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Alfred University appoints former business-school dean as its 14th president
ALFRED, N.Y. — A former dean of the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School will become the next president of a university in New York’s

People news: Di Fino joins Syracuse athletics department staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse native Anthony Di Fino has joined the Syracuse University athletics department staff as associate athletics director for business development, according to

Syracuse University doctoral program moves to top research tier, according to Carnegie rankings
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) has moved into the top tier for research activity among all of the nation’s doctorate-degree granting universities. That’s according
SUNY awards $4.6 million to six North Country campuses
The State University of New York (SUNY) has awarded $4.6 million to six SUNY campuses in the North Country region through the university’s Investment and

Inspiring future engineering students
Binghamton University will host a Feb. 27 event offering many activities for kids to help them discover engineering VESTAL — Tossing raw eggs from 30 feet high isn’t directly synonymous with engineering, but the students at Binghamton University tend to disagree. The egg drop — in which raw eggs encased in hand-crafted structures are let

Upstate Medical launches precision medicine in cancer care
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) has awarded Upstate Medical University a grant that the school will use to establish “precision medicine.”
St. Joseph’s cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs are recertified
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health announced that its cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs were recently recertified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
LIVERPOOL — Hospice of Central New York has named Digant Nanavati, M.D., of Family Care Medical Group in Syracuse, as the 2015 ANITA Award recipient. The award,
Herkimer County HealthNet names Curnow as new executive director
HERKIMER — Herkimer County HealthNet announced it has appointed Dr. Thomas C. Curnow as executive director. He has more than 30 years of administrative experience

Onondaga Physical Therapy opens fifth location in DeWitt
DeWITT — Onondaga Physical Therapy has recently opened a new location to provide its outpatient physical-therapy services on Syracuse’s east side. The new clinic, its
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