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Syracuse basketball point guard Frank Howard suffers injury
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Returning starting point guard Frank Howard has sustained an injury to his leg, Syracuse basketball announced late Friday morning. “Senior guard Frank

NUAIR selects AirMap as UTM provider at Griffiss test site
ROME, N.Y. — The Syracuse–based NUAIR Alliance and Griffiss International Airport in Rome have selected AirMap to provide UAS traffic management (UTM) services at the

ACC announces conference game dates, times for Syracuse 2018-19 men’s basketball schedule
Game photo credit: Adam Rombel/ BJNN file photo of 2018 Virginia at Syracuse game

Bassett doctors, nurses to help medical-relief efforts in Puerto Rico
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown will send some doctors and nurses to the Puerto Rican island of Vieques to help staff a

Tampa Bay Lightning, Syracuse Crunch extend affiliation agreement for up to seven years
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning and Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday jointly announced a five-year affiliation extension, with an option for two additional years.

Destiny USA, Syracuse Athletics team up for tourism promotion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA and Syracuse Athletics on Monday announced a “multi-year strategic tourism partnership designed to drive travel and tourism to Central New

Hebert named chair of OCC Foundation
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) announced that Dennis J. Hebert will serve the OCC Foundation’s board of directors as chair during the 2018-2019

Syracuse University iSchool dean, Liddy, to retire after current academic year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Liz Liddy, dean of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool), plans to retire and will step down as dean at
Excellus seeks applicants for community-health awards
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced that $100,000 is available to help fund health and wellness programs in upstate New York. Nonprofit organizations in Upstate can apply

Ithaca College names Rumi director of Park Center for Independent Media
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has appointed Raza Rumi — a Pakistani journalist, author, and policy analyst — as the new director of
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