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People news: Cayuga Centers appoints Sheedy as COO
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Centers President and CEO Edward Myers Hayes announced the appointment of Ann Sheedy as chief of operations for Central New York.
NSF awards SUNY Poly professor grant funding for ongoing research
MARCY — A professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use a grant of more than $93,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for ongoing research. The award is part of a larger NSF grant committing nearly $300,000 to the project “Machine Learning on Dynamical Systems via Topological Features” that has Firas Khasawneh working
How the Genius NY competition selection process will work
SYRACUSE — The selection process to determine the finalists in the Genius NY business competition will include about 20 people, says Jonathan Parry, director of Genius NY. Genius NY is a $2 million business accelerator based at the Syracuse Technology Garden. Genius NY stands for Growing ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York. It’s an

CNY Community Foundation awards $161,000 in grants to area nonprofits
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Community Foundation Inc. has awarded more than $161,000 in grants to area nonprofits. The funding is part of

Syracuse Stage announces new board president, treasurer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Stage announced that Bethaida (Bea) González, dean of University College, is its new Board of Trustees president. González has been a

Kaloyeros resigns as president of SUNY Poly
Alain Kaloyeros, who was suspended late last month after being arrested on federal and state corruption charges, has resigned as president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute

NSF awards SUNY Poly professor grant funding for ongoing research
MARCY, N.Y. — A professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use a grant of more than $93,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF)

Excellus seeks applications for Community Health Awards in 14-county Utica region
UTICA, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus) says nonprofit organizations in its 14-county Utica region can apply for Fall 2016 Community Health Award grants, with

Hamilton College inaugurates Wippman as school’s 20th president
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College inaugurated David Wippman as its 20th president during a ceremony held Saturday at the college’s Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.

St. Joseph’s Health Foundation nets more than $173,000 at annual golf tournament
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health Foundation recently announced that it raised a net of more than $173,000 at its annual golf classic, held Sept.
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