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Cornell University formally opens Atkinson Hall research hub
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University officially opened its new Atkinson Hall on April 9 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The hall serves as a home for
Rosamond Gifford Zoo executive director to retire in late May
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ted Fox, who has served as executive director of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo since 2011, will retire on May 30. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon describes Fox’s time with the zoo as an “extraordinary career that spanned 34 years dedicated to wildlife, conservation, education and the growth of the County’s Rosamond Gifford
State awards ESF funding for artificial-intelligence department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is among eight SUNY campuses awarded state funding to develop and advance artificial-intelligence
New franchise business aims at nuisance animals across CNY
Central New York has a new option for getting rid of nuisance animals with Critter Control of Syracuse, a local franchise of a national wildlife removal company operated by Janet Pettaway and her husband, Eric. Pettaway, a native of Botswana, had experience running a fertilizer company there. When she came to the United States, she
ANDRO wins $1 million Army contract for electromagnetic sensing payload
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Applications Laboratory recently awarded a $1 million contract to ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC to develop a modular, artificial-intelligence (AI)-powered electromagnetic sensing payload prototype for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). ANDRO Chief Scientist-Chief Technology Officer Jithin Jagannath and Chief Research Officer of ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab Anu Jagannath are spearheading
New York planted acres for soybeans expected to rise almost 3 percent
Farmers in New York state are expected to increase the number of acres devoted to soybean plantings to 380,000 acres this year, up nearly 3 percent from 370,000 acres in 2024, and up more than 8.5 percent from 350,000 acres in 2023. That’s according to a March 31 prospective planting report from the USDA National
BAE Systems to provide systems for hybrid-electric bus fleet in San Francisco
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, which specializes in heavy-duty electric-propulsion systems, says it will provide 42 electric-drive systems for a new fleet of hybrid-electric buses
Wolfspeed, Inc., (NYSE: WOLF) has named a replacement for former CEO Gregg Lowe, who the company ousted last November amid struggling sales and a capital restructuring plan. On March 27, the North Carolina company — which operates a chip fab in Marcy — announced former Micron Technology executive Robert Feurle will take on the CEO
Construction begins on White Pine municipal pump station in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — Construction is starting on the White Pine municipal pump station project along Route 31 in the town of Clay. “In support of
Centro begins bus service in Cortland County
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Centro on Monday, March 31 started offering bus service in Cortland County, expanding its network for the first time in 20 years.
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