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St. John Fisher appoints new dean of the Wegmans School of Nursing
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — St. John Fisher College announced it has appointed Tricia Gatlin as the next dean of its Wegmans School of Nursing. Gatlin’s appointment

MVCC science technology entry program awarded $1.5 million grant
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will use a nearly $1.5 million grant for the next five-year cycle of the school’s science technology

McMahon: No coronavirus cases in Onondaga County, but a dozen under quarantine after visiting China
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says Onondaga County doesn’t have any cases of the coronavirus, as of Wednesday morning. “But like many

Onondaga County Health Commissioner Gupta discusses coronavirus spread prevention
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department is working on several areas as it deals with the evolving situation with the coronavirus. The department

People news: Nash named medical director of St. Joseph’s cardiac program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health recently announced it has appointed Dr. Stephen Nash as medical director of its cardiac rehabilitation program. In this role,

Cuomo signs $40M emergency-management authorization for coronavirus response
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed into law a $40 million emergency-management authorization for New York’s novel coronavirus response. The funding will

OCC, Keuka College sign agreement for bachelor’s degree in social work at OCC
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Officials with Onondaga Community College (OCC) and Keuka College on Monday signed a dual admission and general transfer agreement for students who

Broome County unveils new electric hybrid buses
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Broome County announced it has deployed three new buses using electric–hybrid technology that BAE Systems produces. In recognition of Broome County Transit

Crouse Health to host nurse-recruitment event on Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health this weekend will host a nursing-recruitment event to fill open positions in several clinical areas. It’s set for Saturday, March

State awards Syracuse nearly $1M grant for housing, code-enforcement programs
SYRACUSE — The City of Syracuse will use a $965,000 grant from the Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement (Cities RISE) program. The initiative provides municipalities the funding to launch programs related to housing and “strategic” code enforcement. Cities RISE seeks to “innovatively address and transform blighted, vacant, or poorly maintained” problem properties through
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