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Hamilton College’s next president is no stranger to Central New York
CLINTON — A man who once served as a professor and associate dean at Cornell Law School is returning to Central New York to assume the top leadership role at a different school. The Hamilton College board of trustees has named David Wippman as the school’s 20th president. The appointment is effective July […]
SUNY Cortland gets $800K to educate future STEM teachers
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland on Oct. 30 announced it will receive nearly $800,000 to assist science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and professionals in becoming K-12 educators in “high-need” school districts. It’s the second phase of funding the school has earned through the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The
Upstate Medical seeks participants in study with U.S. Army to develop dengue-virus vaccine
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University’s Center for Global Health & Translational Science is looking for healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 who want to be part of a study to develop a vaccine to combat the dengue (pronounced DENG-ee) virus. The initiative targets a “global public health concern,” Upstate
Le Moyne to rename school after Rochester couple’s $6.5M donation
SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College will rename one of its schools following a $6.5 million donation from a Rochester couple who met while students there. Le Moyne has renamed its School of Graduate and Professional Studies as the John & Kathy Purcell School of Professional Studies. The Purcell donation represents the third-largest gift in
Hamilton College names Wippman as its 20th president
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Hamilton College board of trustees has named David Wippman as the school’s 20th president. The appointment is effective July 1,
SUNY Oswego researchers share grant to monitor fish for pollutants
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego will use a $1.5 million share of a federal grant in a partnership that documents declines in older chemical pollutants in the Great Lakes. The school’s Environmental Research Center is using the funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the initiative. SUNY Oswego is working with Clarkson University
MVCC ready to begin solar-project construction
ROME — In Greek mythology, the master craftsman Daedalus fashions wings of feathers and wax for himself and for his son Icarus to escape from the island of Crete. Icarus ignores his father’s warning not to fly too close to the sun, and he falls into the sea. If only Daedalus had known about photovoltaics
Syracuse University hires Bowling Green’s Dino Babers as its next football coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has hired Dino Babers of Bowling Green as its new football head coach, replacing Scott Shafer who was fired on
Upstate employers expect health-care costs to rise 5-6 percent in 2016
Some upstate New York employers estimated their health-benefit cost per employee would rise 6.5 percent next year if they made no changes to their current plan. However, they expect to hold their cost increase to 5.3 percent by making alterations to plan design and/or plan vendors. That’s according to the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored
Report: New York to spend $4 billion on dementia-related Medicaid costs in 2015
SYRACUSE — The Alzheimer’s Association’s recent report, “The Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease on Medicaid Costs: A Growing Burden for States,” found that New York state has the highest Medicaid costs for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. New York will spend $4 billion on care for individuals with a form of dementia
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