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Both Syracuse Orange basketball teams make the Final Four
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It was a stunning Sunday for Syracuse University basketball — times two. The Orange men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament

Cornell University appoints Hunter Rawlings, III as interim president
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced it has appointed former president Hunter Rawlings, III as its interim president, effective April 25. Cornell’s 13th president, Elizabeth

Syracuse University to raise tuition 4 percent to more than $43,000
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Full-time undergraduates will pay more than $43,000 in tuition to attend Syracuse University in the 2016-17 academic year. That’s an increase of

St. Joseph’s, Rome Memorial begin work on implementing affiliation agreement
ROME — How can St. Joseph’s Health help Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) in providing medical services in the Mohawk Valley? Officials from both organizations will work on those details after their March 22 announcement of an affiliation agreement that RMH hopes will “expand access to care.” The organizations are calling it “a collaborative relationship in

Donald Newhouse to deliver Syracuse University’s 2016 commencement address
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Media executive Donald Newhouse will give the commencement address at the joint graduation ceremony for Syracuse University (SU) and SUNY College of

Rome Memorial Hospital affiliates with St. Joseph’s Health
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) has announced an affiliation agreement with St. Joseph’s Health of Syracuse that RMH hopes will “expand access to
Ruscitto to retire as St. Joseph’s Health CEO at year-end
SYRACUSE — Kathryn Ruscitto says she is “almost at the end of all the goals that I set for myself” since joining St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in 2001. Ruscitto, the health-care organization’s president & CEO since 2011, has announced her decision to retire at the end of 2016, following six years at the helm.

St. Lawrence alum Kirk Douglas, wife to give school $2M for scholarships, dorm upkeep
CANTON — A well-known alumnus and his wife are again sharing their wealth with a North Country institution of higher learning. Actor Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne, are donating $2 million to St. Lawrence University to further endow scholarships and to help maintain a residence hall named after the actor. Douglas, 99, graduated from

KeyBank to invest $16.5 billion in its markets to address acquisition concerns
CLEVELAND, Ohio — KeyBank has plans to invest $16.5 billion over the next five years in the communities it serves under its “national community-benefits plan.”
First Niagara awards SUNY Poly $25K grant for mentoring program
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use a $25,000 grant from First Niagara Bank’s Mentoring Matters program for the work of its
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