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SUNY Cortland names interim finance and management staff
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland announced it has named Mary K. Murphy as interim vice president for finance and management, filling the cabinet position previously held by William E. Shaut, who passed away May 1. Murphy, who worked closely with Shaut for nearly a decade as associate vice president for finance, moved into her new role […]
Syracuse University, Clarkson receive energy-efficiency grants from NYSERDA
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded Syracuse University and Clarkson University energy-efficiency grants of $100,000. The office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the grant awards May 8. Recipients will use the funding to explore new technologies to increase energy efficiency in buildings while helping to grow business in the
Binghamton University Care Management Summit set for May 22-23
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton University’s College of Community and Public Affairs will host “Care Management Summit 2014: Achieving Excellence” on May 22 and 23 at the

SUNY Cortland names interim finance and management staff
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland announced it has named Mary K. Murphy as interim vice president for finance and management, filling the cabinet position previously held
Excellus issues call for nonprofit health grants in CNY
DeWITT — Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield, the largest health insurer in Central New York, announced plans to award grant dollars for health and wellness programs
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

Advanced Oncotherapy launches U.S. operations in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Syracuse is poised to become the U.S. center of the new generation of proton-therapy technology. On Sept. 18, 2013, Advanced Oncotherapy, Plc. (AVO) and the State University of New York Upstate Medical University (SUNY Upstate) signed a letter of intent to establish a relationship, which includes building a three-room, proton-treatment facility; a specialist
YMCA of Greater Syracuse launches CNY Corporate Games
SYRACUSE — The YMCA of Greater Syracuse is organizing the CNY Corporate Games in which teams of employees from area companies will challenge others in “friendly” sports competitions this summer. Teams can get involved in games such as dodgeball, softball, beach volleyball, basketball, kickball, swimming, and tennis, says Erika Cieply Adigun, corporate wellness coordinator at
Health Foundation for Western and Central New York names board chair, secretary
SYRACUSE — The board of trustees of the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York announced it has elected Dr. L. Thomas Wolff as the new board chair and Sally Berry as secretary. Wolff is a professor emeritus in the Department of Family Medicine at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical
New York tops all states in rising jobless claims in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state more than doubled to 40,252 in the week ending April 26 from
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