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Turner joins Oswego Health and Oswego County OB-GYN, P.C.
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Dr. Ayesha Turner, an obstetrician/gynecologist, has joined Oswego County OB-GYN, P.C. and Oswego Health. Turner will provide a range of women’s services,
SUNY Oswego professor wins nearly $119K grant to support Alzheimer’s research
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Dr. Sungeun Kim, a faculty member of SUNY Oswego’s electrical and computer engineering department, recently received a grant award of almost $119,000 to use big-data techniques to support “earlier and more accurate diagnosis” of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. The grant, from the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of
NYS Association of Health Care Providers hires Salvi as director for government affairs
Kristin M. Salvi has joined the New York State Association of HealthCare Providers Inc. (HCP) as director for government affairs. She will play a key role in HCP’s legislative and regulatory advocacy, strategy development, grassroots campaigns, and other related policy initiatives in support of New York’s home-care industry, the association said in a news release.

Consortium to establish lithium-ion battery giga factory in Endicott, create “at least” 230 jobs
Cuomo visited Endicott to make the announcement. Imperium3 New York plans to launch a lithium-ion battery production giga-plant, “ultimately ramping to 15 giga-watts of production

Watertown wins $10M in state funding in downtown revitalization initiative
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday visited the Watertown Masonic Temple to announce the award. It now joins the City of Plattsburgh as a DRI award

Syracuse professors involved in organization whose leaders won the Nobel Prize in physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences early Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in physics to LIGO’s key architects and leaders. They include Rainer Weiss, a

Oneida Nation seeks table-game dealers for upcoming Point Place Casino in Sullivan
Instructors will train dealer-school students for the variety of table games that Point Place Casino will offer, including blackjack and craps. Tuition is $175 with

Geddes Federal Savings & Loan Association invests $1M in Home HeadQuarters loan program
Those targeted may not be able to borrow from traditional lenders “due to a lack of equity or falling below bank-credit standards,” Home HeadQuarters said.
Siddiqi named new faculty member for St. Elizabeth’s family medicine residency program
UTICA, N.Y. — Dr. Donish Siddiqi has joined the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program as a core faculty member and has privileges at Faxton

VNA Homecare rebrands as Nascentia Health, construction continues on new facility
The new organization combines the programs and services that previously operated as separate entities into a “unified health-care system guided by true collaboration and a
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