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Grant supports professor’s AI research on disease treatment
OSWEGO — A grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is allowing SUNY Oswego computer science faculty member Daniel Schlegel to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to a very complex problem: the automated interpretation of guidelines for medical treatment of diseases, according to a news release from SUNY Oswego. The three-year, $325,000 grant from NIH’s […]

Loretto breaks ground for new expansion project at the Nottingham
DeWITT, N.Y. — Loretto on Friday broke ground on the new wing for the Nottingham, a senior-living community at 1301 Nottingham Road in the Jamesville

People news: Solvay Bank names Cavallaro Baldwinsville branch manager
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Solvay Bank announced it has appointed Amber Cavallaro as the branch manager of its Baldwinsville office. She was previously assistant branch manager

Greek Peak spends $2.5 million on equipment and improvements
VIRGIL, N.Y. — Greek Peak Mountain Resort says it has spent about $2.5 million for improvements at its facility in Virgil in Cortland County. It

Security Mutual Life Insurance names two new officers
Guerriero will be directing marketing operations for Security Mutual’s individual life insurance and annuity products, and will also be involved in product development and agent

Crescent Commons, a former factory in Cortland, opens as mixed-use development
CORTLAND — Crescent Commons, a development with both residential and commercial space, is now open at 165 Main St. in Cortland. Empire State Development (ESD) on Sept. 26 announced its grand opening. David Yaman Realty Services of Cortland and Housing Vision Consultants of Syracuse handled the $16 million joint project that renovated the Crescent Corset

BHG targets patient-lending market, with Simple Admit
SYRACUSE — Both Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) and Simple Admit, LLC are interested in the patient-lending market and they’ve recently reached a deal to team up. BHG, a provider of financing for licensed health-care professionals, announced it has acquired a 20 percent stake in Simple Admit, a Baldwinsville–based health-care technology company. The deal closed Aug.

Upstate Medical’s Laraque- Arena to step down Dec. 22, SUNY pursuing interim leader
SYRACUSE — The current semester will be the last for Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena as president of Upstate Medical University, announcing that she’ll step down from the position on Dec. 22. SUNY will make a decision on interim leadership for the campus before Dec. 22, the system said in a Sept. 27 news release. During the

Nascentia Health formally opens new Syracuse HQ
SYRACUSE — Nascentia Health, which specializes in home health-care services, on Sept. 19 formally opened its new operational headquarters at 1050 W. Genesee St. in Syracuse in an event that included an open house, speakers, and a ribbon cutting. Nascentia Health is the rebranded name of the organization that involves the “unification” of VNA Homecare,
What channel is the Syracuse football game on? (at Pittsburgh)
The Syracuse Orange football team (4-1, 1-1 ACC) looks to rebound from its first loss of the season when it visits the Pittsburgh Panthers (2-3,
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