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Gillibrand: federal grant to boost nutrition education at Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Cornell University a federal grant for more than $850,000, which designates it as a
ESD awards COR Development, Oneida County organizations grant funding
COR Development Company, LLC will use a $3.6 million state grant for work on its Loguen Crossing project, a mixed-use commercial and residential-redevelopment project. That

Solar project provides living lab at Clarkson University
POTSDAM — A planned 2 megawatt solar array near Potsdam will do more than just provide nearly 10 percent of the power used at Clarkson University. It will also give students access to real-world data to use throughout their studies to better prepare them for the jobs awaiting them after graduation, the school says. On
Five Star Urgent Care adds wait-time feature to website
Five Star Urgent Care, a provider of walk-in, urgent-care services, has launched a new website that enables patients to view current wait times for any of its six medical facilities directly on the home page. Five Star updates the wait times in real time, which it says enables patients to make more informed decisions regarding
Cornell’s online subsidiary, eCornell, gets a new CEO
ITHACA — eCornell, Cornell University’s wholly owned online-education company, has a new CEO. Paul Krause, a 1991 graduate of Cornell, began his new duties on Oct. 8, the subsidiary said in an online news release. He previously served in the same role for Element K, an online-learning company headquartered in Rochester. It now operates as
What does the Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive-Mandate Controversy Mean for your Benefits Plan?
This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a monumental case regarding the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate, with potential implications for employers across the nation offering employee health benefits. Though the Supreme Court issued a final ruling, much debate has continued regarding the rights of nonprofit and for-profit, religious-based organizations, specifically in complying
Cazenovia’s Tierno sets goals for final 21 months before retirement
CAZENOVIA — A renovation project and a new curriculum are two of the objectives that Cazenovia College President Mark Tierno hopes to meet in the final 21 months of his tenure leading the college. Tierno has announced plans to retire from his position on June 30, 2016. He made the announcement during a recent campus-update

Work begins on Southern Tier High Technology Incubator
BINGHAMTON — The design phase is under way on the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, which the state describes as a “major” economic-development project in downtown Binghamton. Binghamton University broke ground on the project on Oct. 2. The incubator seeks to be an “entrepreneurial ecosystem for emerging high-technology companies” and should help create more than

Binghamton University to dedicate Fleishman Career Center on Saturday
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will host a dedication ceremony for the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development on campus Saturday. The event will

Cuomo designates Upstate University Hospital, seven others to treat potential Ebola patients
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital is among eight hospitals statewide that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has designated to treat potential patients with Ebola. Cuomo on
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