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Medical-device firms prepare for new tax
Sound bites erupted with such force after the Supreme Court’s decision on the national health-care reform law that it might have been easy to overlook a new challenge for a local industry. The law includes a 2.3 percent tax on the sale price of medical devices as part of its funding stream. Economic developers have […]
SYRACUSE — The CASE Center at Syracuse University and the Central New York Technology Development Organization (TDO) are planning a new conference for this fall that organizers hope will spark more innovation among attendees. NEXT will take place Nov. 8 at the Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool. Organizers are expecting 300 to 400 people will attend. The
Conference aids educators in STEM fields
SYRACUSE — A conference that took place in July at Syracuse University could become an annual event focused on helping teachers train students in the STEM disciplines. Those disciplines — science, technology, engineering, and math — are critical to the nation’s future, says Margaret Ashida, director of the Empire State STEM Learning Network and co-chair
ESF wins grant for technology project
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry will use a grant to launch a program to help
Clarkson becomes satellite of SU assessment center
POTSDAM — Clarkson University is now a satellite of the Syracuse University (SU) Industrial Assessment Center. SU’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
SYRACUSE — The annual Student Sandbox Demo Day will take place starting at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the lobby of the AXA towers in downtown
SUNY Upstate completes work on Geneva Tower residence hall
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University completed surgery on a high-rise in Syracuse, converting it from the vacant Townsend Tower into a residence hall it now calls Geneva Tower. The building, which officially opened Aug. 2 at 500 Harrison St., now holds 139 apartments in one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and four-bedroom
Study: In 2011, more than half of doctors adopted an EHR system
Last year, 55 percent of physicians had adopted an electronic health record (EHR) system. That’s according to a study report issued this July by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Younger doctors are embracing EHR at higher rates, according to the study. It found that
IVMF at SU appoints VMI professor as senior fellow
SYRACUSE — The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has added a senior fellow who is a professor of English and
Governor approves Binghamton University’s 2020 plan
Binghamton University can move forward with plans to build a $70 million Smart Energy Center, increase its student population, and hire new staff now that
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