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People news: Kelberman Center appoints Hilts director of transition and vocational services
UTICA, N.Y. — The Kelberman Center has appointed Crystal Hilts director of transition and vocational services. She joins the center after two years as a

Senators: Cornell University to use federal grant for telecommunications research
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will use a grant of $500,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as it researches ways to improve telecommunications networks

Miner calls on Upstate Medical to pay City of Syracuse for services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is publicly calling on SUNY Upstate Medical University to forge an agreement with the City of Syracuse in

Health Foundation President Monroe to retire at year’s-end
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ann Monroe, president of the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, plans to retire at the end of 2016. Monroe

Cornell names Nelson dean of Johnson School
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced it has named Mark Nelson, a professor of accounting, as the 12th dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate

Emerson Foundation elects Hamilton College president, Stewart, to its board
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Fred L. Emerson Foundation announced it has elected Joan Hinde Stewart, the soon-to-be-retired president of Hamilton College, to its board of

Health Foundation selects seventh cohort of Health Leadership Fellows
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded fellowships to 39 Upstate health-care professionals, including a dozen in Central

Testing finds no major lead problems at Syracuse schools
SYRACUSE — The drinking water in Syracuse schools meets government guidelines for lead levels, recent testing confirms, according to Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner. Miner on May 20 announced the results of lead tests in public and private elementary and high schools in the city of Syracuse. The city’s Department of Water tested a total of

ConMed to pay quarterly dividend of 20 cents in early July
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared cash dividend of 20 cents

Bassett and Oneida Healthcare to pursue partnership pact
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Healthcare and Cooperstown–based Bassett Healthcare Network announced Wednesday that they will pursue a partnership agreement to coordinate health-care services and seek
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