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Cornell’s Hotel School gets $10M gift to endow deanship
ITHACA — Cornell University will use a $10 million donation from an alumnus to endow and name the deanship of its School of Hotel Administration (SHA). The school announced the gift in a Dec. 12 news release. Bradley (Brad) Stone, president and partner in Las Vegas, Nev.–based Global Gaming Asset Management, LLC, has committed a […]
Syracuse University’s new chief fundraiser, Ter Molen, starts his job on Feb. 1
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud has announced the appointment of Matt Ter Molen as chief advancement officer and senior vice president following a national search. The executive committee of the SU board of trustees confirmed the appointment during its meeting on Dec. 4. Ter Molen, who will report to Syverud, will start
Staring at your wireless device could be hurting your spine
Do you have a pain in your neck? Your smartphone may be the culprit. A study in the November issue of the medical journal Surgical Technology International found that the billions of people in the world who use a mobile device, like a smartphone or tablet, are prone to poor posture due to the way
CNY STEM Scholars Program is offering more than $65,000 in scholarships through common application
SYRACUSE — SRC, Inc. and C&S Companies, in partnership with the CNY STEM Hub, have announced the 2015 CNY STEM Scholars Program. The program, now in its third year, is open to graduating high-school seniors who will be majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field. This year’s scholarship program will provide tuition
New center to expand wireless-solutions research, teaching at SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego announced that its new Advanced Wireless Systems Research Center has opened the first of two labs to foster research, coursework, and experiential learning in next-generation wireless technology. The center’s new research training lab in the college’s Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation is geared toward training students for
MVCC offers tractor-trailer driver training course
UTICA — People who are not happy at their current jobs and are thinking about becoming a tractor-trailer driver, can pursue it through training at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). The college offers a truck-driver training session every two to three weeks throughout the year. It provides a daytime class that starts every two weeks,
CNY Arts receives $40,000 contract through National Endowment for the Arts
SYRACUSE — The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded CNY Arts, Inc. a $40,000 contract through its Art Works grant program. CNY Arts will use the funds to support implementation of Engage CNY, the local organization’s 10-year cultural plan to boost “the livability and economic vitality” of Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Cortland, and Herkimer
Faxton St. Luke’s signs lease agreement for location of regional dialysis center
ONEIDA — Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH) has signed a lease agreement to place its regional dialysis center in the Oneida Plaza at 131 Main St. in Oneida. FSLH still needs approval from the New York State Department of Health. It hopes to have construction work on the space completed by next fall, according to
Single-Payer Health Care is a Bad Idea for New York
Since the passage of Obamacare, polling consistently has shown that it is a very unpopular program with the American people. Indeed, as has recently been reported, MIT economist Jonathan Gruber — one of the so-called architects of Obamacare — was recorded as saying that the law passed Congress because of the stupidity of the American
Reaction follows recommendation on Upstate casinos, decision on fracking
The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce is “very disappointed” with Wednesday’s selection of the Lago Resort & Casino in the Seneca County town of Tyre
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