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SU to name downtown Warehouse in honor of outgoing Chancellor Nancy Cantor
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) will name its academic and community facility at 350 W. Fayette St. the “Nancy Cantor Warehouse” in honor of the departing chancellor. Richard Thompson, chairman of the Syracuse University board of trustees, made the announcement Thursday night at a dinner honoring Cantor’s legacy in the Schine Student Center. Cantor “fully […]
Upstate Medical president, David Smith, to resign
SYRACUSE — Dr. David R. Smith said he will resign as president of the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Central New York’s largest employer. SUNY earlier this week announced it had placed Smith on leave due to “an ongoing review of compensation issues” and “recent health issues.” Smith on Thursday
Cornell to lead $2.3 million effort to improve economic links to marine ecosystems
ITHACA — Cornell University today announced it will lead a team of international researchers to improve the link between local economies and the “natural wealth”
SUNY Upstate Medical president placed on leave for outside pay
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) on Tuesday announced that Dr. David Smith, president of Upstate Medical University, is on leave due
ACR Health says health-insurance sign-ups are ‘operating smoothly’
SYRACUSE — ACR Health, a nonprofit whose website describes it as a “legacy of AIDS Community Resources,” today contended that the state’s health-insurance exchange is
Crouse Hospital names current CFO Boynton as its next CEO
SYRACUSE — The board of directors of Crouse Hospital in Syracuse on Wednesday announced that CFO Kimberly Boynton will replace Dr. Paul Kronenberg as CEO
Maffei releases education plan
SYRACUSE — U.S. Representative Daniel Maffei (D–DeWitt) today announced an education plan that’s intended to “strengthen” education and provide students in Central New York with the
Idea for “giving bag” wins Cornell student sustainability competition
ITHACA — An idea to save hotels money on items that guests leave behind in rooms won the third annual student sustainability competition at the
Electronic devices cause overuse injuries, Rome therapist says
ROME — Today’s workers, especially the young, often seem tethered to smartphones, tablets, and laptops. When combined with use of video-gaming devices at home this can cause overuse injuries such as tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, bursitis, an area health-care professional says. Michelle Madore, an occupational therapist at Chestnut Commons Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Center in
Upstate Medical unveils IHP expansion, targeting neuroscience research
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University on Oct. 21 formally opened its more than 158,000-square-foot Neuroscience Research Building (NRB), an expansion of Upstate’s Institute for Human Performance (IHP). The one-block long, five-story addition, which is adjacent to the IHP, cost $72 million, Upstate Medical said in a news release.
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