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People news: Kelberman Center hires Welchons as senior psychologist
UTICA, N.Y. — The Kelberman Center, an affiliate of Upstate Cerebral Palsy, announced it has hired Leah Welchons as senior psychologist. Dr. Welchons joins the

5 easy things to learn about analytics
SYRACUSE — Businesses can use web and social-media analytics for a host of reasons — identify strategies, measure how they’re doing, and figure out the best way to reach a market. The organization Social Media Breakfast Syracuse recently hosted an event, dubbed “All About Analytics.” The group, which is a local chapter of a national

Project Fibonacci converts STEM into STEAM
ROME — “Make your lives extraordinary … be individuals,” John Keating, played by Robin Williams, says to his high-school students in the 1989 movie “Dead Poets Society.” “Carpe Diem,” he continues: “Seize the day.” Williams’ character inspired his students through unorthodox teaching methods: standing on a desk to look at life differently, ripping out the
N.Y. Family Business Center offers programs, peer groups
SYRACUSE — The New York Family Business Center (FBC) seeks to connect local family businesses with one another using educational programs and peer groups. The FBC currently operates as part of the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity in Le Moyne College’s Madden School of Business. The organization offers generational peer groups and family-business

Owner of Binghamton area taxi-cab company accused of defrauding Medicaid
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The owner and operator of Broome Taxi is facing charges for operating the company without the “necessary” licensing while generating income from

SUNY Oswego appoints Roettger as acting provost, VP for academic affairs
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego announced it has appointed Walter Roettger as acting provost and VP for academic affairs. As its chief academic officer,

Cornell University forms presidential search committee
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has formed a search committee for the school’s 14th president following the death of school president Elizabeth Garrett. Jan Rock
People news: Cayuga Centers promotes Spieker to chief quality officer
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Centers president and CEO Edward Myers Hayes announced that he has promoted Nathaniel Spieker to chief quality officer on the nonprofit

St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center adds 20 beds
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has added 20 beds. The New York State Department of Health approved the hospital’s certificate of need

Laraque-Arena announces symposium series in Upstate inaugural address
SYRACUSE — SUNY Upstate Medical University plans to host a presidential symposium series entitled “Connected to the Future.” The series of events over the next 18 to 24 months will demonstrate how Upstate Medical is “forward thinking about the trends and needs of the 21st century university.” That’s according to Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena, who announced
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