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Onondaga County, GMR partner on nurse-navigation program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Department of Emergency Communications/911 has partnered with Global Medical Response (GMR) on a nurse-navigation program. Under the program, some

UMN For the Arts starts 25th year with incubator program
The goal, says Angela Johnson DeCarlis, new board president, is to create an economic impact through art while making art accessible to everyone. That’s where the Artist Refinery Program, in partnership with MVCC and the ThINCubator, comes into play. The eight-week program, funded by a $10,000 grant from KeyBank and matching funds from MVCC, aims

NSF grant supports SUNY Oswego instructor in EV research
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use a two-year grant of more than $187,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help fund faculty research into electric-vehicle (EV) technology. The effort seeks to find a “more efficient and less expensive” inverter technology to facilitate the adoption of high-voltage DC-links in electric vehicles, which will “help

CenterState CEO board elects new chair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of CenterState CEO has elected David Schneckenburger as its new chair. Schneckenburger is president and CEO of Thompson

Fulton accepting small-business applications for grants from city’s DRI funding
FULTON, N.Y. — Small businesses in the city of Fulton can apply for funding for projects to “enhance and strengthen” the city’s downtown area. The

State Fair director Waffner reassigned; state announces new interim State Fair director
GEDDES, N.Y. — The man who has been serving as director of the New York State Fair has been reassigned to new duties with a

Herkimer College freezes in-state tuition and fees for coming academic year
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College in-state tuition rates and fees will remain the same for the 2022-2023 academic year at $2,558 tuition for

SUNY Poly researcher receives grant for night-vision project
MARCY, N.Y. — A professor of nanoscale engineering, Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik, at SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received $699,000 from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for

American Dairy Association North East names new CEO
SALINA, N.Y. — John Chrisman is the new CEO of American Dairy Association North East (ADANE), which represents 9,000 northeast dairy farmers. Chrisman will help

Syracuse University Arts & Sciences Dean Ruhlandt is stepping down
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Karin Ruhlandt, dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and a professor of chemistry, plans to step down
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