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Cornell, SU part of group to use grant for entrepreneurship partnership
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University, Syracuse University (SU), and three additional schools will use grant funding for a partnership focusing on entrepreneurship as a career
St. Joseph’s lifts water restriction on emergency-services building after Legionella testing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has lifted the water restriction on its emergency-services building after test results “confirmed no presence of Legionella
Shineman Center at SUNY Oswego earns gold rating for energy and environmental impact
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation on the SUNY Oswego campus has earned a gold rating from the
UTICA, N.Y. — The man who served as COO of St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) in Utica now holds the same role for the Mohawk
Syracuse University’s Burton Blatt Institute gets $2.5 million for research project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s (SU) Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) will use a $2.5 million federal grant for a five-year project focusing on people with
Upstate Medical, area SUNY schools share $18M grant to create job-training consortium
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five area SUNY schools will share an $18 million state grant to provide students and businesses access to labs and simulation centers.
Cornell study: Overweight health bloggers viewed as less reliable
ITHACA — A blogger’s weight affects her or his credibility with readers seeking food advice, according to a Cornell University study published online and in a print issue of the journal Health Communication. The study revealed that when a blogger is overweight, readers are far more skeptical of the information that blogger provides when compared
SU’s Whitman School launches student-run venture for business education
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management has unveiled Consurtio, a student-run company that Whitman is describing as an “experiential learning venture.” Kenneth Kavajecz, dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, unveiled Consurtio during an Oct. 1 event at the school. “I believe that this is going to transform business
MVCC to receive more than $2.2M in federal money over five years
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Richard Hanna recently announced more than $2.2 million in federal funding over five years for Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) in Oneida County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program. MVCC will use this grant to support the Pathway to
Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences creates director of education innovation position
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences has started a new senior-level position, called director of education innovation, and named G. Peter
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