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Binghamton University wins $1.2 million grant for freshman science-research program
BINGHAMTON — The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded Binghamton University a five-year, $1.2 million grant to help launch and sustain its freshman-research immersion

SU group develops Carrier Dome backup plan in case of roof failure
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) will “likely” need to replace the current roof on the Carrier Dome in the next seven to 10 years at

Colgate University builds entrepreneurial muscle
HAMILTON — Liberal arts and entrepreneurship are usually perceived as polar opposites. The former is equated with an insular, sedate environment of thinking and contemplation; the latter exists in the rough-and-tumble world of business driven by mammon. Yet, more than 3,000 U.S. colleges and universities now offer entrepreneurial programs. In business and engineering schools, it
UnitedHealthcare adds three CNY counties to managed long-term care plan
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan of New York announced it is offering health plans that provide access to home- and community-based services, enabling people in eight Upstate counties to stay in their homes longer. The counties include Onondaga, Oneida, and Broome, UHC said in a May 12 news release. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan is the Medicaid arm
Cuomo launches Business Mentor NY online platform for small business
New York has a new online platform for Business Mentor NY, the state’s hands-on mentoring program designed to help spur growth among New York entrepreneurs and small businesses. Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the launch of the new online platform. The state held an opening event at the Manhattan headquarters of Quirky, an invention company
Lourdes North Tioga Center to hold open house on June 3
RICHFORD — The Lourdes North Tioga Center for Family Health in Richford in northern Tioga County will hold a 20th anniversary celebration and community open
Community Foundation invests in Mohawk Valley projects in May
UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. invested more than half a million dollars in area projects in May, the organization
ConMed declares quarterly dividend of 20 cents
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a surgical-device maker, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share. It’s
HANYS: CNY, Upstate regions face doctor shortage
Hospitals and health systems in Central New York and across Upstate are facing a shortage of doctors, especially primary care physicians, according to a new report from the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS). In the 2013 HANYS Physician Advocacy Survey, based on responses from health-care facilities across the state, excluding New York City,
New study projects health-care costs to increase more slowly
Projected cost increases for all types of medical plans are expected to be down by between 0.1 percent and 0.5 percent in 2014, according to the 28th National Health Care Trend Survey by Buck Consultants, a unit of Xerox (NYSE: XRX). This continues the trend of slower increases since 2010, the survey found. Still, cost
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