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HOLT Architects appoints Apker as CFO
ITHACA, N.Y. — HOLT Architects, which has offices in Ithaca and Syracuse, announced it has recently promoted Christopher J. Apker from controller to chief financial
MVCC’s Ireland elected president of SUNY Librarians Association
UTICA, N.Y. — Jocelyn Ireland, instructional-design librarian at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), was recently elected president of the SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA) for the 2021-2022 year. After serving as second vice president/conference chair and first vice president over the past two years, Ireland assumed the position of president at the SUNYLA annual conference, hosted
Cornell researchers receive $5.4M for two quantum-science projects
The Cornell project, called “Hybrid Quantum Magnonics for Transduction and Sensing,” received $1.8 million of the funding and is led by Greg Fuchs, associate professor of applied and engineering physics in Cornell’s School of Applied and Engineering Physics (Cornell Engineering). The research aims to make advances on one of the fundamental challenges of solid-state quantum
Centro plans to use $74M over five years in federal funding for operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro would receive a “record” $74 million in federal funding over the next five years in the infrastructure bill that the U.S.
Syracuse Mayor Walsh appoints Moore as cityline coordinator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Tuesday announced the appointment of Denise Moore as the new cityline coordinator. In her new role, Moore
Colgate names Madison VP for equity and inclusion
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced it has named Renee Madison vice president for equity and inclusion. Madison — who is currently director of human
Five finalists selected for this year’s Genius NY program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) on Tuesday announced the five teams selected to take part in round five of the Genius NY business-accelerator
Onondaga County mandates that school employees get vaccinated or face weekly testing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — All interfacing employees of Onondaga County schools will have to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated or agree to undergo weekly COVID-19
People news: MVCAA appoints Tuggle as fiscal director
UTICA, N.Y. —The Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency (MVCAA) announced it has recently selected Renee Tuggle, the current executive assistant and head of the MVCAA
Baseball Hall of Fame to use nearly $5 million in federal funding for operations
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will use federal funding of nearly $5 million that’s meant to help it “recover
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