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MVHS deploys da Vinci Xi surgical system
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) says it has purchased and is using the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system. That’s in

Construction continues on the upcoming National Veterans Resource Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crews from LeChase Construction continue their work on building the upcoming 115,000-square-foot National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) at Syracuse University. Rochester–based LeChase

I.M. Pei, architect of Syracuse’s Newhouse I, Everson museum, dies at 102
That’s according to the website of New York City–based Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP, which confirmed Pei’s death. Pei helped launch the firm

Tioga Downs Foundation to award a total of $500K, seeks applicants
Nonprofit organizations have the opportunity to apply twice annually for awards during the July and January cycle, per the news release. Accounting for both award

MOST will have permanent dinosaur exhibit this summer
“This is huge for the Syracuse community, for the MOST as a STEM learning center, and it’s what we do best – the intersection of

Syracuse home opener with Clemson set for ABC’s “Saturday Night Football”
Syracuse also plans to retire the No. 72 jersey of all-time sack leader Tim Green during halftime of the Clemson game. Green, who is also

Syracuse appoints Alford as school’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer
Alford’s appointment fulfills a “key priority” of the Chancellor Kent Syverud’s workgroup on diversity and inclusion, which, in 2016, “delivered wide-ranging recommendations aimed at creating

Oswego-Fulton Chamber to use $20K Shineman grant to boost farmers markets project
It has invested in the farmers markets because it “believes that vibrant weekly markets in both Fulton and Oswego will enhance those communities and the

Excellus selects eight CNY nonprofits for spring Community Health Awards
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) has chosen eight organizations for its spring Community Health Awards. More than 30 Central New York nonprofits had submitted applications,

Ithaca airport to use $10 million federal grant for renovation project’s second phase
LANSING, N.Y. —The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport will use a $10 million federal grant to help fund the second phase of the renovation project underway
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