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Syracuse University invests $9M in classroom, technology improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced it is investing more than $9 million in classroom and technology improvements as part of its “campus framework” plan.

Report: START-UP NY created 332 jobs in 2015
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s START-UP NY program created 332 jobs during 2015 and a total of 408 net new jobs in the program’s first two years.

People news: Upstate Cerebral Palsy promotes Jacobson to chief psychologist
UTICA, N.Y. — Erik Jacobson has been promoted to chief psychologist at Upstate Cerebral Palsy, the nonprofit announced. He has worked in various capacities with

Student teams from CNY schools win MWBE awards in state business-plan contest
ALBANY — Teams from Mohawk Valley Community College, SUNY Oneonta, and SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) won MWBE awards and prize money in the 7th annual New York Business Plan Competition. Women and minorities made up the majority of students on the winning teams, which secured the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Awards, according

Primary Urgent Care opens in Utica on July 5
UTICA, N.Y. — Primary Urgent Care, a walk-in health clinic, will start seeing patients on July 5 at 1908 Genesee St. in Utica. The clinic’s

MVHS consolidates inpatient pediatrics at Faxton St. Luke’s campus, no staffing impact
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is consolidating inpatient pediatric care to its St. Luke’s campus, effective Friday. The St. Luke’s campus

MVCC launches small unmanned-aerial systems degree program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has added a new degree program focused on small unmanned-aerial systems (sUAS), or drones. The school is

Upstate University Hospital helps Ogdensburg hospital with stroke treatment via telemedicine
OGDENSBURG — Upstate University Hospital is using telemedicine to assist Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center (CHMC) in Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County in the treatment of stroke symptoms. CHMC’s emergency department will use a telemedicine program to connect its physicians with neurologists at Upstate’s “comprehensive stroke center,” Upstate said in a news release issued June 16. Upstate

New York CPA group elects two new board members from Mohawk Valley region
The group has elected John Lauchert, a CPA who works in Clinton in Oneida County, to serve as the board’s secretary/treasurer. Lauchert is an outsource

Great Lakes Research Consortium awards nearly $45K in grants
The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) has awarded nearly $45,000 in grants for research projects in upstate New York. The projects investigate vitamin B deficiency
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