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SU researchers develop tool to track the performance of federal-court judges
SYRACUSE — Researchers at Syracuse University (SU) have developed a data tool that provides information on the performance of more than 900 federal district-court judges. The data tool, developed by SU’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) officially launched Oct. 14. TRAC announced the advancement in a news release distributed that same day. With the new […]
ConMed profit, sales fall in third quarter
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical device maker, earned more than $1.9 million, or 7 cents per share, during the third

State funding to help pay for two Syracuse recreation projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State funding will benefit projects at the Magnarelli Community Center gymnasium and at Grant Middle School on Syracuse’s Northside. The Magnarelli Center

Binghamton University dedicates Center of Excellence building
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University on Wednesday dedicated its $30 million, 114,000-square-foot Center of Excellence building. The facility is located on Murray Hill Road in
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
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