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Cornell gathering input on possible fall-semester campus reopening
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University says it is seeking feedback from its faculty on instructional planning for the autumn and input from students regarding the

FuzeHub awards grants to CathBuddy, Alfred University professors
ALBANY, N.Y. — CathBuddy, Inc., a client of the CNY Biotech Accelerator, and two instructors at Alfred University will use $50,000 grants for manufacturing projects.

Upstate University Hospital offering same day virtual emergency-room visits
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital says it is now offering patients the chance to meet with an Upstate emergency-medicine physician during a same-day telehealth

SUNY Poly introduces online bachelor’s degree program in business administration
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) has announced a new online bachelor’s degree program in business administration starting this fall. SUNY Poly describes

Grow-NY competition accepting applications for 2020 contest
SYRACUSE — Those interested in applying for the second year of the Grow-NY competition have until July 15 to do so, and they may have a chance to pitch their idea at the Oncenter in Syracuse in November. Grow-NY, a global food and agriculture business competition, held a May 14 virtual briefing on the competition’s

Secret’s out: Amazon is coming to Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — Amazon, Inc., the world’s largest retailer, will be the tenant that occupies the massive warehouse and distribution center under construction in the

Binghamton University Twitter study tracks early days of COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.
The study focused on more than 530,000 tweets collected between March 14 and March 24. Ramesh and Seetharam tracked popular hashtags and topics, and collated

New York drone test site in Rome using $1.6M federal grant for UTM work
ROME — The New York UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome is using a federal grant of $1.6 million for work on unmanned traffic management (UTM). UAS is short for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control its flight. A drone is also referred to
Study: Number of Americans trying telehealth has doubled during COVID-19 pandemic
The ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis has “doubled” the percentage of American adults who have tried telemedicine as an alternative to a doctor’s office visit. That is according to a survey by independent marketing, advertising, and public relations agency Mower, which is headquartered in Syracuse. Researchers surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults regarding their comfort level returning to various

Silicon Valley firm donates laptops for needy SUNY Poly students
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will distribute additional laptops to students in need of certain computer programs and technologies for remote study.
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