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Cornell names Nelson dean of Johnson School
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced it has named Mark Nelson, a professor of accounting, as the 12th dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate

Emerson Foundation elects Hamilton College president, Stewart, to its board
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Fred L. Emerson Foundation announced it has elected Joan Hinde Stewart, the soon-to-be-retired president of Hamilton College, to its board of

UVANY to host entrepreneurial-funding forum in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The Upstate Venture Association of New York (UVANY) this week will host a forum on securing funding for entrepreneurs at the ThINCubator

Health Foundation selects seventh cohort of Health Leadership Fellows
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded fellowships to 39 Upstate health-care professionals, including a dozen in Central

Bassett and Oneida Healthcare to pursue partnership pact
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Healthcare and Cooperstown–based Bassett Healthcare Network announced Wednesday that they will pursue a partnership agreement to coordinate health-care services and seek

F.O.C.U.S. elects Rood and Weiss to board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Amy Rood and Barry Weiss have been elected to the board of directors of F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse. Rood is a lifelong resident

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher to step down in 2017
ALBANY, N.Y. — State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced she will end her tenure as chancellor on June 30, 2017. She

Rome Memorial Hospital adds former CEO Burns to board of trustees
ROME, N.Y. — Darlene Burns, former president and CEO of Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH), will serve on the hospital’s board of trustees. The volunteer board

Rome, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to use federal funding to clean up, assess contaminated sites
The City of Rome and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in Franklin County will use federal funding to clean up brownfields. Brownfields are properties where

St. Joseph’s Health names new director of finance
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has appointed Julie Edmunds Smith as its new director of finance. In this role, Smith is responsible for St.
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