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Excellus announces recipients of 2025 Health Equity Innovation Awards
A total of 22 Upstate nonprofit organizations are the recipients of 2025 Health Equity Innovation Awards from Rochester–based health insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Excellus describes the grants as an annual funding opportunity that supports nonprofit organizations working to eliminate health disparities and improve health outcomes across upstate New York. Twenty-two nonprofit organizations in the Central […]

State awards grant funding to community centers across the region
ALBANY, N.Y. — Catholic Charities of Onondaga County, the Town of Herkimer, YMCA of Broome County, and United Helpers Care, Inc. in St. Lawrence County

ROME, N.Y. — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC recently announced it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar U.S. Army contract to advance artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) readiness through the generation of high-fidelity synthetic radio frequency (RF-Gen) datasets to enhance operational capabilities in electronic warfare (EW) and signal intelligence (SIGINT) domains. RF-Gen leverages state-of-the-art generative AI

Community Wellness Partners awarded $2.6 million grant to launch PACE program
CLINTON, N.Y. — Community Wellness Partners of Clinton says it will use a state grant of $2.6 million to establish a Program of All-Inclusive Care

Grant funding awarded to five woman-owned businesses in Oneida, Herkimer counties
ROME — Five woman-owned businesses in Herkimer and Oneida counties are now using $5,000 grant awards to support their growth and development. The Women’s Fund of Herkimer and Oneida Counties is behind the grant initiative with support from Baird Private Wealth Management and the Griffiss Institute of Rome, which hosted the award ceremony, per the

Pratt Munson dean elected to national association board
UTICA — Suzanne Snyder, dean of the Pratt Munson College of Art and Design, has recently been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The association was established in 1944 to improve educational practices and maintain high professional standards in art and design education and

MVHS formally opens new surgery center as it completes final readiness steps
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) on Wednesday formally opened its new ambulatory surgery center, which it calls the Mohawk Valley Surgery Center. The event was held in conjunction with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. Community leaders, health-care partners and MVHS staff attended the event at the Medical Office Building at 601

Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton appoints COO
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) says it has appointed Kipp Jones as its new COO to oversee daily operations of primary and specialty practices. He begins his duties on Dec. 8, CMH tells CNYBJ in an email. In this new role at the hospital, Jones will play a key role in advancing CMH’s

MMRI accepting applications for 2026 summer fellowship program
UTICA, N.Y. — College students interested in a summer fellowship at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica can now apply for consideration. The program is open to both local and national undergraduate and graduate students. The MMRI Summer Fellowship is a 10-week, hands-on training program designed to get undergraduate and graduate students involved

Griffiss Institute produced $15.4 million economic impact on Mohawk Valley in FY24
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute (GI) in Rome generated a $15.4 million impact on the Mohawk Valley economy during fiscal year 2024 (FY24). That
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