the Monmouth Hawks at

Cornell University names Pollack as its 14th president
ITHACA — The Cornell University board of trustees on Nov. 14 unanimously elected Martha Pollack as the school’s 14th president. Pollack currently serves as provost and executive VP for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, Cornell said in a news release. Pollack will assume the presidency at the Ivy League school on April 17,
SRC board of trustees names Kerrick as new chair
CICERO — The SRC board of trustees has named long-time member Donald Kerrick as its new chairperson. Kerrick, a retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, succeeds M. Catherine Richardson in the chairperson’s role, Cicero–based SRC said in a news release. Richardson, the board’s former chairperson, is retiring from the SRC board. She served for

Syracuse University ranked top private school for veterans
SYRACUSE — The publication MilitaryTimes has ranked Syracuse University as the nation’s top private university for service members, military veterans, and their families. The magazine also ranked Syracuse as third among all the nation’s universities — public or private. The ranking is part of the publication’s “Best for Vets: Colleges 2017” list, which it released Nov. 1.
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