Health Care & Education

Zaehringer named deputy director of CASE at Syracuse University

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) at Syracuse University has announced the hiring of Peter H. Zaehringer as deputy director. Read More

People news: Wilcox joins St. Joseph’s Primary Care Center - West

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced that Jessica Wilcox, M.D. has joined its St. Joseph’s Primary Care Center - West in Syracuse, where she will provide a range of family medicine services. Read More

OCC announces donation to help selected students attend school tuition-free

ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) will use a $250,000 donation from the Lillian Slutzker Foundation to pay for endowed scholarships “which are rare at community colleges.” Read More

Health-care jobs grow across New York state, per DiNapoli report

ALBANY, N.Y. — Health-care employment rose more than 18 percent over the past decade, which is “more than double the pace” of overall employment growth. Read More

SUNY Poly holds Manufacturing Day Expo

MARCY, N.Y. — Manufacturers and businesses from across New York state attended SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s (SUNY Poly) Manufacturing Day Expo this past Friday. Read More

MVCC Board of Trustees appoints new chair, vice chair

UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) Board of Trustees has named Camille T. Kahler, chair and Anthony J. Colón, vice chair, effective Sept. 1. Read More

Excellus: Only one-third of upstate New York adults get an annual flu shot

DeWITT, N.Y. — Only about one in three upstate New York adults gets an annual flu shot. Read More

St. Joseph’s Health unveils new helipad for patient arrivals by helicopter

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has unveiled Care Flight, a medical helipad located on top of its 98-foot tall building on North State Street in Syracuse. Read More

NIH awards Upstate researcher $1.5M grant to develop approach for preventing, treating sepsis

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Juntao Luo, a researcher at Upstate Medical University, a four-year, $1.5 million grant for continued work on a medical project. Read More