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SUNY Poly undergraduate research program continues through early August
MARCY — The undergraduate research program at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will continue through early August at the school’s Utica and Albany campuses. More than 40 students are working with professors on research topics this summer as part of the SUNY Poly undergraduate research program (SURP). SURP provides “advanced” opportunities for students to participate […]

City of Syracuse begins converting streetlights to LED lights
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh says a contractor has started changing the city’s current streetlights to “more efficient streetlights that deliver better quality

SUNY Morrisville appoints new dean of School of Agriculture, Business & Technology
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Stevie Watson is the new dean of the School of Agriculture, Business & Technology at SUNY Morrisville. Watson is the first dean

CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. announced it has acquired SAZE Technologies, LLC, a Silver Spring, Maryland–based company that SRC has used as a subcontractor on

Cornell wins $1.8 million USDA grant for packaging, beverage concentrate research
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced it has been awarded $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture

People news: SRC hires Ryan as assistant VP of business development
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. has hired Michael Ryan as assistant vice president of business development. In this new role, Ryan will be responsible for

NYSERDA awards EMPEQ $100,000 in seed capital
ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded EMPEQ, Inc. $100,000 “to support the next stage of growth”

Welch Allyn wins up to $100 million contract from Defense Department
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — Welch Allyn Inc. — a unit of Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC) — has been awarded up to a $100 million

Assured Information Security expands with new office space in Rome
The company on June 6 held a formal-opening event at its new office space that included officials from the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. The

Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing reaccredited for 10 more years
The accreditation is effective through June 2029. The 10-year time period is the “longest” for which the CCNE grants accreditation for nursing programs, per Binghamton’s
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