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St. Joseph’s appoints Blumin as associate dean of students for College of Nursing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The St. Joseph’s College of Nursing recently appointed Nicole Blumin as associate dean of students for the college. She will be responsible

Tech Garden fuels nine firms with Grants for Growth awards
SYRACUSE — The Tech Garden, an affiliate of CenterState CEO, on Aug. 18 provided nine area firms with a financial boost with funding awards through its Grants for Growth program. The Tech Garden awarded nearly $475,000 in the program’s 11th round, the organization said in a news release. The investments will leverage more than $919,000
Have the bullies met their match? You will soon find out in New York state. Earlier this year, a few groups challenged the teacher-tenure laws of California. They argued that tenure laws violate the civil rights of students — because they protect many incompetent teachers. The argument is that kids are damaged by the incompetence

People news: Crouse Hospital appoints chief information officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Hospital has appointed Kimberly Rose as chief information officer (CIO) for the hospital and its affiliated entities. Rose most recently served
SUNY BEST event on Sept. 4 to discuss college towns, including Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The SUNY Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier (SUNY BEST) on Thursday, Sept. 4 will host a discussion called, “College
Leadership Greater Syracuse seeks candidates for Class of 2015
SYRACUSE — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS) says it is looking for applicants for its Class of 2015 community-leadership training program. The nonprofit says it seeks

Danlee Medical Products acquires dental-appliance cleaner SonicBrite
DeWITT, N.Y. — Danlee Medical Products, Inc. of DeWitt today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire SonicBrite, a brand that is focused on
Hartwick College to use federal funding for craft brewing and food-science research
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College in Oneonta will use federal funding totaling more than $123,000 for research and development to help the craft brewing and

SU, IMG College announce new multimedia-license agreement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) and IMG College on Tuesday announced a new multi-year license agreement for IMG to serve as the multimedia-license partner

Tech Garden presents nine Grants for Growth awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Tech Garden, an affiliate of CenterState CEO, on Monday presented funding awards to nine recipients through its Grants for Growth program.
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