Health Care & Education

Excellus seeks applications from Utica/North Country nonprofits for $55K in community health awards

Nonprofit organizations in the Utica/North Country and Rochester regions can apply for a total of $55,000 in Excellus BlueCross BlueShield community-health award grants. Read More

People news: Vaccaro named director of OCC @ Liverpool

CLAY, N.Y. — Erin Vaccaro has been named director of the OCC @ Liverpool college extension location. She replaces Barb Dennehy who retired, Onondaga Community College (OCC) said in a news release. Read More

SUNY Cortland’s Bowers Science Museum to formally open Sept. 28

CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland announced that its updated Ross E. Bowers Hall Science Museum and Greenhouse will formally open next Thursday Sept. 28 with a ribbon-cutting event in the science complex’s first-floor lobby. Read More

Le Moyne College, Cazenovia College sign agreement for “accelerated path” in arts administration

CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Le Moyne College and Cazenovia College have recently signed an “accelerated-path” agreement to “attract” Cazenovia students to Le Moyne’s master of science in arts administration program. Read More

State: Farnham Family Services opens opioid-treatment center in Oswego

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Farnham Family Services is now operating an opioid-treatment program (OTP) at its facility in Oswego. Read More

SBA, partners to host government-contract event for minority and women entrepreneurs at SUNY Poly in October

MARCY, N.Y. — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and partners will hold a government-contracting event for minority and women entrepreneurs next month in Marcy. Read More

NYSERDA awards St. Lawrence University more than $112K to support the school’s energy master plan

CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University will use more than $112,000 in state funding to support the school’s “first ever” energy master plan. Read More

MVP Health Care names Cohen VP of quality

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MVP Health Care has named Bernard M. Cohen, M.D., vice president of quality. He provides strategic and operational oversight of quality management processes for all lines of business at the health insurer. Read More

About 90 employees accept voluntary buyout offer from St. Joseph’s Health

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health on Friday confirmed that about 90 employees accepted its voluntary buyout offer. Read More